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 …
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 …
Did you wake up in the middle of the night to hear your pet scratching its ear, shaking its head, having restlessness, hyperirritability, and pain? These are the usual signs that your dog or cat may be suffering from an ear problem. CAUSES OF COMMON EAR PROBLEMS Dogs Ear mites Dog mange Food or medicine allergy Bacterial and/or fungal infection …
While everyone is enjoying their bowl of Sinigang na Hipon (sour shrimp soup) at lunch, a nasty smell pervaded your dining room. You followed the source through your nose. Aha! It was your pooch’s dung, ala-chocolate-syrup! Before you throw up you must be wondering why your pet has a soft poop. It was fine last night. Diarrhea is a change …
Seeing your pet throw up is worrisome. Vomiting forcefully ejects food and fluid from your pet’s tummy. If the food is undigested (still whole), it originated from the stomach. If it is digested (broken down in mushy appearance), it came from the intestines. There are three stages of vomiting: Nausea (hilo) – too much saliva, swallowing and licking of lips …
Difficulty in Urinating Can’t pee? Painful pee? Very little pee? One day you wake up to find your precious baby girl squatting for a long time and no pee is coming out. You approach her only to find her back arched, and her tummy tender. Is it just UTI? Problems of the lower urinary system of pets could manifest as: …
Tummy pain is relatively common in dogs and cats. To check whether your pet has tummy pain, it has its abdomen tucked up and refuses to move. Your pet is experiencing tummy pain when it also has low energy, not eating, and vomiting with or without diarrhea. This type of pain is very easy to identify during palpation or the …
Both coughing and sneezing remove irritants from your pet’s nose, throat, windpipe and lungs. Coughing is a sudden noisy expulsion from the lungs. Some pets gag after coughing. Do not confuse this with vomiting where your pet expels food or acid from its tummy. On the other hand, sneezing is a sudden expulsion from the inside of the nose. Too …
Blood which comes out of your pet’s nose, genital, anus, or any body part is called bleeding. It could either be caused by an external problem like traumatic injury, or internal problems such as having cancer or having low platelets. https://manilavet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/stop-the-bleeding.mp4 If your pet is anemic in its Complete Blood Count (CBC) despite not having any external injury, this could …
