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Canine and Feline Lymphosarcoma
Lymphosarcoma is a malignant cancer of the lymph nodes and lymphoid tissue that affects both dogs and cats, most often dogs over four years of age. It presents in multicentric, alimentary, and thymic forms, each with distinct clinical signs. While incurable, prompt chemotherapy can extend life from a matter of weeks to 6–24 months.
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 Primary Lung Tumor
A primary lung tumor arises in the lung tissue itself and is seen mainly in older dogs and cats, with signs much like pneumonia — cough, weight loss, and poor appetite. Surgical removal of the affected lobe is the preferred treatment, though long-term outlook is limited.
Canine and Feline Urticaria (Hives): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Urticaria, or hives, is an acute allergic skin reaction in dogs and cats that produces sudden, well-defined wheals and itching, usually fading within a day or two. Identifying and removing the trigger is the key to treatment and prevention.
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.
Canine and Feline Toxoplasmosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, with cats as the definitive host; dogs and cats are often silently infected but can develop respiratory and nervous signs. It is treated with sulfonamide-based anticoccidial therapy.
Canine and Feline Paragonimiasis (Lung Fluke Infection): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Paragonimiasis (lung fluke disease) is a zoonotic infection caused by Paragonimus flukes living in the lungs of dogs and cats. It causes chronic cough and breathing difficulty, and is treated with flukicides.
Canine and Feline Trichinellosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Trichinellosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Trichinella spiralis, acquired by eating raw meat containing encysted larvae. It can cause intestinal inflammation and painful muscle infection, and is prevented by not feeding raw meat.
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.
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.