Sentences with phrase «disease in dogs so»

This is a fairly common approach to persistent periodontal disease in dogs so there is a lot of evidence to suggest it doesn't cause problems very often.

This is a relatively new cause of disease in dogs so nearly all dogs are susceptible to infection.

Millions of dollars are spent every year looking for sources and cures of disease in dogs so that we can offer them better lives.

Not exact matches

«So to me it was sort of natural to put dog studies in the context of human disease.»

So, if you have dropsy, gout, or jaundice, by including some of your warm blood in the shell and white of an egg, which, exposed to a gentle heat, and mixed with a bait of flesh, you shall give to a hungry dog or hog, the disease shall instantly pass from you into the animal, and leave you entirely.

Most inherited diseases are associated with inbreeding, so the diseases don't exist in wild canids and should be less common in feral dogs.

«The dog has a retina very similar to ours, much more so than mice, so when you want to bring a visual therapy to the clinic, you want to first show that it works in a large animal model of the disease,» said lead researcher Ehud Isacoff, professor of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley.

In terms of genetics, dogs are very similar within, but diverse across breeds, and so they offer a unique possibility to study genetic factors driving inherited diseases.

Vaccinations introduce modified or dead forms of the disease - causing organisms so that your dog's immune system can mount an immune response, «remembering» these organisms and if the real organisms are encountered in future, the immune system can be better prepared to fight them off.

Dr Tan agrees: «As long as the pet's vitals are normal and monitored closely during surgery, sterilisation can still be performed on older patients, especially so if they're suffering from diseases like prostatis or prostate enlargement in male dogs and pyometra in female dogs or cats.»

Breed of dog plays a major factor here so when selecting a breed in the «high risk group», the only way to increase your odds of a healthy dog is to choose a pup from a breeder that screens there stock and has made efforts to try and rid this hereditary disease from their lines.

Lyme disease is so common here that one out of six dogs tested in Albemarle County in 2015 was positive for Lyme.

Once a dog has periodontal disease, there is no cure, so prevention is crucial in keeping him happy and healthy.

For example, when I taught one vet in Pakistan how to position dogs and read the films to look for degenerative joint disease (DJD), we had to sneak in through the side door of an M.D.'s clinic so we could use his radiography equipment.

Sources of fat give your dog low - phosphorous calories, so a diet healthy in quality fats is excellent for any stage of renal disease.

The vaccinated dogs in this study were literally destroying their own collagen (as well as their own DNA and other important substances), and nobody thought «aha, maybe this is why our dogs are being hit so hard with joint disease and we can't breed it out of them.»

So if you're alarmed by leptospirosis in dogs and wondering whether you should give your dog the leptospirosis vaccine, you may first want to read some facts about the disease and the vaccine.

In fact, most dogs have healthy genes, it's the external factors, not their DNA that causes the development of so many diseases.

Not only are you at risk for losing your beloved pet prematurely, often dog owners don't know how to feed their pets so that they get the proper nutrition to avert some of the signs and symptoms common to the illnesses, increase organ function, and avoid the complications inherent in either disease.

Periodontal disease occurs under the gum line, so each tooth — 42 in the dog, and 30 in the cat — needs to be examined and probed for pockets in the gums; if your pet has any level of periodontal disease, this will be painful.

The reason this disease seems so common, and is even named «Kennel» cough, is that wherever there are numbers of dogs confined together in an enclosed environment such as a kennel, animal shelter, or indoor dog show, the disease is much more likely to be spread.

A member selling any Westie which he / she knows to have a physical condition, serious deviations from the standard or hereditary condition (disease)(exception's see # 9) which indicates that the breeding of the dog would be detrimental to the welfare of the breed, will so inform the buyer in writing.

A large breeding facility or a puppy mill will often have problems with parvo and other diseases because so many dogs are kept in cages next to each other.

The area of genetic testing in dogs is so active that the prediction is that within a decade that there will be genetic tests for most of the genetic diseases in dogs.

Start vaccinating against distemper in puppyhood so your dog never suffers the effects of this contagious disease.

In early studies, we have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the CT pneumocolonography procedure in normal dogs, but it is important that we learn to accurately interpret the imaging findings for a wide variety of disease processes in clinical patients so that our CT diagnoses are accuratIn early studies, we have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the CT pneumocolonography procedure in normal dogs, but it is important that we learn to accurately interpret the imaging findings for a wide variety of disease processes in clinical patients so that our CT diagnoses are accuratin normal dogs, but it is important that we learn to accurately interpret the imaging findings for a wide variety of disease processes in clinical patients so that our CT diagnoses are accuratin clinical patients so that our CT diagnoses are accurate.

