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Pleurisy (Pleuritis) in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura (the lung lining) causing abdominal breathing, a friction sound on auscultation, and a horizontal fluid line on percussion. It is treated with antibiotics, pain and inflammation control, and drainage of fluid when needed.
Bronchitis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial lining, producing a persistent cough and crackles heard on chest auscultation. It may be acute or chronic and is managed with cough control, bronchodilators, and antibiotics when infection is present.
Elongated Soft Palate in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
An elongated soft palate is a congenital upper-airway abnormality common in brachycephalic (flat-faced) breeds, causing snoring, noisy breathing, and exercise intolerance. Severe cases are corrected surgically by shortening the palate.
Pharyngeal Paralysis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Pharyngeal paralysis is loss of swallowing function in dogs and cats, causing food, water, and saliva to spill from the mouth and risking fatal aspiration pneumonia. It is usually a sign of a serious underlying neurologic disease and needs urgent veterinary care.
Canine and Feline Strongyloidiasis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Strongyloidiasis is caused by the threadworm Strongyloides stercoralis, infecting dogs, cats, foxes, humans, and other primates. It causes dermatitis, pneumonia, and enteritis in young animals and is treated with anthelmintics.
Canine and Feline Ascariasis (Roundworm Infection): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Ascariasis is a common roundworm infection of dogs and cats caused mainly by Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, and Toxascaris leonina. Heavy worm burdens in puppies and kittens cause poor growth, diarrhea, and a pot-bellied appearance, and are controlled with broad-spectrum dewormers.
Feline Chlamydiosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Feline chlamydiosis is a contagious bacterial infection caused by Chlamydia felis, most often producing conjunctivitis but also rhinitis and pneumonia. It is treated with tetracycline-class antibiotics and isolation of affected cats.
Histoplasmosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Histoplasmosis is a highly contagious granulomatous disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum.
Tetanus in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Tetanus is a specific infection caused by Clostridium tetani entering through skin or mucosal wounds, multiplying in low-oxygen conditions, and producing a toxin that causes muscle spasms. Because dogs and cats resist the toxin relatively well, localized tetanus is more common, showing rigidity and spasms in the limb near the wound.
Tuberculosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacterium can invade many organs but mainly the lungs (pulmonary TB). The clinical signs and treatment of TB in dogs and cats are described below.