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Canine Heartworm Disease (Dirofilariasis): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Heartworm disease is caused by Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquitoes, and lives in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs (and cats). It is preventable with monthly preventives; adult infections require careful veterinary treatment.
Canine and Feline Eperythrozoonosis (Hemotrophic Mycoplasmosis): Symptoms, Transmission, and Treatment
Eperythrozoonosis, also called hemotrophic mycoplasmosis, is a tick- and flea-borne infectious disease of dogs and cats marked by anemia and jaundice. It is treated with tetracycline-class antibiotics and supportive care.
Blastomycosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Blastomycosis, also called North American blastomycosis, is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, mainly affecting the lungs, skin, and bone.
Aspergillosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Aspergillosis is a zoonotic disease caused by several Aspergillus species. In dogs and cats it is mainly Aspergillus fumigatus infection of the bronchi and lungs, called canine/feline aspergillosis.
Histoplasmosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Histoplasmosis is a highly contagious granulomatous disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum.
Cryptococcosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
The Cryptococcus genus includes 17 species; only Cryptococcus neoformans and its varieties are pathogenic. C. neoformans almost always invades via the lungs; about 90% of lesions stay in the lungs and 10% disseminate through the blood to other organs.
Coccidioidomycosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Coccidioidomycosis, also called coccidioidal granuloma, is caused by Coccidioides immitis. It usually presents as an acute, benign, asymptomatic, or self-limiting primary respiratory infection, occasionally disseminating to form focal lesions in skin, subcutaneous tissue, lymph nodes, bone, liver, kidney, meninges, brain, or other tissues.
Nocardiosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Nocardiosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Nocardia, mostly subacute or chronic suppurative, occasionally granulomatous. The bacteria enter through the respiratory, traumatic, or digestive routes and disseminate through lymph and blood to the whole body.
Actinomycosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces. Lesions favor the face, neck, chest, and abdomen, spreading to surrounding tissue to form fistulas that drain pus containing sulfur granules. High-dose, long-course penicillin works for most cases; surgery to drain abscesses and remove fistulas is also needed. It is not contagious.
Botulism (Clostridium botulinum Toxin) in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Botulism is a poisoning disease caused by ingesting the neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum in spoiled animal carcasses or feed. It is marked by paralysis of the motor and bulbar nerves.