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The most common form of sterilization in dogs and cats is surgical, spaying in females and castration in males. Non-surgical fertility control can either result in sterilization or temporary contraception and could offer a cheaper way to keep wild dog and cat populations under control. As of 2019, only contraceptives are commercially available.
"My male German Shorthaired Pointer is red all over. Red ears, red eyelids, and red private parts, including anus and tummy. Behr is 19 months old and weighs 59.6 lbs. He previously weighed 64 lbs ...
1. Ketogenic Diet. Cancer cells rely on glucose for energy to grow. The ketogenic diet is a way to provide an alternative energy source to normal cells in the dog's body while starving the cancer ...
Treatment of an infected dog is difficult, involving an attempt to poison the healthy worm with arsenic compounds without killing the weakened dog, and may not succeed. Prevention is recommended via the use of heartworm prophylactics , which contain a compound that kills the larvae immediately upon infection without harming the dog.
Symptoms and characteristics of PCOS include irregular periods or missed periods, excess body hair or thinning hair, weight gain, acne. PCOS is correlated with other metabolic comorbidities. One of large concern is obesity and insulin resistance. This is of high interest when assessing treatment and management of PCOS.
Elena Shlyapnikova/getty images. 1. You’ve Almost Hit Menopause. Women in perimenopause may have delayed menstrual periods due to a natural decline in ovarian function. “Perimenopause begins ...
The mainstay of treatment is hormone replacement therapy for the hormones that are missing. [17] Treatment plans and dosages should be individualized by an endocrinologist. Glucocorticoids may be administered to address or prevent an adrenal crisis, a potential serious complication of Sheehan's syndrome. [5]
Currently, diabetic dogs receiving treatment have the same expected lifespan as non-diabetic dogs of the same age and gender. [ 7 ] The condition is commonly divided into two types, depending on the origin of the condition: type 1 and type 2.