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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.
Stomatitis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Stomatitis is inflammation of the mouth lining in dogs and cats, causing drooling, pain on eating, and bad breath. It often follows irritation, dental disease, or underlying illness and is managed with veterinary care, oral cleaning, and pain control.
Tick Paralysis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Tick paralysis is a rapidly ascending, flaccid paralysis caused by a toxin released by certain attached ticks, starting with unsteady gait and progressing to inability to stand. Removing the tick usually brings swift recovery, but respiratory paralysis can be fatal without prompt care.
Flea Infestation in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Fleas are blood-feeding insects that cause itchy dermatitis in dogs and cats and can transmit tapeworms and other diseases. Control requires treating the pet, the home, and all in-contact animals with veterinary-directed parasiticides.
Lice Infestation in Dogs and Cats (Pediculosis): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Lice are external parasites that cling to the skin and coat of dogs and cats, causing itching, hair loss, and skin irritation, with heavy infestations leading to anemia and poor condition. They are species-specific and controlled with parasiticides plus environmental cleaning.
Ear Mite Infestation in Dogs and Cats (Otodectic Mange): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Ear mites (Otodectes cynotis) are highly contagious parasites that infect the outer ear canal of dogs and cats, causing intense itching, head shaking, and dark waxy debris. Treatment combines ear cleaning with parasiticides and control of secondary infection.
Sarcoptic Mange in Dogs and Cats (Scabies): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Sarcoptic mange is a highly contagious skin disease caused by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei, leading to intense itching, redness, hair loss, and crusting. It spreads by direct contact and is treated with parasiticides plus control of secondary infection.
Blastomycosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Blastomycosis, also called North American blastomycosis, is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, mainly affecting the lungs, skin, and bone.
Aspergillosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Aspergillosis is a zoonotic disease caused by several Aspergillus species. In dogs and cats it is mainly Aspergillus fumigatus infection of the bronchi and lungs, called canine/feline aspergillosis.
Histoplasmosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Histoplasmosis is a highly contagious granulomatous disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum.