High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) occurs when blood pressure in blood vessels is higher than normal. Dogs and cats can suffer from hypertension just like humans. Chronic kidney problems, renal failure, diabetes, heart disease, neurological problems, are among the causes that can lead to hypertension in pets. You can ask your veterinarian to check your pet’s […]
All unborn mammalian babies have a large shunt, a blood vessel that carries blood around the liver instead of through it to the heart. This shunt, called the ductus venous should close down just before or after birth. Sometimes it does not stop working and is a defect known as an intrahepatic (hepatic referring to […]
Lenticular Sclerosis, also known as Nuclear Sclerosis, affects older pets, cats at about 9 years old and dogs at about age 7. It occurs due to the hardening of the lens of the eye as the pet ages. The structure of the lens of the eye changes continuously. New layers are formed over existing ones […]
