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  2. Liver shunt in dogs: Vet explains the symptoms, causes, and ...

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    In dogs with a liver shunt, some of this blood bypasses the liver, preventing it from filtering toxins and nutrients. This can cause toxins and waste to build up in the body, which can lead to ...

  3. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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    It is a rare disease in dogs, with cats seven to ten times more likely to be infected. The disease in dogs can affect the lungs and skin, but more commonly the eye and central nervous system. [20] Ringworm is a fungal skin disease that in dogs is caused by Microsporum canis (70%), Microsporum gypseum (20%), and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (10% ...

  4. Infectious canine hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms include fever, depression, loss of appetite, coughing, and a tender abdomen. Corneal edema and signs of liver disease, such as jaundice, vomiting, and hepatic encephalopathy, may also occur. Severe cases will develop bleeding disorders, which can cause hematomas to form in the mouth. [1] Death can occur secondary to this or the liver ...

  5. Hepatic microvascular dysplasia - Wikipedia

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    Hepatic microvascular dysplasia (HMD or MVD) or portal atresia is a disorder where mixing of venous blood and arterial blood in the liver occurs at the microscopic level. It occurs most commonly in certain dog breeds such as the Cairn and Yorkshire terriers although any dog breed may be at risk. [1] [2] [3] This disease may also be found in cats.

  6. Portosystemic shunts in animals - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Skin conditions in dogs: Symptoms, causes, and how to help - AOL

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    The dog then causes further trauma to the skin by itching and rubbing at the area, leading to a secondary bacterial infection." Acute moist dermatitis: Symptoms A patch of moist, inflamed skin ...

  8. Presence of parasite that's deadly for dogs now confirmed in ...

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    The parasite can cause canine schistosomiasis, an illness that affects the liver and intestines of dogs, according to Dillman. Read more: It hit 120 degrees in this California town. For the ...

  9. Congenital portosystemic shunt - Wikipedia

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    The presence of a shunt, a bypass of the liver, causes blood to flow directly to the heart. This blood is no longer filtered by the liver and reaches the systemic circulation, resulting in a number of symptoms and complications with effects on the cardiovascular, neurophysiological, gastro-intestinal, urinary and endocrinal systems. [5]