The cardinal signs of this disease are marked itching and the appearance of obvious hair loss and skin disease, after a while chronic cases may lose condition and become debilitated. Hair loss and skin disease frequently appears first on elbows and ears but can spread over the whole body. Secondary skin damage can then...
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An article from a qualified veterinary surgeon. Cystitis, Bladder Infection In The dog, diagnosis, Treatment. The above x-ray shows a dog’s bladder and points to a bladder stone. Cystitis { bladder infections / colds in the bladder } is quite common situation in female dogs. Why should this be? Well most acute cystitis episodes...
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One of the commonest things that a small animal veterinary surgeons sees in his consulting room is lame cats. The first thing I do is put the cat on the consulting room floor and take a good look at how it walks, if the leg is hanging without weight bearing at all then I...
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Temperament - This dog breed is not suited to impatient people because they are known as strong headed dogs. They have loud bark, dislikes unfamiliar people and will usually growl or bark to show their dislike. They enjoy digging holes and chasing other animals such as birds, squirrels and lizards.
More >>Cats love the sun, my own cat Zac is no exception, he loves to sunbathe, this is no problem unless he has white ears. Cats with white ears are very prone to sunburn of the ear tips. Repeated episodes of sunburn can lead to localised skin cancer which can only be treated by radical...
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I have personal experience of this one, I used to have two collie cross mongrels when I lived in the UK and I used to walk them in a large park close to where I lived before I went to work in the morning. As time passed they of course got older and one...
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Cause: The cause of this disease is quite complex, it usually follows cystic endometrial hyperplasia which is a type of womb disease, this changes the internal environment of the womb and makes it prone to bacterial infections. Once the bacterial infection is established it goes wild and a full blown pyometra is the result....
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The first fit is an alarming experience for the owner but most cases recover and have a reasonable quality of life thereafter on medication. Idiopathic is a word you will hear thrown about when we talk about epilepsy. An idiot knows nothing and path means disease so I guess this word means we do...
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Today I will continue with my diseases you can vaccinate against series, we will cover leptospirosis … Not found what you were looking for? Search again using the search box below. Or have a live consult with an online vet right now! This article was brought to you by Scott Nimmo BVMS MRCVS. If...
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Today we will cover another of the dog diseases you can vaccinate against, canine parvovirus Not found what you were looking for? Search again using the search box below. Or have a live consult with an online vet right now! This article was brought to you by Scott Nimmo BVMS MRCVS. If you have...
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