Sentences with phrase «for dogs with the disease»

Surgical bone extraction is another common procedure for dogs with this disease — specifically the sections of bone that envelope the cord.

What is the general prognosis for a dog with this disease?

The merger will also allow Escondido access to some of San Diego's specialized programs, including its kitten nursery, its animal behavior center and its program for dogs with the disease parvo.

Not exact matches

CARMICHAEL REPLIES: Vaccinating animals is an intriguing idea and one that is clearly more applicable for vector - borne diseases with nonhuman reservoirs (for example, vaccinating dogs to control both canine and human visceral leishmaniasis transmission).

«While further research is needed to conclusively demonstrate a link, the dog may indeed be a sentinel for humans — it shares the same environment, exhibits the same range of diseases, many with the same frequency and responds in a similar way to therapies.»

In May, Columbia University Medical Center pathologist W. Ian Lipkin and his colleagues identified a hepatitis C — like virus in dogs for the first time, suggesting the disease may have jumped to humans through contact with man's best friend 500 to 1,000 years ago, long after dogs were first domesticated.

Being able to identify dogs with this genetic susceptibility could provide a valuable tool for owners, breeders and veterinarians for mitigating the risk of intervertebral disc herniation and resulting spinal cord disease.

Work on gene therapy is showing significant progress for restoring muscle strength and prolonging lives in dogs with a previously incurable, inherited neuromuscular disease.

Having shared the environment with humans ever since its appearance, the dog has been exposed to similar pathogens, and therefore represents an important model system for the study of human diseases.

Big donors, for their part, prefer to work on diseases with a higher death toll or believe that reaching enough dogs is too complicated.

Coupled with the dog domestication bottleneck, this likely simplified the genetic architecture of quantitative traits, including complex disease phenotypes that are not fixed within breeds and were not the subject of selection for novelty.

Gene therapy shows significant progress for restoring muscle strength and prolonging lives in dogs with an incurable, inherited neuromuscular disease

In contrast, the strongest signals of diversifying selection in dogs are all associated with either body size / shape or hair / pigmentation traits, and therefore are unlikely to have been under selection for disease resistance, metabolic adaptations, or behavior.

But are mice and rats good models for these complex diseases, can depression in dogs really equate with depression in people, and how much does that matter?

The film takes place in a dystopian Japanese city called Megasaki «20 years into the future,» where dogs have been scapegoated for carrying toxic diseases and relocated to a grim waste island, by fiat of the despotic, square - shouldered Mayor Kobayashi (voiced by Kunichi Nomura, who helped conceive the story with Anderson, Roman Coppola, and Jason Schwartzman).

Prescription dog food, such as the formula Sofie Jane was on, is often part of a maintenance program for dogs with chronic kidney disease, Dr. Davied says.

Generally, if the activity of the adrenal gland can be controlled, many dogs with this form of Cushing's Disease can live normal lives for many years as long as they take their medication and stay under close medical supervision.

Dogs with skin allergies often require lifetime medication and treatment, while obesity is one of the top health problems for canines and can lead to a variety of diseases, disorders and health complications.

I recommend it for dogs that drink or swim in lakes, ponds or streams, or travel with their owners to different states where the disease is more common.

«Knowledge of the true breed makeup of a dog can help owners work with their vets to be on the lookout for certain diseases they never would have suspected and increase the chances their dog lives a healthy and happy life,» she says.

• Wings comprised of 54 kennels for dogs with isolated airflow to prevent the spread of infectious disease, parasites, and bacteria.

The blood test when used in conjunction with a veterinary exam will help to identify more dogs at an earlier stage in the disease process that need to be referred to a cardiologist for a diagnostic work - up.

If for example your dog get infected with K9 leptospirosis then you should try to know more than your veterinarian knows about that disease.

Dogs who have clinical signs of Lyme disease and have tested positive for exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi should be treated with an appropriate antibiotic like doxycycline.

WiggleLess is a unique veterinary approved back brace for dogs with IVDD (Intervertebral Disc Disease).

