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Coccidiosis in Dogs & Cats – A Problematic Intestinal Parasitic Infection

2018-04-30 by CriticalCareDVM

The environment contains all sorts of infectious organisms, little microscopic critters that can cause illness in our beloved dogs and cats. One such infection called coccidiosis is a common parasitic infection of the small intestine. Given the prevalence of this disease, I wanted to share some useful information about it in this week’s post. Happy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: anorexia, asexual, coccidia, coccidiocidal, coccidiosis, coccidiostats, cysts, diarrhea, endodyogeny, gametogony, hyporexia, Isospora, merogony, oocyst, sexual, sulfa, sulfonamides, vomiting, weight loss, zygote

Separation Anxiety – When Your Dog Is Scared You Won’t Come Back

2017-10-02 by CriticalCareDVM

I think it’s fair to say most pet parents believe their fur babies can’t be without them. I see it every time I recommend a pet be hospitalized – “Fluffy can’t stay in the hospital without me” or “Lucky won’t be able to cope without me being with him.” However, most of the time – … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: aggression, amitriptyline, anorexia, Clomicalm, clomipramine, Clonidine, DAP, diazepam, dog-appeasing pheromone, Elavil, fluoxetine, gabapentin, Lovan, melatonin, Prozac, Reconcile, relaxation, separation anxiety, serotonin, SSRI, TCA, trazadone, tricyclic antidepressant, Valium, vocalization

Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea Syndrome (AHDS) – A Cause of Bloody Feces in Dogs

2017-03-13 by CriticalCareDVM

No dog parent wants to clean up diarrhea. Cleaning up bloody diarrhea is even more unpleasant. Unfortunately, the development of acute bloody diarrhea is not an uncommon occurrence in our canine companions. Such a malady is called Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea Syndrome or AHDS. Formally called Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (HGE), this ailment can be debilitating and potentially … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: acute, AHDS, albumin, analgesia, anorexia, antibiotic, bacterial translocation, CBC, clostridium, coagulation, diarrhea, feeding tube, HCT, hemocrit, hemorrhagic, hyporexia, nausea, nutrition, PCV, perfringens, PT/PTT, toy, Type A, vomiting, Yorkshire

Cytauxzoonosis – A Dangerous Tick-Borne Disease in Cats

2016-10-24 by CriticalCareDVM

When most pet parents think of think of tick-borne diseases affecting pets, they think about infections in dogs. Common examples of such ailments in dogs are Lyme disease (borreliosis), ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (rickettsiosis), babesiosis, bartonellosis, anaplasmosis, and hepatozoonosis. Yet we should not forget about cats! They, too, can be infected by the bite of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: anorexia, cytauxzoonosis, erythrocyte, fever, hemolytic anemia, icterus, lethargy, merozoites, piroplasm, reticuloendothelial cell, seizures, sporozoite, tick

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