Conditions

Rickets is a metabolic disorder in puppies caused by insufficient vitamin D and calcium. It primarily manifests as impaired ossification during growth, leading to bowing of long bo…

Ascites, also known as abdominal effusion, is a chronic non‑inflammatory condition. It most commonly affects geriatric and juvenile dogs. Etiology Impaired venous and lymphatic ret…

The common cold in dogs refers to acute upper respiratory tract infections. Clinically, it is a febrile illness characterized by nasal discharge, photophobia with tearing, increase…

Dogs may vomit due to canine parvovirus infection or simply from overeating. Because dogs tolerate hunger better than fullness, overeating often triggers vomiting. However, if you …

Canine parvovirus disease (CPV) is an acute, highly contagious canine illness characterized clinically by acute hemorrhagic enteritis and myocarditis. Epidemiology CPV is highly tr…

Toxoplasmosis, also known as Toxoplasma gondii infection, is an intracellular protozoan disease shared by humans and animals. To date, natural infection has been confirmed in 45 ma…

The idiom “Wu’s ox pants at the moon” describes an ox raised in the south panting at the sight of the moon out of fear of heat. When similar panting occurs in dogs, however, it may…

Intervertebral disc herniation is a condition characterized primarily by motor dysfunction, resulting from deformation and dorsal or ventral protrusion of the disc compressing the …

Periodontal disease primarily includes periodontitis and gingival abscess. These are acute or chronic inflammations of the periodontal ligament and surrounding tissues. In severe c…

Canine Parvovirus (CPV) was first identified in the United States in 1997. Since its discovery, CPV has spread worldwide and remains one of the most severe and highly contagious di…