Sentences with phrase «of affected animals»

Medical management is widely used and is appropriate for the majority of affected animals.

These are controlled by environmental sanitation and treatment of all affected animals.

Any breeder who has had a case diagnosed should send me a 5 generation pedigree of the case animal stating the sex of the affected animal (s) and the age at onset.

It is caused by large worms (1 foot in length) that live inside the heart and lungs of affected animals which causes severe lung and heart disease.

This causes the metabolic rate of the affected animal to be much lower than normal.

Take appropriate care with near relatives of affected animals and cease breeding them if they frequently produce the disease.

These tests may allow identification of both affected animals and genetic carriers to aid further in making informed breeding decisions.

The prognosis for dogs with any form of cancer is highly variable, depending upon the type of cancer involved, the location of the tumor (s), whether the cancer is malignant and has metastasized, whether the disease was caught early or late in its progress, the commitment and financial status of the owner and the body condition, appetite, activity level and overall health of the affected animal.

Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) invade the heart, lungs, and blood vessels of affected animals.

Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency in Basenji dogs is an inherited lack of an enzyme (pyruvate kinase) in the red blood cells of an affected animal.

Both parents of an affected animal must be carriers of the recessive gene.

Diabetes mellitus is also known as «sugar diabetes» because of the elevation in the levels of glucose in the blood and urine of affected animals.

All but four of the affected animals in this study experienced recurring grand mal seizures, with seizure duration varying from 30 seconds to 4 minutes.

We have mouse models for many of these diseases, says Zeng, so we can treat the brains of affected animals with the same dye - and - dice approach.

«Although we used mice that had an increased genetic disposition towards Crohn's - type inflammation, they did not develop symptoms until we implanted the intestinal bacteria of affected animals,» explains Prof. Dirk Haller, TUM Chair of Nutrition and Immunology.

White cottony fungal growth is seen on the snouts of affected animals, a prominent sign of White Nose Syndrome (WNS).

«As with any genetic problem, early diagnosis of the affected animals can keep them from being used for breeding and, therefore, should help reduce or eliminate the gene from the breed,» Dr. Best explains.

DM (Degenerative Myelopathy) is a debilitating neurological condition which results in crippling of some affected animals as they enter their elder years.

Ear mites in dogs, or Otodectes Cynotis are microscopic parasites that live deep within the ears of affected animals.

Prevention and control depend on early detection and elimination of affected animals, as well as complete quarantine.

Average age of affected animals is 5 years with a predominance in male animals.

It can also make simple culling of all affected animals a more difficult task.

The name, panleucopenia, is derived from the low count (leucopenia) of white blood cells (leucocytes in the immune system) characteristic of affected animals.

Since the current illnesses and deaths affecting our pets is still a mystery, FDA scientists, in conjunction with academia and industry, are reviewing blood and tissue samples of the affected animals to understand how wheat gluten contaminated with melamine contributed to the pets» illnesses.

Control of the problem lies in the hands of owners and the Club, so that the identity of affected animals is known.

Heartworms are worms that infect the heart of the affected animal and damage the heart tissue eventually leading to death.

There is no single effective treatment for IBD, so management of each affected animal requires some trial and error.

Surgical correction is usually recommended and often alleviates the pain, however owners of affected animals (including close relatives) should not be used for breeding.

In appropriate cases, we offer medical treatment of pyometra and manage the subsequent breeding of affected animals.

Specific environmental risk factors have not yet been evaluated in diabetic dogs, and prospective epidemiological investigation of affected animals and age - matched nondiabetic controls is indicated.

Diagnosis is considered a diagnosis of exclusion, as truly the only way to definitively diagnose this disorder is to microscopically examine the spinal cord of the affected animal after death.

Therapy of the condition is important in order to decrease the risk of infestation to humans in the vicinity of the affected animal when suitable mosquito vectors are present (Baneth et al., 2002).

Hip dysplasia is looseness of the hip joint and can affect both the hind legs of the affected animal.

The VET has been deployed in the Bastrop area since the beginning of last week, and anticipates returning to College Station toward the end of this week as the fire is brought under control and local responders and veterinary practitioners are able to meet the needs of the affected animals.

In the recent Napa - Sonoma firestorm, NapaCART worked closely with the Office of Emergency Services to assist in the evacuation, shelter and veterinary care of affected animals.

Heartworms are every bit as disgusting and horrifying as the name suggests — they live inside the heart, lungs, and arteries of affected animals.

This process will most effectively be carried out at home by the owner's introduction of what is termed a «novel» diet, which is based on the fact that most feline food allergies are traceable to the protein or carbohydrate content of an affected animal's normal fare.

The site contains plant images, pictures of affected animals, and presentations concerning the botany, chemistry, toxicology, diagnosis and prevention of poisoning of animals by plants and other natural flora (fungi, etc).

Aminopterin was (and is) illegal in China and further tests of affected animals ruled out aminopterin.

It is can lead to joint deformities, lameness, stiffness and loss of normal joint function, depending on the number of joints involved and the age and general health of the affected animal.

Care and placement for dogs found in hoarding or abuse / neglect situations, emergency response activities where large dogs constitute a significant majority of affected animals.

Heartworms live in the heart, lungs and blood vessels of affected animals, causing severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs.

Rabies is transmitted by the body fluids of an affected animal.

Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is an inherited lack of an enzyme (pyruvate kinase) in the red blood cells of an affected animal.

Coccidia and Giardia - Transferred through contaminated environment and controlled by environmental sanitation and treatment of all affected animals.