The first class is for dogs between 13 - 16 inches, and the second is for dogs under 13 inches.Breed Specific Health Issues: Some dogs can have heart disease, back problems, eye disease, and epilepsy in their lines, so a full health test should have been performed on the parents of any puppy you are considering.

In the Tampa Bay area, one vet had to hold 230 dogs in their office so they wouldn't spread the diseasIn the Tampa Bay area, one vet had to hold 230 dogs in their office so they wouldn't spread the diseasin their office so they wouldn't spread the disease.

Fleas should be carefully controlled in any dog or cat that has skin disease, so keeping after good flea control is also important.

Like every good sales pitch, this so called Pet Health Information first tells consumers (yes, we pet owners are consumers), what issue they need to solve (in this case, influenza is very a very contagious disease that kills 8 % of dogs diagnosed with it), how they can solve the problem (with vaccination), and who the target audience is (basically, anyone puppy / dog that will come in contact with another puppy / dog).

A number of illnesses mimic thyroid disease, so blood chemistry is studied in conjunction with other symptoms to determine what might be ailing your dog.

Vaccinations contain a weakened form of real pathogens, so, if properly administered, they help a dog's immune system to mount a defense when meeting the disease in real life.

Lyme disease is not as commonly diagnosed in cats as it is in dogs, maybe because cats are so good at grooming themselves and removing ticks before they have a chance to attach and transmit the disease.

Radiographic results can be used in conjunction with other diagnostic tools, such as auscultation and echocardiogram (ECHO), to confirm if a dog is developing heart disease and if so, if the dog is at the preclinical stage (eg, B1 or B2) or has progressed into heart failure.

This disease is more common in dogs than cats, so most of the literature on pets that I found relates to dogs.

Fleas suck the dog's blood and, in doing so, can infect it with infectious diseases.

Beyond the typical thoughts that the good breeders should CERT for hips, eyes and breed specific diseases, etc., and know quite a bit about genetics, my criticisms of breeders, even the so - called good ones, are more social in nature in regard to how they affect the social lives of the dogs they have bred, their owner selection process, and the possibility of the dog's success in staying in a home for life.

Usually, what they're worried about is your dog catching the disease at their facility, so if you agree in writing not to hold them liable, they may agree to waive the vaccination requirement.

Not all ED affected dogs will have clinical disease, so screening of apparently normal Aussies in ED families is very important.

I hope in the future more breeders will take advantage of the DNA test for this disease so they are aware if their dogs are carriers.

So we found a dog like this on the street and he is really friendly and loves everyone in my neighborhood but I'm worried about the diseases they can get?

Good infection control practices can reduce that risk, so dog owners involved in shows, sports, or other activities with their dogs or who board their dogs at kennels should ask whether respiratory disease has been a problem there, and whether the facility has a plan for isolating dogs that develop respiratory disease and for notifying owners if their dogs have been exposed to dogs with respiratory disease.

They have found the genetic defect in some neurologic diseases such as Border Terrier's leukoid encephalopathy, Ridgebacks that start with twitching, and syndromic epilepsy, a neonatal epilepsy in Standard Poodle but there had been so much pleomorphism in epileptic dog's GWASP.

All dog vaccinations (dog vaccines) are made from the bacteria or viruses of the disease, but they are either given in a dead form or so weak that the disease can not be given to a puppy.

Hysterectomy risks in female dogs are intervertebral disk disease, Myasthenia Gravis, muscle weakness, a doubled risk of splenic hemangiosarcoma, and bladder and urinary tract infections are so common they are called «spay incontinence».

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The purpose of the OFA Eye Certification Registry (ECR) is to provide dog breed information regarding canine eye diseases so that they may make informed breeding decisions in an effort to produce healthier dogs.

Signs of dementia in dogs include disorientation, confusion, pacing / wandering, standing in corners as if lost, going to the wrong side of an opening door, vocalization, withdrawal / not interacting with family as much, urinary / fecal accidents, change in sleeping patterns, restlessness and more... MORE Many of these can be symptoms of other diseases, so be sure to see your vet.

Ticks can pass on diseases such as Lyme disease, so if you live in an area with ticks (most of the country now), do frequent tick checks all over your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel's (dog's) body — especially for Cavalier puppies, whose immune systems are not yet developed.

There is no scientific evidence that any treatment intended to kill adult heartworms in dogs will safely do so in cats and increase their infection survival rate.6 Administration of melarsomine, the compound labeled for treatment of adult heartworms in dogs, is not as effective in cats and its administration is frequently fatal.7, 8 For these reasons, «treatment» of feline heartworm disease focuses on controlling clinical signs related to the disease process.