Feline diabetes is a common endocrine disease of cats. Common signs of diabetes include increased thirst, increased urination and weight loss in spite of an increase in appetite.…
Canine ehrlichiosis is an acute to chronic infectious disease that is transmitted to dogs by ticks. Ehrlichiosis can affect multiple organ systems and present with a variety of…
Feline fatty liver disease or hepatic lipidosis is a potentially life-threatening syndrome in cats caused by excessive accumulation of lipid (fat) in the cells of the liver and…
Canine chronic gastritis is a condition that may be caused by many different disease processes, all of which result in irritation of the lining of the stomach. Chronic gastritis…
Feline heartworm disease is a disease caused by a parasite, Dirofilaria immitis, that lodges in the heart and primarily affects the lungs in the cat, as opposed to affecting the…
Canine Hemangiosarcoma is a highly malignant form of cancer that comes from the vascular endothelium (lining of blood vessels). Hemangiosarcoma can arise from blood vessels…
Feline hyperthyroidism is a condition in which one or both thyroid glands become overactive. If left untreated, the resulting excess of thyroid hormones has harmful effects,…
Feline leukemia virus is a viral disease of domestic cats that impairs immune system function and causes some types of cancer. It is caused by a retrovirus that cats shed in high…
Ingestion of lilies by cats can lead to acute renal failure.
Common name: Lily poisoning
Scientific name: Lily nephrotoxicosis
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The condition affects only cats…
Lymphoma is one of the most common forms of cancer diagnosed in cats. Lymphoma is a cancer of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell found throughout the body. Diagnosis and…
Melanoma is a type of cancer in dogs. Find out how Melanoma in dogs is diagnosed and the treatment your dog will need if it's diagnosed with canine melanoma
Toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite that lives inside cells. Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease, which means that people can acquire the infection from animals. Any mammal can…