Canine Demodicosis
Demodex mites are normal inhabitants of the dog’s skin. In healthy animals they are few numbers and do not cause disease. This parasite lives inside the hair follicle and associated glands and because...
View ArticleThe sarcoptic mange or scabiosis
Last time we tooke your attention to the canine Demodex. Today we come to you with another kind of mange: sarcoptic mange or scabiosis The sarcoptic mange or scabiosis, is caused by a mite of the...
View ArticleDog Parvovirosis
Dog parvovirosis (or just parvo) is a highly contagious disease that mainly affects puppies that are between six weeks and six months old. The disease is caused by the ubiquitous type 2b canine...
View ArticleDog Glaucoma
Glaucoma is defined as an abnormally increased intraocular pressure and is a fairly common disease in certain genetically predisposed dog breeds such as American Cocker Spaniel, Basset Hound, Chow...
View ArticleHappy Christmas
In this time of love e fraternity Animal Lover want share with you a Christmas video God bless all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV_TDD2k7yk&feature=youtu.be
View ArticleCanine Cognitive Dysfunction
Dogs are living longer than ever due to high quality veterinary care and nutrition. And with increasing age comes new found diseases, some of them similar to human geriatric pathologies. Canine...
View ArticleCanine hip dysplasia
The hip joint is the attachment of the hind leg to the body and is roughly composed by the head of the femur (leg) and the acetabulum (pelvis). In a normal joint the head of the femur freely within the...
View ArticleToxoplasmosis in Cats
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. Cats become infected by eating meat of infected prey or Toxoplasma eggs in the ground. The life cycle of...
View ArticleCanine heartworm disease or dirofilariasis
Heartworm disease is a parasitic infection of the right side of the heart and large vessel that lead to the lungs. It is caused by a nematode parasite called Dirofilaria immitis, hence the name...
View ArticleFlea allergy dermatitis
Allergy is an exacerbated immunologic reaction to substances that the organism would normally tolerate. When it occurs in the skin it gives rise to itching (pruritus), redness (erytrema) and swelling...
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