Posted on January 25, 2010
Symptoms and Diagnosis A wound is often the starting point one to two weeks before symptoms show. Puppies teething may also be susceptible. Symptoms of Tetanus include losing the ability to blink, eat, and swallow. A pet that cannot blink will flash a third eyelid that moistens the eye. Sensitivity to light and sound may […]
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Posted on September 14, 2009
Bladder cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in your bladder.Most bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas. Bladder cancer begins most often in the cells that line the inside of the bladder. Types of bladder cancer more than 90% of cases originate in the transitional epithelial cells (called transitional cell carcinoma; TCC). Carcinoma in […]
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Posted on July 13, 2009
Overview Lyme disease is a clinical disorder affecting both cats and dogs. Detected in humans in 1975 at Lyme, Connecticut, Lyme Disease ticks are found in certain regions of the United States: NE states, Upper Mississippi region, California and certain areas of the south. Carriers of Lyme Disease are ticks, either Ixodes or Deer ticks. […]
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Posted on July 13, 2009
Overview Valley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis develops from inhaling an infective agent of a fungus. The fungus Coccidiodes immitis lives in the desert soil of the Lower Sonoran life zone, in the low desert regions of Arizona, New Mexico and southwestern Texas and the central deserts of California. Dogs comprise most of the cases with young […]
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Posted on January 4, 2008
Atopy – Inhalant Allergies Cholangiohepatitis Constipation Cryptosporidium Dry Eye Ehrlichia Infection Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Flea Anemia Food Allergies Giardia Glomerulonephritis Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis Heartworm Helicobacter Infection Hemangiocarcoma High Blood Pressure Horner’s Syndrome Hydrocephalus Hypocalcemia Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia – IMHA Inflammatory Bowel Disease – IBD Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Irritable Bowel Syndrome – IBS Lyme Disease […]
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Posted on January 3, 2008
Overview Simply put, hypocalcemia is low blood calcium. We’re all well aware of the importance of calcium but sometimes we’re not exactly sure why calcium is important. Not only is calcium related to maintaining healthy bones but it is also and important factor for our muscles. Calcium is necessary for muscle contraction throughout the body […]
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Posted on January 3, 2008
Overview Zinc Toxicity, although uncommon, can develop into a potentially fatal blood disorder. Pets, more commonly young dogs, may ingest items containing zinc such as pennies minted after 1982, batteries, galvanized metals, fungicides, zinc containing shampoos, diaper rash ointments and sunscreens. In contrast, cats very rarely, if ever, suffer from this disorder possibly because their […]
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Posted on January 3, 2008
Overview A Transmissible Venereal Tumor affects the external genitalia of dogs. This contagious disease spreads through mating, sniffing and licking. Usually not malignant, the viable tumor cells attach to mucus membranes or implant in bite wounds. TVT contains fewer chromosomes than normal cells. This disease occurs more commonly in sub-tropical to tropical urban areas, and […]
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Posted on January 3, 2008
Overview Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease that can transmit from cats to humans. During human pregnancy, toxoplasmosis carries a risk to the unborn baby. A small percentage of infected infants suffer from serious eye or brain damage. A domestic or wild cat that ingests the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii becomes a host for this parasite. […]
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Posted on January 3, 2008
Overview Megaesophagus is a disorder that commonly causes regurgitation in dogs. Cats are rarely affected. Characteristics include esophageal dilation and ineffective esophageal peristalsis. Normal esophageal peristalsis involves the sequential contraction of circular muscle required to push ingested food to the stomach. Megaesophagus shows reduced or absent motility as in movement or muscle contractions of the […]
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