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Symptoms and Treatment of Common Viral Infectious Diseases in Dogs and Cats
Viruses need host cells to multiply, then spread via blood and lymph causing infection. Here are common viral diseases in dogs and cats.
Common Oral Diseases in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms and Medication
Dogs and cats cannot brush daily, so oral problems like stomatitis, periodontitis and gingivitis are common, with bad breath and ulcers and, if severe, eating difficulty. Here is what to know.
Rabbit Hairball Syndrome: Symptoms and Prevention
Hairball syndrome can badly hurt or even kill a rabbit, but timely treatment limits harm. Know the symptoms to act fast. Here are the signs and care.
Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar in Rabbits and How to Prevent It
Low blood sugar greatly harms rabbits, even killing them, and ties to wrong feeding or long fasting. Here are the symptoms and prevention.
Rabbit Staphylococcosis: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Rabbit staphylococcosis is a common contagious disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus. It can lead to abscesses, mastitis, pododermatitis and neonatal yellow urine disease. Learn how to recognize and treat each condition.
Symptoms and Treatment of Stomatitis in Dogs and Cats
If mild, stomatitis needs no drugs—just oral care and diet. Main symptoms: drooling, mouth ulcers, gum inflammation. Details below.
Bacterial Infections in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms and Medications
Bacterial infections in dogs and cats range from leptospirosis and Lyme disease to E. coli, brucellosis, pasteurellosis, staph, and salmonella. This guide summarizes each disease's signs and the drugs and prevention that matter most.
Rabbit Otitis Media: Symptoms and Pathological Changes
Otitis media in rabbits is subtle early on; a head tilt, or torticollis, is the main clinical sign, sometimes with lethargy, difficulty drinking and weight loss. Early on the eardrum and tympanic wall redden or rupture, and severe cases progress to purulent meningoencephalitis. The main pathogen is Pasteurella multocida.
Common Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Pet Colds
Pets catch colds easily — usually from chills (season changes, baths, drafts, rain, cold floors) or low resistance. A plain cold can worsen into something serious, so treat it early. Never give human cold medicine (acetaminophen is toxic to dogs and cats); use pet-specific drugs. Learn the warning signs that separate a cold from pneumonia, rhinitis, feline herpesvirus (cat flu) or distemper.
Causes and Symptoms of Stomatitis in Rabbits
Stomatitis in rabbits is an acute, highly contagious viral infection that mainly strikes 1–4-month-old kits and can be fatal within a week if untreated. It causes drooling, mouth blisters and ulcers, and loss of appetite, and is usually caught from contaminated feed or water entering through small mouth wounds.