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- Diarrhea
- Dull coat
- Eating feces
- Flaking skin and dandruff
- Hair loss
- Hard feces
- Higher rate of infection
- Lethargy
- Loss of muscle mass
- Loss of skin elasticity
- Vision problems
- Vomiting bile
- Weakened bones and teeth
- Addison’s disease
- Broken or infected teeth
- Chronic fungal or bacterial infection
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic renal failure
- Chronic diarrhea
- Diabetes
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)
- Gallbladder disease
- Heart disease
- Hyperthyroidism
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Lymphangiectasia (a chronic intestinal disorder)
- Neurologic disorders that affect the ability to pick up food or swallow food
- Paralysis of the esophagus
- Parasitic infestation (Giardia, hookworm, roundworm, tapeworm, whipworm)
- Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE)
- Stomach ulcers
- Surgical re-sectioning of the bowel
- Tumors
- Poor appetite and refusal to eat are generally signs of trouble in dogs
- When the patient has lost the desire to eat it is called anorexia and this can be caused by chronic pain, loss of the sense of smell, or nausea
- Disorders in which food is ingested but the dog’s digestive system does not properly carry out its process
- Examples are maldigestive disorders such as exocrine pancreatic insufficiency work by interfering with the body's ability to break down food into usable nutrients
- Others include malabsorptive disorders are diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, lymphangiectasia or severe parasitic infestation that inhibit the body's ability to absorb nutrients from the intestinal tract
- Increased caloric demand- Seen in chronic diseases such as hyperthyroidism, chronic infection, or cancer
- Tumors in the mouth or conditions like paralysis of the esophagus or gastric outflow obstruction may make it painful or impossible to eat normally
- Dogs with pseudo-anorexia have a desire to eat, but are unable to due to an underlying condition such as broken teeth, muscle wasting, or a nervous system disorder that affects the motions of chewing and swallowing
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