Rabies is a viral disease that causes severe damage to an animal’s nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord. Rabies affects all mammals, including cats, and is spread when an infected animal bites another. In this article, our vet experts ex
If you have both cats and dogs in your home or around the homestead, be aware that dogs can also be vulnerable to cat scratch fever. Dogs may exhibit similar symptoms (or lack of) to cats affected by Bartonella, though they often display more neurological issues than cats do. In particula...
Fauna—auditory effects, behaviour, development, endocrine function, genotoxicity, hematological/immunological effects, mortality, neurological effects, (non-genotoxic) cellular effects, ocular effects, physiological effects, population abundance/decline, reception/orientation Flora—biochemical effects, (non-genoto...
What Causes Fits in Dogs? Fits, or seizures, in dogs are often caused by factors like genetic predisposition, neurological disorders, and exposure to toxins. Understanding the triggers of seizures can help pet owners take the right preventive measures, aiding in their dog’s overall well-being....
AHE is an incurable brain disease which presents in puppies and causes neurological issues due to the dog’s inability to properly process thiamine received from food. Genetic testing can help to identify carriers of AHE. Which Is Longer Lived?
This problem causes neurological symptoms, like abnormal gait, swaying, and muscle tremors, among others. Scottish Terriers can be difficult ‘whelpers.’It’s common for female Scotties to beunable to give birth naturally. Many mothers need a cesarean to deliver their pups due to abnormalities ...
neurological disease that does not allow a dog to swallow cancer of the mouth or throat pain (like arthritis of the neck) Physical (not hungry): poisons bloat (gastric dilatation volvulus) cancer blocked intestine systemic disease with organ failure ...
This chapter summarizes the methodological issues and empirical findings on the acuity of perception of interoceptive information, dubbed interoceptive accuracy. Both homeostatic (classic visceroceptive channels, thermosensation, itch, pain, affective touch, muscle fatigue, chemical senses), and somatosensory...
for instance, can lead to paralytic shellfish poisoning. The symptoms of this condition arise within hours and include gastrointestinal discomfort, neurological issues like tingling in the limbs and mental changes, rapid heart action, high blood pressure, and eventually asphyxiation or respiratory paralys...
Some researchers consider the variability among rodent strains to be similar to the ethnic diversity in the human T2DM population and argue that multiple phenotypic variations provide a selection pool for finding suitable models.41 However, in reality, this variability among strains causes more ...