HLTYPET

                    Liver is an important organ of the body and performs various functions, acts as reservoir ( glucose etc) and is capable of regenerating. It is the second largest organ in the dogs body next to skin. Due to its wonderful regenerating capacity makes it some protection against permanent damage.                    However liver is also susceptible to injury due to it's function as a metabolising, detoxifying and storing of various toxins.  Causes for liver dysfunction :                    Some of the factors making the dogs liver dysfunction are             Ageing            Genetic factors            Infections           Trauma            Medical side effects  ...

                      Kennel cough is an highly contagious respiratory disease in dogs. It is also known as Canine infectious traecheobronchitis. it is caused by number of bacterial and viral diseases. puppies and elder dogs are more prone to this disease. etiological factor :                      one of the most common cause for kennel cough in dogs are Bordetella bronchiseptica and so kennel cough is often called as bordetella. most of the dogs affected with this bacterial disease are immunodeficient due to some viral infections like CANINE ADENO VIRUS, CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS,CANINE HERPES VIRUS, REO VIRUS , PARA INFLUENZA. Route of transmission :                    Infection spread from one dog to other through airborne droplets, direct contact (touching nose ) ,contaminated surfaces also include water and food bowls. It resul...

                          Diabetes mellitus in dogs is a condition in which  beta - cells of endocrine pancreas either stop producing insulin or producing in quantities not sufficient for body needs.                           It is a chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism due to relative or absolute insulin deficiency. Most of the condition occurs in middle aged dogs and especially females are more affected than male. Obese animals are more susceptible to diabetes than normal ones.                         Insulin resistance diabetes - in this condition pancreas are producing some insulin but the dog's body is not able to utilise insulin, as the cells are not responding to the insulins message, so glucose are not pulled into body cells from the blood which is a source of energy and is lost ...

                            Cataract is one of the most common cause for vision loss in dogs and may also leads to permanent blindness. A cataract is an opacity of lens of dogs eye. If the cataract is small it won't obstruct the dog's vision too much, but cataract must be monitored because the thicker and denser they become, the more likely it will leads to blindness.                            In normal conditions light passes through the cornea and the lens to reach the back of the eye (retina). The lens is transparent in healthy dog  and is located behind the iris ( coloured part of eye ). In healthy lens it focuses light on to retina producing sharp image. In the condition of cataract, lens become opaque and interfere with passage of light. Causative factors :        Age factor ( old age)        Traum...

                 It is the most common disease symptom in dogs and involves infection of ears. Any infection to the tubular canal that carries sound to the ear drum is known as Ootitis externa. This condition occurs when the layer of  cells lining the ear canal get inflammed. It is very common in hairy breeds with hairy ears like cocker spaniels, poodles, sheep dogs etc. Etilogical factors :                   Parasites ( Demodicosis, otodectes, sarcoptes, ticks etc)                    Foreign objects                    Atopic dermatitis                    Adverse food reactions                    Neoplasia ( cancer growth)                   Auto -...

                        Demodicosis is an inflammatory dog disease caused by demodex canis and demodex injai. It occurs when large number of demodicosis sps inhabit hair follicles and sebaceous glands. These demodex mites are transmitted from mother to puppies during nursing within 72 hours after birth. Immunosuppression, natural or iatrogenic can precipitate the disease. In some cases Secondary bacterial deep folliculitis, furunculosis or cellulitis may occur leading to guarded prognosis.                       There are 3 forms of demodicosis seen in dogs.          1,Localised demodicosis         2, Juvenile-onset generalised       demodicosis          3,Adult onset generalised demodicosis.                        In the case...

                           Pioderma name itself suggests pus in the skin. It can be caused by infectious, inflammation or neoplastic ( cancer) in origin. It is defined as any condition that results in neutrophilic accumulation beneath the skin, it is mainly due to bacterial skin infection. Etiology :       Most common reasons for pioderma in dogs are bacterial infections ( staphylococcus, streptococcus, micrococcus etc). Other reasons are       Flea infestations      Mite infestation ( demodicosis)      Allergies ( food allergy, atopic dermatitis,       flea allergy)      Internal diseases ( Hypothyroidism, hypo   adrenocorticism)      Seborrhoeic conditions ( seborrheicgland  disease).                     Pioderma can be classified based on...