Dog constantly eating/drinking, help?

[kage no neko]

Apparently one of my mom's dogs has started to eat and drink constantly. She'll scarf down the entire bowl in one go. Usually they keep the bowl filled and the dogs graze as they please, but recently it's been impossible to keep it filled. Mom says she's also laying around a lot, but she's pooping and peeing regularly, from what she can tell. That she's having missteps when she walks, her hearing seems to be going, and she's having a hard time breathing. And she's gained a lot of weight in the past two weeks from eating constantly (my mom's cut that off, don't worry).

She's going to bring her to the vet this week, but any one have any idea what could be wrong? She's half chow, quarter beagle quarter jack russell and 9 years old. Her sister isn't having any of these problems.  

[Cowgirl-with-heart]

could be Cushings disease, someone I knew had a dog that had it, they literally think they are starving, and eat constantly, IDK what else happens, I think their hair starts to grow constantly, or something, she was a cocker though, so I am not sure about that.  

[Gabrielle_AnimalLuver]

She's not on any medication is she?  

[Gabrielle_AnimalLuver]

Phaea

How old is your dog? It may be that her thyroid levels are extremely high. Animals with high levels eat and drink constantly and appear fine. When your mom takes her to the vet be sure that she asks to have a test done on your dog's thyroid. I had a dog who did the same thing and it turned out to be that.

If it was the thyroid the dog wouldn't have gained weight after eating too much.

Cowgirl-with-heart

could be Cushings disease, someone I knew had a dog that had it, they literally think they are starving, and eat constantly, IDK what else happens, I think their hair starts to grow constantly, or something, she was a cocker though, so I am not sure about that.

Thins actually. They tend to look half bald, but usually the weight gain is primarily in their stomach. They kind of look like pigggies xd  

[kage no neko]

Gabrielle_AnimalLuver

First thing that came to my mind was diabetes... what do you think?  

[PantheaMarlon]

Well pregnancy is out of the question  

[Azusanga]

Maybe an intestinal worm? From what I understand, dogs pig out but don't put on weight when they have a worm.

I unno. Just a thought.  

[CrissAngelLover12345]

since she's put on weight, it probably isn't a thyroid problem or worms.. Also thyroid problem shouldn't be causing her to have a hard time breathing or walking.. So, it is most likely something else..

Definitely taking her to the vet is the best option to find out what it is rather than trying to guess at what it could be since it could be a number of things. I hope they figure out what it is and I hope she gets better soon.  

[CrissAngelLover12345]

Gabrielle_AnimalLuver

Phaea

How old is your dog? It may be that her thyroid levels are extremely high. Animals with high levels eat and drink constantly and appear fine. When your mom takes her to the vet be sure that she asks to have a test done on your dog's thyroid. I had a dog who did the same thing and it turned out to be that.

If it was the thyroid the dog wouldn't have gained weight after eating too much

Nope.. She would have lost weight instead.. My best friend's cat had an extremely hyperactive thyroid and he had lost a lot of weight and was always hungry. He had looked like they weren't feeding him at all, even though they were. He was also pretty lethargic. He was put on a medicine and he looks a lot better already! He also has a lot more energy. biggrin  

[kage no neko]

Talking to my mom now is pissing me off, lol.

Apparently they spent $600 on all sorts of tests to try to figure out what's wrong. The only answer they had was she's full of undigested food. And "dogs her age sometimes can't digest dry food" so now she's on wet food. I'm not satisfied with that answer, but I can't do much about it.  

[CrissAngelLover12345]

I certainly wouldn't be satisfied with that answer either.. I would think that if she wasn't digesting the food, she shouldn't be gaining weight from it.. She should be losing weight instead.. I'd be finding me a different vet and trying to get to the bottom of the problem.. I do hope the vet is right and the wet food helps..