Canine and Feline Lymphosarcoma
Lymphosarcoma is a malignant cancer of the lymph nodes and lymphoid tissue that affects both dogs and cats, most often dogs over four years of age. It presents in multicentric, alimentary, and thymic forms, each with distinct clinical signs. While incurable, prompt chemotherapy can extend life from a matter of weeks to 6–24 months.
Aflatoxin Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Aflatoxin poisoning in dogs and cats comes from mouldy feed and damages the liver, causing vomiting, jaundice, lethargy and, with chronic exposure, liver failure. There is no antidote, so care removes the toxin and supports the liver.
Food Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Food poisoning in dogs and cats follows eating spoiled food whose bacteria produce toxins, causing depression, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal bloating. Care removes the toxin, controls infection and corrects dehydration, with early vomiting induction when appropriate.
Arsenic Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Arsenic poisoning in dogs and cats causes severe haemorrhagic gastroenteritis with garlic odour, followed by nervous signs and bone-marrow suppression. Care removes the toxin and uses chelation with supportive therapy.
Malabsorption Syndrome in Dogs and Cats
Malabsorption syndrome in dogs and cats is a group of small-intestinal diseases that prevent nutrient uptake, causing weight loss, fatty stools and often anaemia. Care targets the underlying cause with enzyme and vitamin support and a high-protein low-fat diet.
Pica in Dogs and Cats
Pica in dogs and cats is compulsive ingestion of non-food objects, often from nutrient deficiency, pancreatic disease or parasites. Swallowed items risk gut obstruction, and management combines a complete diet, parasite control and removal of retained foreign bodies.
Hyperlipidaemia in Dogs and Cats
Hyperlipidaemia in dogs and cats is a metabolic disorder of raised blood fats, often secondary to hypothyroidism, diabetes, pancreatitis or obesity. It is managed with a low-fat diet, treatment of the underlying disease and, when needed, lipid-lowering medication.
Obesity in Dogs and Cats
Obesity in dogs and cats is excess body fat from chronic positive energy balance, worsened by overfeeding, inactivity and endocrine disease. It raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes and organ dysfunction, and is managed with a measured high-protein low-fat diet and increased exercise.
Copper Metabolism Disorders in Dogs and Cats
Copper metabolism disorders in dogs and cats include copper toxicity, acute shock or chronic liver disease with anemia and ascites, and copper deficiency, causing anemia, bone and joint disease, and faded coat color. They are managed by correcting dietary copper and treating liver disease.
Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs and Cats
Diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats is a disorder of insulin deficiency or resistance that causes persistently high blood sugar. Classic signs are excessive drinking, eating, and urinating with weight loss, and treatment centers on diet, insulin or other glucose-lowering medication, and monitoring.
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