Why are dogs so thin? Be wary of these disease factors

Jul 26,2025
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Diseases that cause dogs to be extremely thin: gastrointestinal diseases

1. Heterophilia: salivation, vomiting, diarrhea, anemia

2. Foreign bodies in the stomach: intermittent vomiting, unstable appetite, thirst, stomach tenderness, X-ray changes

3. Chronic gastritis: vomiting, loss of appetite, anemia

4. Stomach tumors: vomiting, vomiting blood, bloody stools, abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, anemia

5. Gastrointestinal ulcer: vomiting, vomiting blood, bloody stool, stomach tenderness, loss of appetite

6. Malabsorption syndrome: increased stool volume, fatty stool, chronic diarrhea, increased food intake, weight loss, hypoalbuminemia

7. Protein leakage gastrointestinal disease: edema, abdominal distension, diarrhea, anemia

8. Canine filariasis: soft stool, increased appetite, loss of luster of coat, neurological symptoms

9. Manson's schizoanthematosis: diarrhea, increased appetite, abdominal pain

10. Taeniasis: diarrhea, increased appetite, abdominal abnormalities

Diseases that cause dogs to be particularly thin: pancreatic and liver diseases

1. Diabetes: polyuria, polydipsia, glycosuria, polyphagia, general weakness, cataracts, high specific gravity urine, hyperglycemia< /p>

2. Chronic pancreatitis: foul-smelling diarrhea, fatty stool, abnormal appetite, and anterior abdominal pain

3. Pancreatic degeneration and atrophy: progressive weight loss, abnormal increase in appetite, fatty diarrhea, coprophagia, and abdominal distention

4. Liver cirrhosis: loss of appetite, weight loss, ascites, jaundice, liver enlargement, lethargy, anemia

5. Liver abscess: progressive weight loss, nutritional disorders, unstable appetite, liver tenderness, variable fever, leukocytosis

Diseases that cause dogs to be extremely thin: other diseases

1. Adrenocortical insufficiency: weakness, high levels of depression, loss of appetite, muscle weakness, vomiting, weight loss, dehydration, polydipsia and polyuria

2. Leukemia: loss of appetite, fever, anemia, enlarged lymph nodes, splenomegaly, leukocytosis

3. Hyperthyroidism: hyperphagia, weight loss, neurological symptoms (excitability and restlessness), polyuria, polydipsia, exophthalmos, increased heart rate, and glycosuria

4. Amyloidosis: polyuria, polydipsia, dehydration, diarrhea, splenomegaly, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, increased BUN

5. Tuberculosis: lethargy, mild fever, difficulty breathing, chronic cough, swollen lymph nodes on the body surface, and skin ulcers

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