Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is almost like the cousin of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This makes FIV cause AIDS in cats. Like in HIV before it becomes AIDS, it may take a long time. And with modern medicine, this time period is prolonged. Prolonging its conversion to its lethal form buys us some time. Another common viral disease of feral …
Feline leukemia virus has claimed more cat deaths than any other organism in the world. WHAT CAUSES FELINE LEUKEMIA? A virus that looks like this: This virus, the Feline AIDS virus, and the human HIV virus all belong to the family of viruses called Retroviruses. SYMPTOMS Diarrhea (pagtatae) Delayed or non-healing wounds(mabagal o ayaw gumaling na mga sugat)) On-and-off fever …
Commonly a sickness of feral cats in Manila, it is a life-threatening and highly contagious infectious disease. Kittens are the most vulnerable. This disease is very preventable as vaccines are widely distributed in veterinary facilities around Manila. However the disease is hard to control because of the overpopulation of cats in our region. WHAT CAUSES FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA? A virus that …
Existing for thousands of years, mammals could be infected by a bite wound in most cases. About 55,000 people die each year from Rabies. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IS THERE A CURE FOR RABIES? None. It is untreatable once the symptoms begin. DOES GARLIC, MALUNGGAY, WOUND SUCKING (SIPSIP SUGAT), TANDOK, POURING OIL (BUHOS LANGIS) WORK AGAINST RABIES? Hell-to-the-no! HOW CAN MY …
Like Dengue Fever in humans, blood parasitism is a microbe carried by insects. In the case of dogs, these insects are ticks (not mosquitoes). If you read Marvel Comics, blood parasitism in dogs is like Galactus and the planets. In order to survive, the cosmic entity Galactus needs to consume planets. Blood parasites need to consume cells in your dog’s …
Your dog killed a big rat several weeks ago. Today, your dog is weak and his eyes, ears and skin are yellow. Luckily, there is a cure and prevention for Lepto in Manila and it involves just buying a few medicines and having your pet vaccinated. If your dog is at the early stages of the infection without kidney and …
Canine Distemper is a highly contagious and commonly lethal viral infection that affects the brain, lungs, and tummy. It is comparable to measles in man (tigdas). When Taal erupted in early 2020, a lot of people rescued dogs from that area. Unfortunately, we had quite a number of cases of rescued Taal dogs who were positive with the virus. It …
Canine Parvovirus is a highly contagious and potentially lethal viral infection that affects the tummy, intestines, and white blood cells (or soldier cells that guard your dog’s body). The hallmark sign of Canine Parvovirus is a bloody diarrhea with a fishy odor. This is a common viral disease of puppies less than 1 year old, and in uncommon cases, unvaccinated …
