21st October 2009
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCP Disease) is a congenital (present at birth) degeneration of the bone end. LCP disease of the hip joint that results in abnormal deformity of the ball of the hip joint, caused by the disruption of the blood supply to the hea...
08th October 2009
Blastomycosis of Blasto is a systemic fungal disease that primarily affects dogs and humans, but has also been known to infect cats, sea lions and horses. It is caused by the fungal organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, which is found as a mold in the soil o...
22nd September 2009
Retinal dysplasia refers to a disorder in which the cells and layer of retinal tissue did not develop properly. It is usually a nonprogressive disease and can be caused by viral infections, drugs, vitamin A deficiency, or genetic defects. Retinal dysplasi...
15th September 2009
Hypothyroidism or Sluggish Thyroid Gland is a disorder of dog's thyroid gland, the most common hormone or endocrine gland deficiency in dogs. This gland has a number of functions and serve as master of all endocrine glands, thyroid is most well known for ...
29th August 2009
Spondylosis deformans (sometimes called Bone Spurs) is a condition in which bridges are formed along the ventral (bottom) parts of the vertebrae of dogs. Human, domestic cat, bull and even whales have been diagnosed with this condition. The term “spondy...
11th August 2009
Dancing Doberman disease (DDD or Distal Polyneuropathy) - also known as Dancing Doberman Syndrome - is a disease only seen in Doberman dogs, primarily affects their gastrocnemius muscle. A simple description of DDD is one of a progressive disease, usually...
29th July 2009
In its simplest terms, Pyometra (Pyo means "pus" and Metra refers to "uterus") is an infection in the uterus. The disease mainly affecting middle-aged female dogs that have not been spayed. Pyometra is a hormonal abnormality, and a secondary bacterial inf...
06th July 2009
Protozoal diseases are caused by protozoans, a term Scientist referring to a unicellular heterotrophic protist, such as an amoeba or a ciliate that are causing parasitic infectious diseases on mammals. Protozoa can reproduce and colonize on host body and ...
27th June 2009
Do you love your dog that much? Then you must know that there are viral diseases that might infect your dog. Some of these could be fatal. As such, it is important to be aware and know these viral infections and diseases so that you will know how to preve...
12th June 2009
Dental and oral problems are important to learn, to prevent and to cure. Dogs may not live to the fullest if there's something that bothers on their mouth. Mouth and teeth diseases will also keep the dog owner from getting too close because of unpleasan...
10th March 2009
Melanoma is a form of cancer in which the pigment-producing cells of the skin (dogs with pigmented dark skin) known as melanocytes multiply in an erratic fashion eventually invading the tissues that surround them. As a group, melanomas can be either ben...
26th February 2009
Epulis is the most common type of benign or non-cancerous tumor in dog's mouth. A benign tumor is one that does not spread to other parts of the body. However, an epulis can be "locally invasive," which means that it can grow into the tissues surroundin...
09th February 2009
Septic Arthritis (in other terms as Bacterial Arthritis or Infectious Arthritis) is an infection in the fluid and tissues of joint cavity most commonly caused by bacteria. It is considered a dangerous form of acute arthritis in dogs because just like ot...
22nd January 2009
Acute renal failure or ARF is characterized by a rapid onset of renal insufficiency/failure, reduction in glomerular filtration rate and renal plasma flow, and the clinical and biochemical aftermath of the excretory failure. This is a serious form of ki...
09th January 2009
Cardiomyopathy refers to disease of the heart muscle (the myocardium) without malformation of the heart or its valves. The term cardiomyopathy literally means "sick heart muscle." There is a breed predisposition to dilated cardiomyopathy in giant breed...
