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Abdominal Wall Hernia in Dogs and Cats
An abdominal wall hernia is a pouch of abdominal contents pushing through a defect in the belly wall under the skin. Small hernias can be pushed back, but trapped (strangulated) ones cause sudden pain and shock; treatment is surgical repair plus antibiotics.
Peritonitis in Dogs and Cats
Peritonitis is inflammation of the abdominal lining caused by infection, injury, or leakage of gut contents, bringing severe abdominal pain and inflammatory fluid in the belly. Treatment removes the cause, uses antibiotics, and supports fluids and circulation.
Oral Foreign Body in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
An oral foreign body is an object that pierces or becomes lodged in the mouth tissues of dogs and cats, causing drooling, pain, and sometimes bleeding. It is removed by a veterinarian, with antibiotics to prevent infection.
Sporotrichosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Sporotrichosis is a chronic infection of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and nearby lymphatics caused by Sporothrix schenckii, producing suppuration, ulceration, and exudation.
Nocardiosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Nocardiosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Nocardia, mostly subacute or chronic suppurative, occasionally granulomatous. The bacteria enter through the respiratory, traumatic, or digestive routes and disseminate through lymph and blood to the whole body.
Actinomycosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces. Lesions favor the face, neck, chest, and abdomen, spreading to surrounding tissue to form fistulas that drain pus containing sulfur granules. High-dose, long-course penicillin works for most cases; surgery to drain abscesses and remove fistulas is also needed. It is not contagious.
Tetanus in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Tetanus is a specific infection caused by Clostridium tetani entering through skin or mucosal wounds, multiplying in low-oxygen conditions, and producing a toxin that causes muscle spasms. Because dogs and cats resist the toxin relatively well, localized tetanus is more common, showing rigidity and spasms in the limb near the wound.
Necrobacillosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Necrobacillosis is a chronic, sporadic infectious disease of livestock and pets caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, marked by necrosis of the hooves, subcutaneous tissue, or digestive-tract mucosa. It can spread to internal organs (liver, lungs) forming necrotic foci, and sometimes causes oral or mammary necrosis.
Staphylococcal Infection (Staph) in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Staphylococcal disease is a group of acute or chronic infections caused mainly by Staphylococcus aureus and related species, presenting in many forms such as arthritis, tendosynovitis, pododermatitis, omphalitis, and staphylococcal septicemia. Staphylococcus intermedius is a key cause of canine pyoderma.
Pasteurellosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Pasteurellosis is an acute, feverish infectious disease caused by Pasteurella multocida. The acute form is marked by septicemia and hemorrhagic inflammation (historically called 'hemorrhagic septicemia'); the chronic form shows subcutaneous, joint, and organ abscesses, often mixed with or secondary to other diseases. Chickens are most commonly affected, but cats and dogs can also be infected.