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I adopted this cat and did not know it was sick; its neck is scratched and losing hair on both sides — is this a serious contagious disease?
The photo of the cat's neck is blurry and skin details cannot be seen, so it is hard to determine the exact skin condition; a definite answer cannot be given yet. Shave the fur around the area, keep an Elizabethan collar on, disinfect with povidone-iodine, and take the cat for a skin test.
My dog has pus-like nasal discharge and asthma-like breathing; seems contagious. What disease is this?
Purulent nasal discharge suggests bacterial or viral upper respiratory infection such as bacterial pneumonia, parainfluenza, or distemper, where pneumonia causes the asthma-like breathing and needs urgent vet care. Bacterial cases may respond to oral antibiotics if mild.
Upper Respiratory Diseases in Dogs and Cats: Types and Treatment
Upper respiratory disease is common in dogs and cats, with sneezing, tearing, low appetite, and breathing trouble, and it often triggers secondary infections. This guide covers colds, nosebleed, rhinitis, laryngitis, and tonsillitis, with the drugs that help each.
What Skin Diseases Affect Hamsters?
Most hamster skin problems come from poor husbandry and cause itching, hair loss, and distress. This guide covers the three main types — parasitic, ringworm, and allergic — and how to treat and prevent each.
Common Ear Diseases in Dogs and Cats: Mites, Otitis and Hematoma
The ears are easily overlooked, so wax and debris build up and invite bacterial infection and ear mites. The main ear diseases — ear mites, otitis and ear hematoma — can damage hearing or lead to secondary infection. Routine cleaning, keeping ears dry, and prompt mite treatment prevent most problems.
Common Diseases of Ornamental Fish
Scale loss, fin rot, fin congestion, saprolegniasis (cotton fungus), and cloudy eye are common ornamental fish diseases. Even careful keepers can't fully prevent them, so observe fish daily for early signs. Most sick fish show reduced appetite and activity; act on these promptly. Keep water clean, since fouled water easily causes illness.
What kind of disease is feline rhinotracheitis?
Rhinotracheitis, also feline viral rhinotracheitis, is an acute, highly contagious upper respiratory infection from feline herpesvirus. It is common in kittens with some death rate. Isolate and treat at once; with timely care cure is likely, but recovered cats carry the pathogen for life and may relapse when immunity drops.
Common Guinea Pig Diseases
Vitamin C deficiency, fleas, ringworm, mites, and diarrhea are common. Here are their causes, symptoms, and control.
What fatal infectious diseases do dogs have?
Common fatal dog diseases include parvovirus, distemper, rabies, infectious hepatitis, coronavirus, parainfluenza, and leptospirosis. They are highly contagious and deadly but preventable by annual vaccination.
How to Treat Arowana Tail Rot Disease
Tail rot is a common arowana disease; without timely treatment it is hard to cure and may threaten life. What causes it and how to treat and prevent? Our veterinarian details the methods.