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Canine cognitive dysfunction. Canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD) is a disease prevalent in dogs that exhibit symptoms of dementia or Alzheimer's disease shown in humans. [1] CCD creates pathological changes in the brain that slow the mental functioning of dogs resulting in loss of memory, motor function, and learned behaviors from training ...
If left untreated, the condition can lead to cataracts, increasing weakness in the legs (neuropathy), malnutrition, ketoacidosis, dehydration, and death. [2] Diabetes mainly affects middle-aged and older dogs, but there are juvenile cases. [3][4][5] The typical canine diabetes patient is middle-aged, female, and overweight at diagnosis.
Tamsulosin. Tamsulosin, sold under the brand name Flomax among others, is a medication used to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and chronic prostatitis and to help with the passage of kidney stones. [6][7][8] The evidence for benefit with a kidney stone is better when the stone is larger. [8] Tamsulosin is taken by mouth.
Dogs are descended from wolves and when wolves hunt and return to their pack, then all of the other wolves swarm them and lick around their face. "The reason they do that is they're asking the ...
And now, thanks to a new pair of prosthetics, he’s even learning another way to move. In this video, Sammy is taking his first real frolic in a field wearing brand-new prosthetic braces on his ...
Dogs suffering from separation anxiety are often "owner addicts." While treatment and management options are available for dogs suffering from separation anxiety, there is no instant cure. However, the disorder can dissipate on its own if the trigger stimulus is removed from its environment or the trigger stimulus is desensitized over a period.
Yes! While any dog can smile, some breeds are genetically predisposed to do it more than others, according to veterinary behavior specialist Dr. Lore Haug. These breeds include Doberman Pinschers ...
The health of dogs is a well studied area in veterinary medicine. Dog health is viewed holistically; it encompasses many different aspects, including disease processes, genetics, and nutritional health, for example. Infectious diseases that affect dogs are important not only from a veterinary standpoint, but also because of the risk to public ...