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Pulmonary Edema in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Pulmonary edema is non-inflammatory fluid leaking from lung capillaries into the air spaces, causing severe breathing difficulty and frothy pink nasal discharge. It is an emergency treated by calming the pet, oxygen, diuretics, and addressing the underlying cause.
Pneumonia in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung tissue from infection, irritation, or aspiration, causing high fever, breathing difficulty, and a painful cough. It is treated with antibiotics, cough and phlegm control, and oxygen when needed.
Epistaxis (Nosebleed) in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Epistaxis is bleeding from the nasal or sinus mucosa that streams from the nostrils. Causes range from trauma and foreign bodies to clotting disorders and rodenticide poisoning, and treatment focuses on calming the animal and stopping the bleed.
Jaundice in Dogs and Cats
Jaundice is yellow discoloration of tissues from high blood bilirubin due to blocked pigment metabolism; it is a sign of liver, bile-duct, or hemolytic disease rather than a disease itself. Treatment targets the underlying cause and supports the liver.
Hepatic Cirrhosis in Dogs and Cats
Hepatic cirrhosis is scarring of the liver from long-standing injury, leading to loss of function, a bleeding tendency, and nervous signs in advanced cases. Treatment removes the cause where possible, supports the liver, and provides a high-protein, high-carbohydrate diet.
Chronic Hepatitis in Dogs and Cats
Chronic hepatitis is a long-term inflammation of the liver, often developing from repeated or unresolved acute injury. It causes persistent digestive upset, weight loss, and sometimes mild jaundice; management protects the liver, improves bile flow, and supports nutrition.
Acute Hepatitis in Dogs and Cats
Acute hepatitis is a sudden inflammation of the liver cells, marked by jaundice, acute digestive upset, and sometimes nervous signs. Affected pets lose appetite, vomit, and may develop tremors or coma; treatment supports the liver and controls the cause and infection.
Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis Syndrome in Dogs and Cats
Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis syndrome is a sudden, cause-unknown condition in dogs marked by acute vomiting and severe bloody, jelly-like diarrhea. Affected animals become depressed, feverish, and dehydrated; prompt fluid therapy and supportive care are essential.
Acute Enteritis in Dogs and Cats
Acute enteritis is a sudden inflammation of the intestinal wall that causes digestive upset, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever in dogs and cats of any age or breed. Young animals tend to be affected more severely; treatment focuses on rehydration, controlling vomiting, and treating the underlying cause.
Gastric Hemorrhage (Stomach Bleeding) in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Gastric hemorrhage is bleeding from the stomach lining in dogs and cats, causing vomiting of blood, black tarry stool, and anemia. It is an emergency treated with volume replacement, bleeding control, and veterinary-directed care.