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Gray Collie Syndrome: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Gray Collie Syndrome is a fatal inherited disorder of Collie breeds in which cyclical drops in infection-fighting neutrophils leave puppies vulnerable to repeated bacterial illness, with fever, joint pain, and severe gum inflammation. Affected dogs must never be bred.
Feline Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Feline restrictive cardiomyopathy is a chronic heart-muscle disease in which the endocardium thickens and stiffens, preventing normal filling of the heart. Affected cats show breathing difficulty, weakness, and fluid buildup, and there is no cure—only symptomatic control.
Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a frequently inherited heart-muscle disease in which the ventricular walls thicken and filling is impaired. Many cats show no early signs, then suddenly develop breathing distress, weakness, or sudden death from stress or arterial obstruction.
Canine Mitral Valve Insufficiency: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Mitral valve insufficiency is a degenerative heart-valve disease in which blood leaks backward from the left ventricle into the left atrium, accounting for roughly three-quarters of canine heart disease. Older small breeds are most affected and show exercise intolerance, coughing, and night-time breathing distress.
Feline Chlamydiosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Feline chlamydiosis is a contagious bacterial infection caused by Chlamydia felis, most often producing conjunctivitis but also rhinitis and pneumonia. It is treated with tetracycline-class antibiotics and isolation of affected cats.
Canine Ehrlichiosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
A septicemic infectious disease of canids caused by Ehrlichia canis (parasitizing white and lymphoid cells), a neorickettsia (lymphoid and reticuloendothelial cells), and E. equi (white cells).
Feline Infectious Rhinotracheitis (Feline Herpesvirus-1): Symptoms and Treatment
Feline infectious rhinotracheitis, or cat flu caused by feline herpesvirus-1, is a highly contagious upper-respiratory disease. It produces sneezing, eye and nose discharge, conjunctivitis, and fever, and can cause serious eye ulcers and abortion in pregnant cats.
Feline Panleukopenia (Feline Distemper): Symptoms and Treatment
Feline panleukopenia, also called feline distemper or infectious enteritis, is a highly contagious and often fatal viral disease of cats. It causes high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and a dangerous drop in white blood cells, and is especially deadly to kittens.
Canine Viral Papillomas (Warts): Symptoms and Treatment
Canine viral papillomatosis is a contagious wart-like growth caused by the canine oral papillomavirus, appearing in the mouth or on the skin. Most cases resolve on their own within weeks to months, but large oral tumors can interfere with eating and may need surgical removal.
Rabies: Symptoms, Transmission, and the Critical Importance of Vaccination
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that affects the brain and spinal cord of mammals, including dogs, cats, and humans. It spreads through the bite of an infected animal and causes fear of water, light, and progressive paralysis. Prevention through vaccination is the only reliable defense.