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Symptoms of Enteritis in Dogs
Dog enteritis refers to acute or chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa. Enteritis includes several parts; it can occur as an independent disease of the small intestine alone, or as widespread inflammation involving the stomach, small intestine, and colon. Thus, the common term 'enteritis' is a general name covering inflammation of the stomach, small intestine, and colon.
What Is Feline AIDS and Its Symptoms
A cat with feline AIDS is also nicknamed a 'prodigal cat,' and for good reason. This article explains what feline AIDS is and the symptoms a cat shows if infected.
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV): Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
A cat with FIV shows: chronic stomatitis, gingivitis, fever, weight loss, lymph node inflammation, anemia, diarrhea, and neurological signs. The main transmission route is thought to be bite wounds; experiments also confirm the possibility of placental infection, though not yet proven clinically, and a queen may pass it to kittens via saliva or milk.
What Is Feline Distemper and What Are Its Symptoms?
Feline distemper is the name for acute, highly contagious diseases such as feline panleukopenia and feline infectious enteritis. A cat with distemper shows fever, panleukopenia, vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stool, lethargy, and loss of appetite.
Feline Distemper: Causes, Symptoms, Incubation Period and Treatment
Feline distemper is no joke—it can take a cat's life and spread to more healthy cats, causing more to die from it. So how do cats get it, and how should feline distemper be treated?
Feline Distemper in Cats: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
Feline distemper, also known as feline panleukopenia, is one of the most common acute infectious diseases in cats clinically. It is a highly contagious, febrile disease caused by parvovirus infection. Kittens have extremely high infection and mortality rates, and affected cats typically show sudden onset, markedly reduced white blood cells, high fever, anorexia, depression, vomiting, hemorrhagic enteritis, and severe dehydration.
Plants You Should Not Keep Around Cats
Cat owners know their feline masters often nibble on houseplants—any size, any shape, as long as it fits in the mouth they take a bite; even a cactus, which cannot be bitten, gets its spines pulled off first before the bite.
How to Prevent Dog Diseases in Spring
In spring all things revive and microbes hidden in corners become active, so spring is also a season of high disease incidence.
How to Treat Blood Parasites (Schistosomiasis) in Dogs
Canine blood-parasite infection may show as fever, jaundice, or blood in stool or urine, depending on the parasite. Prevention is regular deworming; acute schistosomiasis needs vet diagnosis, not self-medication.
Why Are a Dog’s Eyes Blue?
Dog eye scratches, congenital disease, eyelid tumors or irritants (like dust or smoke) can make eyes deep blue or fully opaque, but such eyes are also teary, red, cloudy with clear discharge.