Idiopathic epilepsy in dogs.These are sometimes also called temporal lobe seizures. They usually affect dogs between 6 months and 6 years of age. Although any dog can have a seizure, idiopathic epilepsy is more common in border collies, Australian shepherds, Labrador retrievers, beagles, Belgian T...
Canine parvovirus (CPV) is a virus that affects the lining of the gastrointestinal system and, in some cases, the heart muscle. Most cases involve puppies between the ages of 6 weeks and 6 months, but it can also affect older and younger dogs. It is related to the feline panleukopenia vi...
Yellow feces can be an emergency related to liver disease or failure,zinc poisoning, immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, or an overgrowth of certain bacterial pathogens. Health Tools Not sure whether to see a vet? Answer a few questions about your pet's symptom, and our vet-created Symptom Check...
For most children with no bleeding or anemia (which can often signal hidden bleeding), 7 – 10 days is a sufficient time on the bowel rest diet to calm inflammation and clear allergens.For people with a diagnosis of IBD, colitis or Crohn’s, the duration varies between 3 weeks and 6 we...
Older maternal age (over 35 years old) African-American or Native-American ethnic groups and a listing of many varied background elements (lower socioeconomic status,smoking, unmarried, unemployed, use of illicitdrugs, maternal history of sexual or physical abuse, history of incarceration, having ...
In fact, up to 14% of all adults in Western countries have a fungal infection of the nails. This percentage increases to 20% of adults who are age 60 or older. Toenail fungus is much more common than fingernail fungus. In reality, abnormal-looking nails may be caused by several ...
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML, myeloid = myelogenous = myeloblastic) is characterized by gradual onset of anemia associated with marked enlargement of the spleen, liver or lymph nodes over a period which exceeds one year. By contrast, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML, which occurs nearly twice as ...
“The most common tapeworm species we see in dogs and cats is Dipylidium species, which is contracted from consuming an infected flea," said Taylor Truitt, a doctor of veterinary medicine of the Vet Set and Petsmile. "While fairly innocuous in older dogs and cats, large infections in puppie...
In fact, up to 14% of all adults in Western countries have a fungal infection of the nails. This percentage increases to 20% of adults who are age 60 or older. Toenail fungus is much more common than fingernail fungus. In reality, abnormal-looking nails may be caused by several ...
Experiments in dogsand mice with narcolepsy suggest an abnormal hypocretin system as a cause for the development of their narcolepsy. People with narcolepsy have been found to have a markedly decreased number of hypocretin nerve cells in the brain. They also have a decreased level of hypocretins ...