My dog has incontinence, high calcium, and an enlarged adrenal. What's wrong?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 6 years and 3 months old | 48 lbs
My dog, who is six years old, has out of the blue started having urinary incontinence. After taking her to the vet and having numerous tests done the only issue they found was high calcium levels. We then had a scan done where they saw that her right adrenal gland is bigger than the left. They have no definite reason though. Do you have any idea what this could be? She is starting to not have as much energy as she used to and I'm getting more worried the longer this goes on (it's been a month.)
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Published on August 21st, 2019
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! The enlarged adrenal gland can be due to something called Cushings disease which can cause her to drink more and urinate more. The elevated calcium could be a number of things but usually it is due to cancer such as lymphoma, among other possibilities such as a fungal infection. I recommend that you check back in with your veterinarian so this can be properly diagnosed and treated. Best of luck!
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Published on August 12th, 2019
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! While cancer is by far the most common cause of high calcium in dogs, there are other possibilities such as fungal infections though that is not likely the issue here. I would say at this point they should look for the possibility of lymphoma which would be by far the most common cause if there is not an anal sac tumor present. However, it could be also be a different type of tumor. There is no way to predict how she will do with treatment without knowing what disease she has. For that reason, I would highly recommend that you proceed with your veterinarian's recommendations to get a diagnosis and the prognosis can be discussed after that. I am hoping for the best possible outcome.
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