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Transient Hypoglycemia in Puppies
Transient hypoglycemia is low blood sugar in young puppies, especially small breeds, from poor reserves or cold and hunger. It causes weakness, cries, and seizures, and is fixed by warming, feeding, and glucose.
Canine and Feline Food Allergy (Adverse Food Reaction)
Food allergy is an immune reaction to a dietary ingredient that produces itchy skin and digestive upset. It is controlled by identifying and removing the offending food through an elimination diet.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a body-wide clotting crisis triggered by severe illness, poisoning, or immune failure, in which clots form and consume factors, then bleeding begins. It is a medical emergency treated by resolving the underlying disease plus transfusion and anticoagulation.
Congenital Coagulation Disorders in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Congenital coagulation disorders are inherited or acquired deficiencies of clotting factors that cause uncontrollable bleeding from the nose, gut, gums, or after minor surgery. Management focuses on replacing clotting factors, correcting anemia, and preventing injury.
Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Thrombocytopenic purpura is a bleeding disorder, often immune-mediated, in which low platelet counts cause spontaneous bruising and hemorrhage from the gums, gut, or urinary tract. Treatment stops the bleeding, suppresses the immune attack, and replaces platelets when needed.
Uremia in Dogs and Cats
Uremia is the severe, body-wide poisoning that results when advanced kidney failure lets metabolic wastes build up in the blood. It affects the nervous, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, and blood systems, and is treated by managing the underlying kidney disease and the individual symptoms.
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.
Chronic Pancreatitis in Dogs and Cats
Chronic pancreatitis is a repeated or persistent pancreatic inflammation marked by recurring abdominal pain, fatty stools, and eventually high blood sugar or diabetes. Management uses a low-fat diet, pain control, and correction of enzyme or sugar imbalances.
Splenic Rupture in Dogs and Cats
Splenic rupture is tearing of the spleen from trauma or disease that causes internal bleeding into the abdomen. Signs include severe abdominal pain, pale gums, a rapid weak pulse, and a swollen belly; it is an emergency treated with fluids, blood transfusion, and splenectomy.
Liver Abscess in Dogs and Cats
A liver abscess is a pus-filled pocket in the liver caused by pyogenic bacterial infection, single or multiple. It brings intermittent high fever, weight loss, and abdominal pain, and can rupture into the abdomen; treatment relies on aggressive antibiotics and drainage.