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Parasites, including fleas and mites, are a common cause of skin disease in dogs, according to Dr. MacMillan. If your dog is allergic to flea saliva, they could develop flea allergy dermatitis ...
The United States Food and Drugs Administration is warning pet owners about a common medication given to pets to treat arthritis. The F.D.A. now says that the drug Librela may be associated with ...
Puppies can have vomiting and diarrhea, become dehydrated, and can even have bloody stools. The treatment is just an antibiotic, and most puppies do fine after medication, but you do need to take ...
The possibility of peritonitis is the reason why acute appendicitis warrants rapid evaluation and treatment. People with suspected appendicitis may have to undergo a medical evacuation. Appendectomies have occasionally been performed in emergency conditions (i.e., not in a proper hospital) when a timely medical evacuation was impossible.
There has been significant recent trial evidence that uncomplicated appendicitis can be treated with either antibiotics or appendicectomy, [4] [5] with 51% of those treated with antibiotics avoiding an appendectomy after 3 years. [6] After appendicectomy the main difference in treatment is the length of time the antibiotics are administered.
The combination of inflammation, reduced blood flow to the appendix, and distention of the appendix causes tissue injury, and tissue death. [6] If this process is left untreated, the appendix may burst, releasing bacteria into the abdominal cavity, leading to increased complications. [6] [7]
Half the dogs received bedinvetmab and half the dogs received a sterile saline injection every 28 days for a total of three doses. [5] Before treatment and on various days throughout the study, owners used the Canine Brief Pain Inventory (CBPI) assessment tool to measure the severity of the dog's pain and the degree to which the pain interfered ...
6. Worms and other parasitic infections. With heavy worm burdens or certain parasitic infections, dogs can vomit. You may see worms in the vomit, but an absence of worms doesn’t mean parasites ...