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Dog Urinary Stones: Symptoms and Treatment
Canine urolithiasis is a common urinary disease, more often seen in older and senior dogs. Dogs with urinary stones are in great pain, showing difficulty urinating, blood in urine, and painful urination. Severe cases can endanger the dog's life and health, so owners should take the dog to the hospital promptly when they notice difficulty urinating, to avoid the condition worsening.
6 Signs Your Dog Is Getting Old
Everything ages - people and dogs alike.
Symptoms and Treatment of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
At the words 'feline infectious peritonitis,' cat parents shiver, because it has long been seen as a near-always-fatal cat disease. But is it really that scary? Here is the answer.
How to Treat Nephritis in Dogs
Inflammation of the dog's glomeruli is also called canine nephritis, mainly from infection damaging the glomeruli. Signs are edema, blood in urine, and proteinuria. By course it is acute or chronic.
The Little-Known Origin of the Dog Cone (Elizabethan Collar)
The fancy 'Elizabethan collar' has a down-to-earth nickname - the shame cone. Here is where it really came from.
Canine Adenovirus Type II Infection
Canine adenovirus type II infection causes infectious laryngotracheitis and pneumonia in dogs, with persistent high fever, cough, serous or mucoid rhinitis, tonsillitis, laryngotracheitis and pulmonary signs.
Canine Rotavirus Infection
Canine rotavirus infection is an acute contagious disease that mainly affects newborn puppies, clinically characterized by watery diarrhea; adult dogs are usually subclinical. The disease spreads quickly where hygiene is poor.
Canine Herpesvirus Infection
Canine herpesvirus infection is an acute, fatal infectious disease of newborn puppies caused by canine herpesvirus. Dogs over 2 weeks old show tracheitis, bronchitis and other respiratory signs; bitches can have infertility, abortion and stillbirths; males show balanoposthitis and funiculitis. The virus is widespread in breeding kennels.
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s Disease) in Dogs
Pseudorabies, also known as mad itch, is an acute infectious disease of dogs, cats and other livestock and wildlife caused by the pseudorabies virus. Its main features are fever, intense itching, and encephalomyelitis and neuritis.
Symptoms and Treatment of Canine Parvovirus
Canine parvovirus, also called 'dog turning intestines,' is a very serious contagious viral disease. But it is not untreatable - early detection and early treatment give a dog a good chance of recovery. Here are its symptoms and treatments.