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Tick Paralysis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Tick paralysis is a rapidly ascending, flaccid paralysis caused by a toxin released by certain attached ticks, starting with unsteady gait and progressing to inability to stand. Removing the tick usually brings swift recovery, but respiratory paralysis can be fatal without prompt care.
Flea Infestation in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Fleas are blood-feeding insects that cause itchy dermatitis in dogs and cats and can transmit tapeworms and other diseases. Control requires treating the pet, the home, and all in-contact animals with veterinary-directed parasiticides.
Lice Infestation in Dogs and Cats (Pediculosis): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Lice are external parasites that cling to the skin and coat of dogs and cats, causing itching, hair loss, and skin irritation, with heavy infestations leading to anemia and poor condition. They are species-specific and controlled with parasiticides plus environmental cleaning.
Ear Mite Infestation in Dogs and Cats (Otodectic Mange): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Ear mites (Otodectes cynotis) are highly contagious parasites that infect the outer ear canal of dogs and cats, causing intense itching, head shaking, and dark waxy debris. Treatment combines ear cleaning with parasiticides and control of secondary infection.
Demodicosis in Dogs and Cats (Demodectic Mange): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Demodicosis is a skin disease caused by Demodex mites living in hair follicles and oil glands, producing localized or widespread hair loss, redness, and scaling. Most dogs carry the mites harmlessly, but stress, illness, or immune weakness allows outbreaks that need veterinary antiparasitic treatment.
Sarcoptic Mange in Dogs and Cats (Scabies): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Sarcoptic mange is a highly contagious skin disease caused by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei, leading to intense itching, redness, hair loss, and crusting. It spreads by direct contact and is treated with parasiticides plus control of secondary infection.
Canine and Feline Thelaziosis (Eye Worm Infection): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Thelaziosis is caused by the nematode Thelazia (eyeworm) that lives under the nictitating membrane of dogs and cats, causing conjunctivitis and keratitis that can impair vision. The worms are physically removed and the eye treated.
Candidiasis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Candidiasis is a fungal disease caused by Candida species, especially Candida albicans. The organism can invade skin and mucosa and involve internal organs. Most cases are opportunistic infections.
Aspergillosis in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Aspergillosis is a zoonotic disease caused by several Aspergillus species. In dogs and cats it is mainly Aspergillus fumigatus infection of the bronchi and lungs, called canine/feline aspergillosis.
Sporotrichosis (Cutaneous Fungal Infection) in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Sporotrichosis is a chronic infection of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and adjacent lymphatic system caused by Sporothrix schenckii. It produces hair-loss patches with exudate, scales, and crusts, and is marked by itching and a tendency to become chronic.