It isn't unheard of for dogs with cancer or some sort of kidney disease to require fluids under their skin every day, stressing the importance of seeing a veterinarian regardless of why you think your dog isn't drinking.

This means the ideal protein probably won't come from chicken, and you should consider a higher quality food or a food designed especially for dogs with renal disease.

A special canine liver disease diet may be needed for dogs with canine liver failure.

Familiarize your dog with a tooth brush and handling of its mouth at an early age; for small dogs this is extremely important since dental disease (including periodontitis, tooth loss and systemic infection from oral bacteria) often takes a huge toll on their health in their later years

Methods.: Dogs of various breeds, affected or unaffected with primary glaucoma, were genotyped for the Gly661Arg variant of ADAMTS10, as well as 7 other nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in other genes in the beagle POAG locus that segregate with disease.

In dogs with severe heartworm disease, it may be necessary to treat them with antibiotics, aspirin, steroids, special diets, diuretics to remove fluid accumulations, and drugs to improve heart function prior to treatment for the heartworms.

Because infectious causes of acute cough are common and there is risk for spread of disease, all dogs with acute cough should be treated as if infectious until proven otherwise.

These factors make it a good treat for dogs with kidney disease since the dog's coat will become less healthy and the dog will have a decreased ability to fight off infection.

While it is true that no dog affected with a spinal disease should be bred from, there is a great deal of variance in the appearance of a French Bulldog's spine as compared to, for example, a Labrador Retriever.

The wide range of transfusion needs might include: combating illness or disease, treating an acute blood volume loss and preventative measures in routine surgeries for dogs with bleeding disorders.

I saw dogs with kidney disease rarely live for more than a couple of years.

My findings may not be enough for some people with dogs suffering from kidney disease to switch to a raw or cooked diet, but others may trust their common sense.

Overall, strawberries are an excellent treat choice for your canine companion — they are loaded with vitamins, minerals, and cancer - fighting, anti-inflammatory phytochemicals that can help boost your dog's immune system, reduce the symptoms of existing illness, and lower their risk of developing chronic diseases like arthritis and diabetes.

Commercial diets made for dogs with liver disease such as Hill's Prescription Diet l / d are fortified with the needed vitamins such as antioxidants such as Vitamin E, C, and K.

Most dogs infected with heartworms do not show any signs of disease for as long as two years.

There are some chronic health conditions that may affect our choice of medication for a particular dog (such as epilepsy or liver disease), but this has more to do with how the medication might be processed by the body than any inherent danger of the drug itself.

These characteristics, as well as things like being elderly, overweight, and with heart and / or lung diseases put dogs at higher risk for heatstroke.

The variety of several companies making therapeutic diets for the same condition is a big benefit for the pet owner — if one brand of Rx food does not agree with you dog, there are others to chose from without lowering the chance of success in helping with the treatment of the disease through diet.

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Prevent heartworms with Heartgard Plus for Dogs Heartgard Plus for Dogs up to 25 lbs, 6 Month (Blue) contains ivermectin, which is a broad - spectrum antiparasitic that kills heartworm larvae in the tissue stage before they can cause potentially fatal heartworm disease.

L - carnitine deficiency has been associated with heart disease in both humans and dogs and supplementation with the vitamin - like chemical suggests a beneficial affect for dogs with cardiac arrhythmias and thickening of the heart muscle.

That may mean adjusting your dog's diet to reduce sodium intake for both kidney disease and cardiac problems, medicating with diuretics to get rid of unwanted fluids, and going on anti-seizure medications if that has been an issue.

Echocardiography is also indicated if the cause of the heart murmur is in doubt, as with a younger dog who might have congenital heart disease or in a dog with a breed - risk for dilated cardiomyopathy.

For dogs who have been diagnosed with thyroid disease - it is important that you work with your veterinarian, and monitor your dog closely with their aid.

Officials with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) say many dogs also had no clean drinking water or food, and were suffering from various medical conditions, including skin and eye disease and severe dental issues.