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As human beings, having a cardiac condition can be very worrying. It is more so when our pet family members also develop heart problems, mostly because they cannot tell us when something ...

Much like in their human counterparts, feline physical rehabilitation is geared towards enhancing physical mobility and to increase the rate of healing and recovery. What makes physical rehabilitation more desirable is that ...

Canine physical therapy is a term used to describe the process of rehabilitating dogs. Many of the same procedures used in human physiotherapy are used in canine or veterinary physical rehabilitation to ...

Portosystemic shunt (PSS) or liver shunt is a condition where the blood draining from the stomach, intestines, spleen, and pancreas bypasses the liver and flows directly into circulation without being purified by ...

Canine hot spots are one of the most common skin diseases in dogs. Also called moist dermatitis or “summer sores”, they usually occur during the summer months when the weather is hot. ...

Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disease among the canine population. It occurs when the thyroid gland becomes less active and produces less amounts of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which slows down ...

Lymphoma, which is the cancer of the lymph nodes and the lymphatic system, affects both humans and dogs alike. It leads to visibly enlarged lymph nodes both externally and internally. One of ...

Heart murmurs are actually abnormal cardiac sounds caused by a disruption in blood flow inside the heart. In cats, heart murmurs can also be an indication of a more serious underlying condition ...

Health problems have been a source of constant worry for us, even more so when it involves the heart. A heart murmur is essentially an abnormal, unusually long sound of the heart. ...

Sometimes, it becomes harder than usual to part from your loved ones. This applies to dogs as well, some of them who show separation anxiety when you leave them alone or with ...