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Why Is My Cat Sneezing
Pets and people sneeze for two usual reasons: inflamed nasal lining or a foreign object in the nostril. If exposed to irritants or a respiratory infection, the lining inflames.
Can Mosquito Repellent Poison Your Dog?
DEET, the most common repellent, is toxic to dogs through skin, eyes, and lungs. Higher concentration means greater danger. Choose pet-safe labeled products.
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.
Treatment of Early-Stage Canine Distemper
The canine distemper virus is highly contagious and deadly. Early on there is a biphasic high fever with cold-like signs, later bronchitis, catarrhal pneumonia, and gastroenteritis. Late stage brings neurological signs such as spasms and convulsions. Some dogs show local hardening of the nose and paw pads.
Emergency Care After a Dog Fight
Dog fights happen fast. Learn how to break one up safely, check for wounds, and provide first aid until you can reach a veterinarian.
Symptoms and Treatment of Canine Parvovirus
Canine parvovirus, also called 'dog turning intestines,' is a very serious contagious viral disease. But it is not untreatable - early detection and early treatment give a dog a good chance of recovery. Here are its symptoms and treatments.
Symptoms and Treatment of Canine Infectious Hepatitis
Canine infectious hepatitis is an acute, contagious septicemic infectious disease caused by canine adenovirus type I. Its main features are fever, jaundice, leukopenia and hemorrhagic centrilobular hepatic necrosis. This article explains its symptoms and treatment.
Features of Feline Hemobartonellosis
Feline hemobartonellosis, also called feline infectious anemia, is caused by Hemobartonella (a genus within Bartonella) that enters the cat and parasitizes red blood cells.