Sentences with phrase «affect cats than dogs»

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This condition, however, is more likely to affect dogs more than cats — puppies just over a year old in age are most prone to this.

Kittens and outdoor cats are more commonly affected with ear mites than dogs or felines that live indoors.

Dogs are affected by ear mites much more rarely than cats, though, especially if they don't live with cats that go outside.

Cats are more commonly affected than dogs.

More than 90 brands of dog and cat food were affected, and eventually it was traced to a specific ingredient, namely wheat gluten from China.

A noise phobia can affect any pet, but the issue is more common in dogs than cats.

The addition of FOS to feline diets at 0.75 % (DM) did not affect duodenal flora, but it did increase the numbers of lactobacilli and reduce the numbers of E. coli in the fecal flora of healthy cats.24, 25 Healthy German shepherds believed to have bacterial overgrowth were supplemented with FOS at 1.0 % (AF) of their diet.26 Changes were recognized in the duodenal bacterial flora but these changes were of less magnitude than seen in normal dogs for these parameters.

Did you know that dental disease is the most common illness in pets, affecting more than 75 % of cats and dogs by the age of 3?

Issues affecting exotic pets, such as reptiles and birds, can make looking after these non-traditional pets more challenging than simply caring for a dog or cat.

In contrast to dogs, the majority of heart disease in cats affects the muscular part of the heart, rather than its valves, electrical system or the sac surrounding the heart.

Recent studies that have looked dietary protein in healthy older dogs and dogs with kidney failure have shown that protein does not adversely affect the kidneys.1, 2 Protein levels in complete, balanced diets do not adversely affect the kidney function of healthy older pets.3 Phosphorus restriction, rather than protein restriction, is important once dogs or cats develop kidney disease.

«Cats are more frequently adversely affected by topical flea preventatives than dogs are because their grooming and licking behavior leads them to ingest more of the product,» says Dr. Tina Wismer, a veterinarian at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center and an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois.

For whatever reason, cats are five to six times more likely to be affected by the disease than dogs, and three times more than horses.

Cats seem to be affected more than dogs; however, under the right conditions canines can be vulnerable as well.

Dogs are much more frequently affected than cats.

It's estimated that more than two - thirds of dogs and cats over three years of age suffer from some degree of periodontitis, making it by far the most common disease affecting our pets.

Cavities are rare in pets, affecting less than 5 % of all dogs and even fewer cats, according to Dr. Jules Benson, vice president of veterinary services at Petplan pet insurance.