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Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) Deficiency in Dogs and Cats
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency in dogs and cats impairs hemoglobin synthesis and nerve function, causing microcytic hypochromic anemia, poor appetite, skin inflammation, and seizures or ataxia. It is corrected with pyridoxine and a balanced diet.
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Deficiency in Dogs and Cats
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) deficiency in dogs and cats causes poor appetite, stalled growth, and characteristic lesions of the skin, mouth, and eyes including dermatitis, cheilosis, and corneal clouding. It is corrected with dietary riboflavin and a balanced ration.
Vitamin A Deficiency in Dogs and Cats
Vitamin A deficiency in dogs and cats results from a diet lacking preformed vitamin A and its precursors, impairing vision, skin, growth, and reproduction. It causes night blindness, dry eye, flaky skin, and in young animals bone deformity and paralysis, and is corrected by dietary vitamin A and treating any gut disease.
Hypoparathyroidism in Dogs and Cats
Hypoparathyroidism is low parathyroid hormone from parathyroid injury that causes severe low blood calcium and neuromuscular hyperexcitability: muscle tremors, ataxia, and seizures. Correcting calcium with calcium and vitamin D is the mainstay of treatment.
Hypothyroidism in Dogs and Cats
Hypothyroidism is reduced thyroid hormone from thyroiditis or tumor that slows metabolism, causing lethargy, weight gain, hair loss, and cold intolerance, sometimes with nerve signs. Lifelong thyroid-hormone replacement is the treatment.
Radial Nerve Paralysis in Dogs and Cats
Radial nerve paralysis leaves the elbow, wrist, and digit extensors unable to function, causing a dropped elbow, knuckled paw, and dragging toes. Forelimb or rib fractures and prolonged pressure from lying down are common causes, and rehabilitation supports recovery.
Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Pulmonary hemorrhage is bleeding into the lungs from damaged pulmonary vessels, causing cough with bright red, frothy blood. It follows heartworm, tumors, trauma, or infection, and is treated by stopping the bleed and correcting the underlying cause.
Jaundice in Dogs and Cats
Jaundice is yellow discoloration of tissues from high blood bilirubin due to blocked pigment metabolism; it is a sign of liver, bile-duct, or hemolytic disease rather than a disease itself. Treatment targets the underlying cause and supports the liver.
Gastric Hemorrhage (Stomach Bleeding) in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Gastric hemorrhage is bleeding from the stomach lining in dogs and cats, causing vomiting of blood, black tarry stool, and anemia. It is an emergency treated with volume replacement, bleeding control, and veterinary-directed care.
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.