Addiction is a chronic brain disease that induces compulsive activity, despite health, social and legal consequences. A person may seem to make a voluntary choice to try a drug or begin a type of behavior, but a variety of genetic and environmental factors influence those decisions.
Expert: Theresa replied 8 years ago. Symptoms of a dying dog include, lack of appetite, pale, blue, or gray gums, dry gums, inability to stand, dilated pupils, difficulty breathing, unresponsiveness, and neurologic symptoms. A dog can live for a couple weeks without enough food and water.
Cushing's disease is seen mostly in middle-age or older dogs. Poodles, Daschunds, Boxers, Boston Terriers and Beagles seem to be more prone to the disease. An increase in thirst and therefore increased urine output are common with this condition and affected dogs often develop an increased appetite. Pets with Cushing's disease don't cope well with heat and panting is common.