Archive for the Dog Diseases Category

Pancreatitis is a failure of the pancreas, an organ in the abdomen, to do its job. The pancreas has two main functions — to produce digestive enzymes and insulin. The digestive enzymes pass down a duct and empty into the intestine. Eating stimulates the pancreas to increase production of digestive enzymes, which digest meat, carbohydrates and fats…

Canine parvovirus (CPV) infection is a highly infectious disease that was first identified only in 1978. Despite that, it is relatively well known amongst dog owners because of the severity of the disease and its rapid spread through the canine population…

Pyometra is a life-threatening infection within the uterus. Most commonly seen in female animals over the age of six, pyometra is caused by repeated exposure of the uterus to the hormones of the normal reproductive cycle (when pregnancy does not occur), which stimulate glands in the inner uterus wall…

Sarcoptic mange, commonly called scabies, primarily affects dogs but can also temporarily affect cats and humans. Caused by a mite called Sarcoptes scabiei, scabies is extremely contagious and the mites are transferred to other dogs, and humans, by direct contact…