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Osteochondrosis and Osteochondritis Dissecans in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Osteochondrosis is a disturbance of cartilage-to-bone conversion in the growing ends of long bones, and when cartilage separates it forms osteochondritis dissecans (OCD). It affects fast-growing large breeds, causing gradually worsening lameness and joint pain, and can lead to degenerative joint disease if untreated. Early surgery gives the best outcome.
Tendonitis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon, either aseptic (from strain or overuse) or suppurative (from infection), causing sudden lameness, heat, swelling, and pain that worsens on stretching. Chronic cases thicken the tendon and may lead to atrophy; treatment controls inflammation, eases pain, and prevents tendon shrinkage.
Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Hypertrophic osteodystrophy (metaphyseal osteopathy) is a bone-growth disorder of the active growing ends of long bones in young, rapidly growing large-breed dogs. It causes symmetric swelling, heat, and pain over the metaphyses with lameness, fever, and lethargy, and is managed with pain control, infection prevention, and nutrition.
Periostitis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Periostitis is inflammation of the periosteum, the membrane covering the bone, usually triggered by blunt trauma, repeated friction, or infection from an open fracture. It appears as a painful, hot swelling over a bone and, when septic, can discharge pus; prompt rest and appropriate veterinary care prevent chronic thickening or bone-spur formation.
Eosinophilic Panosteitis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Eosinophilic panosteitis, also called panosteitis, is a spontaneous, self-limiting bone-sclerosis disorder of young, fast-growing large-breed dogs, especially German Shepherds. It causes shifting lameness that moves between limbs over a cycle of roughly three months and usually resolves by 18 to 20 months of age.
Rheumatism in Dogs and Cats
Rheumatism is a non-suppurative inflammation of connective tissue in muscles, heart, and joints, often triggered by cold, damp, or strep infection. It causes shifting pain, stiffness, and lameness that eases with movement. Anti-inflammatory care and a dry, warm environment help.
Idiopathic Polymyositis in Dogs and Cats
Idiopathic polymyositis is a diffuse inflammation of skeletal muscle, likely autoimmune, causing weakness, fever, stiffness, and lameness. Cats may lose the ability to jump. Catching it early and using immune-suppressing therapy helps prevent wasting.
When Your Dog Pants After a Short Walk: A Heart-Health Warning
Panting after brief exercise can be normal, but a formerly active dog that tires after a few steps, pants without exertion, coughs at night, or shows blue gums may have heart disease. Veterinary heart assessment and early care greatly slow progression.
Hyperlipidaemia in Dogs and Cats
Hyperlipidaemia is a metabolic disorder in which blood fats such as cholesterol and triglycerides rise above normal. It often accompanies hypothyroidism, diabetes or obesity, and is managed by correcting the underlying disease and feeding a low-fat diet.
Obesity in Dogs and Cats
Obesity is an excess of body fat that develops when energy intake consistently exceeds expenditure. It is common in pets fed too much, exercised too little, or affected by endocrine disease, and it predisposes to heart disease, diabetes and a shorter life.