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Symptoms of Leptospirosis in Pets
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection of dogs and cats caused by pathogenic Leptospira, often silent but marked by fever, jaundice, anemia, edema, hemoglobinuria, bleeding, and in severe cases kidney and liver failure. It spreads through urine, contaminated water, and bites, peaks in warm wet seasons, and is diagnosed by signs plus kidney and liver damage. Prevention is vaccination and rodent control; treatment is antibiotics plus supportive care, avoiding streptomycin when kidneys are involved.
What Is Canine Babesiosis?
Babesiosis is a protozoal blood parasite carried by ticks that attacks a dog's red cells and causes anemia; it also spreads through bites, fights, or across the placenta. Diagnosis is by blood smear or PCR, and treatment uses antiprotozoal injections, though relapse and lifelong carriage are common — so tick control is vital.
What Is Feline Leukemia (FeLV)?
Feline leukemia (FeLV) is a widespread, incurable retrovirus that suppresses the immune system and is a top cause of cat cancer (over 30%). It spreads by saliva, mother-to-kitten, blood, and shared litter; only prevention via vaccine and limiting exposure helps.
FIP in Cats: Symptoms and Treatment
FIP, short for Feline Infectious Peritonitis, means inflammation of the abdominal lining. When this inflammation is linked to a specific mutated feline coronavirus, it is infectious peritonitis (FIP). Only a small fraction of coronavirus strains cause FIP.
How to Treat Canine Coronavirus Infection
Canine coronavirus infection, also called canine coronavirus diarrhea, is an acute infectious disease caused by canine coronavirus, mainly characterized by vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration in dogs.
Canine Adenovirus Type II Infection
Canine adenovirus type II infection causes infectious laryngotracheitis and pneumonia in dogs, with persistent high fever, cough, serous or mucoid rhinitis, tonsillitis, laryngotracheitis and pulmonary signs.
What Is Canine Parvovirus Infection
Canine parvovirus infection is a viral infectious disease caused by canine parvovirus, characterized by hemorrhagic enteritis or non-suppurative myocarditis. It spreads quickly and has a high mortality rate.
Canine Rotavirus Infection
Canine rotavirus infection is an acute contagious disease that mainly affects newborn puppies, clinically characterized by watery diarrhea; adult dogs are usually subclinical. The disease spreads quickly where hygiene is poor.
Canine Herpesvirus Infection
Canine herpesvirus infection is an acute, fatal infectious disease of newborn puppies caused by canine herpesvirus. Dogs over 2 weeks old show tracheitis, bronchitis and other respiratory signs; bitches can have infertility, abortion and stillbirths; males show balanoposthitis and funiculitis. The virus is widespread in breeding kennels.
Is Toxoplasmosis Really That Scary?
Toxoplasma is a zoonotic disease with a very wide host range; infection rates in both humans and animals are high. Pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, dogs, cats and lab animals can all be infected.