Infectious Canine Hepatitis is a contagious disease found worldwide. This acute liver infection affects domestic dogs as well as foxes, wolves, bears, coyotes and other carnivores. It is spread through feces, urine, saliva and nasal discharge of infected animals. It enters through the mouth or nose where it reproduces on the tonsils and spreads from […]
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain or spinal cord (myelitis) due to viral or bacterial infection, skull fracture, wounds, parasites or fungi. It may be idiopathic (unknown)and can be immune-mediated where the immune system attacks the brain or spinal cord. Symptoms depend on the area of the brain affected and can appear suddenly and […]
The functions of the pancreas are twofold – production of insulin called the endocrine process and production of digestive enzymes, the exocrine process. Diabetes is the malfunction of the endocrine process. EPI (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) occurs when the pancreas is not fully formed. It is a congenital problem and is usually not evident until a […]
