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Canine and Feline Liver Tumors
Liver tumors in dogs and cats may be primary or spread from elsewhere, with signs much like chronic liver inflammation — poor appetite, weight loss, and vomiting. Slow-growing tumors confined to one lobe can often be removed surgically.
Canine and Feline Metastatic Lung Tumor
Metastatic lung tumors are cancers that have spread to the lungs from a primary tumor elsewhere, such as mammary, bone, or oral melanoma. Signs resemble primary lung disease but cough is less common, and the outlook is generally poor.
Canine and Feline Pemphigoid
Pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disease that produces firm, hard-to-rupture blisters on the skin and mouth. It is managed with immune-suppressing and protective therapy.
Canine Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Canine hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a chronic, often inherited heart muscle disease in which the left ventricular wall and septum thicken, impairing the heart's ability to relax and fill. Many dogs show no signs until they develop breathing difficulty, fainting, or sudden collapse, so early cardiac screening is essential.
Glomerulonephritis in Dogs and Cats
Glomerulonephritis is immune-mediated inflammation of the kidney's filtering units, often following infection or toxicity, causing fever, vomiting, kidney pain, and later blood in the urine or edema. Veterinary care controls inflammation and protects kidney function before uremia develops.
Cystitis in Dogs and Cats
Cystitis is inflammation of the bladder lining, usually from bacterial infection, causing painful, frequent urination with cloudy or blood-tinged urine. It is most common in female dogs and cats. Most cases respond well to antibiotics and supportive care, but a deep infection can become systemic.
Pharyngitis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Pharyngitis is inflammation of the throat lining in dogs and cats, causing painful swallowing, drooling, and reluctance to eat. It often follows mouth, nasal, or respiratory infections and is treated with veterinary care and supportive feeding.
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.
Canine Herpesvirus Infection (CHV): Symptoms and Care
Canine herpesvirus is a highly contagious virus in dogs that is often fatal in puppies under 21 days old, while older dogs usually show only mild upper-respiratory signs. It can also cause infertility, abortion, and stillbirth in breeding dogs and genital lesions in males.
My Hamster Is Curled Up, Breathing Fast, and Won’t Eat — What’s Wrong?
These signs point to a serious internal issue (infection, pneumonia, or heatstroke); seek a vet promptly and rule out toxin exposure.