Fleas on Dogs or Puppies

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Fleas are small, flat, wingless, external parasites that feed off the blood of your adult dog or puppy. Fleas are not only an annoying problem for dogs and owners, they also cause diseases such as allergies, anemi...

Fleas on Cats and Kittens

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Fleas are small, flat, wingless, external parasites that feed off the blood of your adult cat or kitten. Fleas are not only an annoying problem for cats and owners; they also cause diseases such as allergies, anemia and tapeworms. Fleas can bee seen crawling on your cat...

Potassium Supplements

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Potassium Chloride and Potassium Gluconate are supplements that are used to increase the amount of potassium in your pet’s blood. Pets that have a deficiency of potassium usually have an underlying condition such as a chronic kidney condition or kidney failure. T...

Taurine

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Taurine is an amino acid found in meat and fish that promotes the intestinal absorption of lipids (fats) as cholesterol. Most people and animals are able to synthesize Taurine from glycine in their own bodies, but cats, being strict carnivores, never developed this abi...

Ticks

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Ticks are small bloodsucking ectoparasites that attach themselves to dogs, cats, and humans. Ticks are not insects; they are small arachnids which are related to spiders. Some ticks attach and feed on the head, neck, shoulders, and...

Addisons Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism)

I recently had a male shih tzu age 14 who was being treated for arthritis with Rymadal. On a Saturday night, he stopped eating completing but continued to drink water and urinate. He had dry heaves vomitting and kept going over to his food dish, acting like he wanted to eat, but couldn't. Our v...

Insulin

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Insulin is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps convert your pet’s food into energy by allowing the uptake of sugar by cells. By allowing this uptake and use of sugar, insulin decrea...

Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs

...nation and water intake Increased appetite Weight loss Lethargy Vomiting Dehydration Lethargy Comatose state Cataracts If an advanced diabetes case goes untreated, it...

Coccidiosis

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Coccidiosis is an intestinal tract infection caused by a one-celled organism or protozoa called coccidia. Coccidia is not a parasitic worm. They are microscopic parasites that live within cells of the intestinal lining. Because they live in...

Affenpinscher

HISTORY Origin GERMANY

Diabetes Mellitus in Cats

...er intake Greatly increased appetite followed by a drastic drop in appetite Weight loss Lethargy Vomiting Dehydration Labored breathing Comatose state

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a tick-borne disease that affects humans and dogs. Tick-borne means that the disease is carried and transmitted through a tick bite. In the US, the American dog tick...

Abyssinian