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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.
Chronic Hepatitis in Dogs and Cats
Chronic hepatitis is a long-term inflammation of the liver, often developing from repeated or unresolved acute injury. It causes persistent digestive upset, weight loss, and sometimes mild jaundice; management protects the liver, improves bile flow, and supports nutrition.
Acute Hepatitis in Dogs and Cats
Acute hepatitis is a sudden inflammation of the liver cells, marked by jaundice, acute digestive upset, and sometimes nervous signs. Affected pets lose appetite, vomit, and may develop tremors or coma; treatment supports the liver and controls the cause and infection.
Canine and Feline Toxoplasmosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, with cats as the definitive host; dogs and cats are often silently infected but can develop respiratory and nervous signs. It is treated with sulfonamide-based anticoccidial therapy.
Canine and Feline Whipworm Infection (Trichuriasis): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Whipworm infection is caused by Trichuris (whipworm) nematodes residing in the cecum of dogs and foxes. Heavy infections in puppies cause bloody diarrhea, weight loss, and anemia, and are treated with anthelmintics.
Canine Heartworm Disease (Dirofilariasis): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Heartworm disease is caused by Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquitoes, and lives in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs (and cats). It is preventable with monthly preventives; adult infections require careful veterinary treatment.
Canine and Feline Eperythrozoonosis (Hemotrophic Mycoplasmosis): Symptoms, Transmission, and Treatment
Eperythrozoonosis, also called hemotrophic mycoplasmosis, is a tick- and flea-borne infectious disease of dogs and cats marked by anemia and jaundice. It is treated with tetracycline-class antibiotics and supportive care.
Feline Hemobartonellosis (Feline Infectious Anemia): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Feline hemobartonellosis, also called feline infectious anemia, is a rickettsial disease caused by Mycoplasma haemofelis, marked by anemia and splenomegaly.
Canine Ehrlichiosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
A septicemic infectious disease of canids caused by Ehrlichia canis (parasitizing white and lymphoid cells), a neorickettsia (lymphoid and reticuloendothelial cells), and E. equi (white cells).
Salmonellosis in Dogs and Cats (Paratyphoid): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Salmonellosis (paratyphoid) is an acute septicemic disease caused by Salmonella. Early signs are gastroenteritis (diarrhea, vomiting) that can progress to nosebleeds and bloody stools. It is zoonotic and can cause abortion in pregnant dogs and cats.