Do small dogs get pituitary and large dogs adrenal?

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Hi Erin,
I don't mind answering questions. See if I can remember.
Scoop had a lot of problems. Around his 10th birthday(Oct. 2010) he became diabetic. He did fine with his diabetes. Then July 2, 2012 went to vet for infection in both ears and both eyes. Then he got vestibular disease soon after we treated the infections. He had the drinking and peeing and the vet wanted to make sure it wasn't his diabetes. Did a BG curve which was OK. So even though the vet suspected Cushing's in July it was end of Aug or beginning of Sept till he was tested for it. Scoop passed July 1, 2013. The vet warned me it was tough to control both diseases. He lived just about a year after the vet suspected Cushing's.
Scoop was about 3 1/2 months old when we got him so he was with us for a wonderful almost 12 1/2 years.
Scoop had one infection after another. The eyes and ears. Then his ear canal was removed because of infection. He had an MRI to diagnose the ear and they could see his pituitary tumor which was on the large side. His calcinosis cutis was infected. He had a corneal ulcer which was infected. Then in Jan. he started to become picky with his food. The end of Feb. he started with diarrhea and he had that till he passed. He also had protein in his urine.
Three weeks before he passed he had a radiation treatment done on his tumor. I was so sure the tumor was causing his eating problem but the neurologist wasn't sure it was the problem. Talking to his IMS after he passed she said different problems could cause the picky eating. I told her I wished I would have known that before we did the radiation. Maybe I would have had her check into other things first. If I understand what the IMS told me is that Scoop had been fighting these infections all along and it then somehow got into his blood and caused him to get pneumonia. It cleared up then came back a few weeks later. His last day he had the vestibular problem again.
My Scoop went through a lot the last year of his life. We kept trying to help him but he just had to much going against him. I don't think you can go by what Scoop went through.
I wish you the best of luck finding the right vet. There is a ton of knowledge on this forum and everyone is so wonderful and happy to help you with any questions you have. I don't mind any questions. I don't always come here.
I wish you and Toto all the best.
Hugs