Myelomalacia, also known as hematomyelia, is a progressive ischemic (local deficiency of blood supply) necrosis of the spinal cord. It is caused by injury to the spinal cord or disc disease. The necrosis begins at the site of the injury and then in time, moves in both directions, up and back. Symptoms include numbness and/or […]
Vaginitis is the the inflammation of the vagina. There are 2 types of vaginitis, juvenile and adult. Juvenile vaginitis occurs before the female matures and becomes fertile. Spayed females are more prone to adult vaginitis. There are a number of causes of vaginitis – a urinary tract infection (UTI), incontinence when small amounts of urine […]
Hypertrophic Osteopathy – HO – is the result of an underlying condition such as cancer. It occurs mainly in dogs who have osteosarcoma and have had a limb amputation and so are at higher risk for HO. Dogs whose cancer has metastasized to the lungs or where the lungs are the site of the primary […]
