Sentences with phrase «more dogs with diseases»

The researchers now want to collect DNA, provided in a one milliliter blood sample, from more dogs with diseases of the immune system.

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Dogs and raccoons infected with Chagas disease are becoming more common, and the area occupied by infected dogs seems to be expanding noDogs and raccoons infected with Chagas disease are becoming more common, and the area occupied by infected dogs seems to be expanding nodogs seems to be expanding north.

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).

Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease — a common cause of back pain, rear limb paralysis and inability to walk — more frequently in dogs with short legs (dachshund, French bulldog, and Pekingese to name a few.)

Amphotericin B (AmB) is the main active ingredient in the most effective drug used to treat leishmaniasis, a disease which in the Western world mainly affects dogs, but in developing countries affects over 12 million people, with more than 70,000 deaths per year.

The first detailed genetic comparison of purebred domestic dogs promises to rewrite the textbooks with new information about breed classification and insights that may improve canine health by boosting understanding of the more than 350 inherited disorders, including cancer, heart disease, epilepsy, blindness and deafness, which affect dogs.

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.

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 with kidney disease are more prone to getting pancreatitis (a painful inflammation of the pancreas), and a very high - fat diet could prove to be detrimental over time.

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

Dogs with allergies, poor eyelid conformation, a pronounced globe, or ear disease tend to have more difficult disease.

Rare hereditary disease in dogs with hair of multiple colors; more common in Bearded Collies, Basset Hounds, Salukis, Beagles, Dachshunds, and Pointers

The North Carolina State University (2) published a vaccination protocol in 2001 that «highly recommended» vaccination against distemper with a modified live vaccine but noted that, because some studies indicate that dogs are still protected for five years or more when challenged by the disease, «a booster vaccination of every three years among adult dogs is reasonable.»

For dogs who have been diagnosed with Addison's Disease or Cushing's Disease - the situations can be a bit more critical - especially with Addison's.

Usually, blood testing should be performed on an annual basis, especially with Older Dogs and Cats, which are prone to illnesses such as diabetes and kidney disease (among others), which are more easily revealed in their early stages by blood testing, and may otherwise be well hidden by your pet.

In fact, studies have shown that dogs with poor dental health are more likely to suffer with heart disease, liver disease, and kidney diseases.

Age is another significant risk factor, with more dogs between ages 8 and 12 being diagnosed with the disease, and more cats between ages 9 and 13.

So dogs that have their Addison's disease well controlled with medications should produce more concentrated urine.

It is estimated that 1 dog in 10 suffers from some type of heart disease.1 The statistics for valvular heart disease are even more sobering, ranging from 10 percent of young dogs to as high as 35 percent of dogs ages 13 years and older.2 Although there are a number of treatment options for dogs with CHF caused by MMVD, there had been no consensus on what treatments could be beneficial in the preclinical stage of heart disease.3

Owners often find that severely overweight dogs and cats with heart disease that successfully lose weight, appear to have less trouble breathing and are more comfortable.

Partial parenteral nutrition (PPN) is a more practical and manageable procedure than TPN in most settings and has been shown to be a safe and effective way of providing nutrition to dogs with pancreatitis and gastrointestinal disease.

While early stages of PRA may be more difficult to diagnose, most dogs with PRA that are presented for vision loss already have advanced disease and the diagnosis can be made easily at an exam by an experienced veterinary ophthalmologist using indirect ophthalmoscopy.

In dogs and cats with heart disease, loss of appetite can be due to heart failure, side effect of one or more medications, an abrupt change in diet, worsening kidney disease, or other diseases unrelated to the heart.

Smaller dogs have crowded teeth with little space between teeth, and often have more severe plaque accumulation and periodontal disease.

More information on the importance of a proper diet for pets with heart disease, including lists dog and cat foods made especially for these animals, can be found in the Diet section.

Vets will push these dry prescription diets, when in fact a dog with kidney disease needs more moisture, not less.

A dog with kidney disease needs more water to filter out the toxins, so dry kibble is so, so bad.

Now treating dogs with heartworm disease is more straightforward than ever.

However, dogs of any age may be presented and dogs with more severe disease tend to be presented before two years of age.

Two clinical syndromes have been seen in dogs infected with the canine influenza virus — a mild form of the disease and a more severe form that is accompanied by pneumonia.

So it can be used as an adjunctive therapy along with conventional medications for dogs with more severe heart disease.

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 more... MORE Many of these can be symptoms of other diseases, so be sure to see your MORE Many of these can be symptoms of other diseases, so be sure to see your vet.

Dogs with disseminated infection almost always have a more guarded prognosis than dogs with uncomplicated lung diseDogs with disseminated infection almost always have a more guarded prognosis than dogs with uncomplicated lung disedogs with uncomplicated lung disease.

Medical management and conservative therapy is successful more often in cats then dogs with cruciate ligament disease.

The more your dog socializes with other dogs, the higher the risk of exposure to infectious respiratory diseases.

Commercial dog foods generally contain more copper than a dog with copper storage disease can handle.

Home dental care is essential for all dogs but is even more important for dogs with existing periodontal disease.

A thorough physical and orthopedic examination should be performed in all dog diagnosed with a suspected musculoskeletal neoplasm to evaluate for evidence of metastatic disease and plan the most appropriate treatment.Read More»

There are numerous common problems with this area in dogs, ranging from minor broken nails to more devastating diseases like cancer.

Problem: Research has shown that both simple and complex genetic diseases are more likely to be found in dogs with common ancestors.

The more dogs in the area, the more waste matter can be found and, thus, increased risk of contact with contagious disease or parasites.

Aging dogs, dogs with hormone problems, spayed or neutered dogs or dogs suffering from disease can also be more susceptible.

Common dogs (dogs with similar genes) are also more at risk for breed - specific diseases.

And with one child out of 150 in the United States diagnosed with autism, there is more of a need for service dogs now than ever — with 67 million people worldwide affected by the disease.

And with the continuing trend of bringing southern shelter dogs up north, more and more urban dogs can be exposed to heart worm, which is a disease more common below the Mason Dixon line.

And once again, your dog isn't yet protected, but you've once more sent his immune system into a tailspin and made him more likely to catch the flu should he come into contact with another sick dog (and you've also made him more likely to catch any other disease he may come across).

Small dogs are more likely to have gum disease, partly because their teeth are overcrowded in their mouths, and also because their owners tend to baby them more with treats and soft foods.

There is also information to show that those dogs with the more severe lesions are most likely to produce puppies with serious elbow disease.