Feb 28, 2009
Tartar and Periodontosis
Symptoms, effect and causes of tartar and periodontosis Symptoms Bad breath, bloody saliva, and problems chewing, brown and partially rock-hard coating on teeth. Causes If the teeth don’t get enough scrubbing because the food is too soft, tartar will form on the teeth. Tartar consists of hardened salts from the saliva and bits of food and bacteria present in the mouth. Effects Tartar causes... read more
Feb 28, 2009
Stomach Ulcers
Symptoms, effect and causes of stomach ulcers Symptoms Chronic vomiting (sometimes with bits of curdled blood), pain in the abdomen (especially shortly after meals), irregular appetite, dark to black feces (digested blood). Causes Ulcers are caused by overproduction of gastric acid, for example during chronic gastritis and some backteria. The cause of tumors is still unclear, but chronic inflammations... read more
Feb 28, 2009
Tapeworms and Roundworms
Signs, Symptoms, Transmissions of roundworms Signs Spaghetti like worms (ascarids) 4 to 6 inches (10-15cm) long found in the feces and in the vomit of the dog, or laboratory analysis of a stool sample showing worm eggs. The worms live in the small intestine. Symptoms Weight loss, diarrhea with bloating, anemia, and in puppies, interference with development. The larvae are carried in blood stream to the... read more
Feb 28, 2009
Gum and Tumor in Dogs
Symptoms, effect and causes of gum and tumor in dogs Symptoms Difficulty chewing, bad breath, sometimes bloody saliva. Causes and effects Growths on the gums most commonly take the following forms. Epulis Hard, bony overgrowth of the gums that can become so big that the dogs bite its own flesh and can no longer chew roperly. Papilloma Wart-like growths on the lips and the mucous membrane, usually in... read more
Feb 28, 2009
Dogs Sneezing
Infectious upper respiratory diseases are the most common cause of sneezing. Occasionally, though, plant materials, such as foxtails, are inadvertently sniffed into a nostril and cause a severe bout of sneezing. A couple of sneezes a day may be normal, but persistent sneezing or sneezing accompanied by nasal discharge is not. read more
