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Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE) is a disease of dogs characterized by sudden vomiting and bloody diarrhea. The symptoms are usually severe, and HGE can be fatal if not treated. HGE is most common in young adult dogs of any breed, but especially small dogs such as the Toy Poodle and Miniature Schnauzer. [1] It is not contagious.
Many dogs with GDV have cardiac arrhythmias (40% in one study). [4] Chronic GDV in dogs, include symptoms such as loss of appetite, vomiting, and weight loss. [5] Hypovolaemia may occur and in severe cases hypovolaemic shock and hypoperfusion. [1] Blood dyscrasias have been identified in patients with GDV.
Atopy* is an allergy to a substance with which the dog is not necessarily in direct contact. It is a type I hypersensitivity to a substance that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Up to 10 percent of dogs are affected. [79] It is common in dogs, especially seen in breeds such as Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and Shih Tzus. The ...
Symptoms do not usually occur. [9] Genus Besnoitia infects cats that ingest cysts in the tissue of rodents and opossums, but usually do not cause disease. [9] Genus Sarcocystis infects carnivores that ingest cysts from various intermediate hosts. Sarcocystis may cause disease in dogs and cats. [9] Genus Toxoplasma has one important species, T ...
They parasitize in the small intestine and cause anemia and damage to the intestinal mucosa by sucking blood.[19] At about 5–15 mm, the worms are only about one-tenth the length of roundworms, have a hook-shaped angled front end (hence the name "hookworm") and a large mouth capsule with cutting plates.
Shelter dogs often spent time on the street and because they didn’t have access to regular food, they may have developed fast eating habits to get as much food into them as they could.
Tartar build-up in dogs is caused by a combination of a few different things accumulating in their mouth. These include: Bacteria in the mouth help to form plaque, a sticky film that clings to teeth.
All forms of portosystemic shunts produce various neurological, gastrointestinal, and urinary symptoms. [3]Symptoms of congenital PSS usually appear by six months of age [4] and include failure to gain weight, vomiting, and signs of hepatic encephalopathy (a condition where toxins normally removed by the liver accumulate in the blood and impair the function of brain cells) such as seizures ...