Proper and adequate nutrition is essential for dogs and cats of all ages, allowing their bodies to grow, repair wear and tear, and perform normal daily activities. This is especially important for sick animals and those recovering from illness or surgery. Most sick animals during recovery often receive insufficient nutrition due to decreased appetite caused by illness, leading to weight loss, muscle mass loss, and impaired immune and metabolic systems. Meanwhile, the animal's energy and nutrient requirements increase, resulting in malnutrition, increasing the risk of complications and mortality. Therefore, today Taling Chan Animal Hospital will discuss the essential nutrients for sick animals. Important nutrients in the diet of sick and recovering animals include: 1. Essential amino acids (e.g., Glutamine,...)
General surgery often causes pain to pets and sometimes the wound is large. But with the current advancement in medical technology, endoscopic treatment is another option for owners or those who do not want their dogs or cats to suffer from wounds. Because endoscopic technology is a tool that helps increase the efficiency of veterinarians' diagnosis. Animals recover faster and suffer less from surgery. What is endoscopy? Endoscopy is a special technique for examining diseases using a tube-like device with a camera and a light bulb at the end. Inserted into the body parts that are tube-like, such as the digestive system, respiratory system (nose, trachea) and ear canal. The image will be projected on a screen, allowing us to see the details inside the organ clearly without having to perform surgery. Therefore, there is a low risk of bleeding and infection. Diagnosis through endoscopic surgery In general, when animals have abnormalities in their internal organs, what can be done is to diagnose through ultrasound or X-rays, which are radiation. The obtained images will be images through film, making some diseases invisible through the above methods...
Choosing a healthy rabbit makes it easier to care for it, but how do you know which rabbits are healthy? Let's take a look at the rabbit selection guide.
What many dog lovers or dog owners should know is that taking their dogs to get vaccinated is very important for their health. This is because these vaccines will help prevent various serious diseases that may occur. They also reduce the chances of contagious diseases. For those who are confused about when and what vaccines their dogs need to get vaccinated, let’s take a look at the information we have brought to you. Why do dogs need to be vaccinated every year? The dangerous period that can easily cause puppies to die is when they are 3 months old. This is because the immunity from their mother’s milk (yellow milk) that all dogs receive during birth will decrease when they are 2 months old and will continue to decrease until they cannot prevent diseases. Therefore, we need to increase our immunity by taking our dogs to get vaccinated and boosted every year, once a year. Things you should know before taking your dog to get vaccinated…
Dogs and cats can also get diabetes. As owners, we must take care of them in order to keep them as healthy as possible, including food and insulin injection methods.
During the rainy season, dogs can easily suffer from health problems. Let's get to know 5 serious diseases in dogs that come with the rainy season that we should be careful of.
The pancreas plays a vital role in producing digestive enzymes, with ducts opening into the small intestine. It also produces insulin and glucagon, crucial for regulating sugar metabolism. Pancreatitis is related to impaired digestive enzyme production. