Category Archives: Animal diseases

Epilepsy and Seizures In Cats – Causes | Treatments

Epilepsy and seizures in cats are not a unique disease, but a set of idiopathic disorders – without known cause – or symptomatic. The latter can be caused by multiple causes that include infections, neoplasms or brain tumors, trauma, metabolic problems or genetic origins. In felines, epilepsy has not been as widely studied as in humans. Therefore, […]

Educating the dog for urban areas

The good behaviour of an cane the master does it. The education of our beloved 4-legged is to reserve from the beginning a lot of attention to the animal to which they patiently go taught the first commands to behave when it comes into contact with humans. Among these teachings there are also some rules to be respected for when we walk our […]

Signs You May Shockingly Over Look – Dying Gerbil Symptoms

Dying gerbil symptoms – gerbils are quite robust and resilient pets if they are well cared for. It is basic that they are housed in a proper cage, have a good diet and clean water always available. Any change in their behavior such as lethargy, weight loss, sudden aggressiveness, dirty hair or agitated breathing can be indicative […]

Diverticulitis in dogs – Causes | Treatments

Diverticulitis in dogs is a relatively common digestive disorder that can also affect people. For this condition occurs – along the wall of the intestine – the formation of small individual bags called diverticula. Generally, diverticula are formed in the walls of the large intestine, but also in the small intestine. Diverticulitis itself, which corresponds to the […]

Cushing syndrome in dogs: causes, symptoms and treatment

Cushing’s syndrome, technically called hyperadrenocorticism, is a chronic progressive disease and one of the most common endocrine disorders in older dogs. It is named after Dr. Harvey Cushing, who first described the disease in people with pituitary tumors. Cushing’s syndrome develops following prolonged exposure to abnormally high levels of circulating steroid hormones. These hormones are […]

Cricopharyngeal achalasia in dogs: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Cricopharyngeal achalasia is a swallowing disorder that prevents food from passing normally from the pharynx into the esophagus. This condition is rare in dogs and the exact cause is unknown, but it is probably a neurological anomaly. It appears to be more common in the Cocker Spaniel and Springer Spaniel breeds. Signs of a swallowing […]

Constipation in dogs – Causes | Treatments

Constipation in dogs is a condition as frequent as it is uncomfortable and the large number of factors that can cause it causes a very diverse associated symptomatology. Constipation in dogs is characterized by the difficulty that dogs have to defecate normally, given the hardening and dry stools. These, by being retained in the intestinal tract, […]