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Canine and Feline Gastrointestinal Carcinoma
Gastrointestinal carcinoma is an uncommon but serious gut cancer in dogs and cats; when it arises in the stomach it thickens the wall and leads to ulcers and infection. Early surgical removal offers the best chance, while advanced cases — especially rectal — carry a poor outlook.
Canine and Feline Gastrointestinal Adenoma (Polyps)
A gastrointestinal adenoma, also called a polyp, is a benign gut growth seen more often in dogs than cats and can appear anywhere in the digestive tract. Surgical removal usually cures it, though rectal polyps tend to return.
Bichon Frise: Health and Care Considerations Before You Adopt
The Bichon Frise is a gentle, low-shedding companion dog, but prospective owners should know its common care needs: pronounced tear staining from shallow tear ducts, a coat that mats and pulls the skin, separation anxiety, a sensitive stomach, and dental issues. Meeting these needs keeps the dog healthy.
Food Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Food poisoning occurs when pets eat spoiled food whose bacteria have produced toxins. Signs are depression, vomiting, diarrhoea and a swollen abdomen, and severe cases can die within half a day without prompt care.
Warfarin (Anticoagulant Rodenticide) Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Warfarin is an anticoagulant rodenticide that blocks vitamin K, so poisoned pets bleed internally and may die suddenly or bruise easily. Vitamin K1 and, in severe cases, transfusion are the core treatments.
Arsenic Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Arsenic compounds are extremely toxic and cause severe haemorrhagic gastroenteritis with later nervous-system and marrow signs. Removing the toxin and chelation therapy are the basis of treatment.
Diphacinone (Rodenticide Anticoagulant) Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Diphacinone is an anticoagulant rodenticide that blocks vitamin K recycling, so poisoned pets bleed internally and may die suddenly or from haemorrhage. Vitamin K1 therapy and, in severe cases, transfusion are the mainstays of treatment.
Malabsorption Syndrome in Dogs and Cats
Malabsorption syndrome covers several diseases in which the small intestine cannot absorb nutrients. Pets lose weight despite a good appetite, pass fatty stools and may become anaemic; treatment targets the underlying cause and a special diet.
Glycogen Storage Disease in Dogs and Cats
Glycogen storage disease is an inherited metabolic disorder in which a congenital lack of glycogen-splitting enzymes lets glycogen accumulate in the liver, kidneys, and central nervous system. It causes persistent low blood sugar with weakness, seizures, and incontinence, and needs prompt veterinary care to avoid irreversible brain damage.
Lactose Intolerance in Dogs and Cats
Lactose intolerance in dogs and cats is the inability to digest lactose in milk and dairy products because of low lactase activity in the intestinal lining. It causes osmotic diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, and a gurgling abdomen after dairy is consumed, and resolves simply by removing dairy from the diet.