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Signs of Diabetes in Dogs
Diabetes is a chronic disease and a common endocrine disorder; prevention and early detection are very important. To detect it early at home, owners need to pay closer attention to the dog's condition. The most typical symptoms of diabetes are excessive drinking and urination, messy coat, and lethargy. When a dog's water intake and urination are found to increase suddenly for no reason, owners should be careful.
Dog Diabetes: Symptoms and Treatment
Canine diabetes is an endocrine disease in dogs, mainly showing high blood sugar, polyuria, glucosuria, polyphagia, polydipsia, and weight loss. Dogs over 5 are more prone (8-9 years has the highest rate), and female dogs are 2-4 times more likely than males. If diabetes is found, treat it early.
Can Dogs Eat Sweet Potatoes?
Sweet potatoes are cheap and nutritious. In any DIY dog-food recipe you'll see them - boiled or dried, they're essential. Most commercial foods contain them too, as an important carb source.
Do Pets Really Need Dental Cleaning?
Dogs/cats get full teeth by 4-5 months; beyond kibble, owners add cans/snacks. More food, more tooth test; soft wet food sticks, uncleaned corrodes teeth, causing disease. So after full teeth, regular cleaning.
Symptoms of a Ragdoll Cat Cold
Ragdoll cat colds bring many symptoms - sneezing, runny nose, coughing, fever, vomiting and more may all appear. Cat colds range from minor to serious and must not be ignored; timely treatment is needed.
Feline Retinal Atrophy: Symptoms and Treatment
The eyes are a cat's window to the world. Without proper care they get sick - here is what retinal atrophy means and how to manage it.
Can Dog Eyeworm (Thelazia) Infect Humans?
Dog eyeworm can infect owners because it is a zoonotic parasite. Here is what you should know about canine Thelazia.
What Happens If a Cat Lacks Taurine
Everyone knows cats' enemy is the mouse—but why did cats pick mice among all creatures? Perhaps by design: a cat's most-needed amino acid is taurine, which it can barely make, and the mouse is among the richest taurine animals, making them fated rivals.
Dog Heartworm: Symptoms and Treatment
Canine Heartworm Disease is a fatal threat; mosquito-borne thread parasite in heart/pulmonary artery, up to 30 cm, lives 5-7 years. Severely harms heart/vessels, causes cardiopulmonary dysfunction, death if untreated - top hidden killer!
Why Is My Cat Lethargic?
Lethargy is a state of increased sleepiness, reluctance to move, or indifference to the surroundings, in which the cat responds with a delay to external stimuli such as auditory, visual, or tactile stimulation. Lethargy may also refer to reduced activity and general discomfort shown by an unwell cat.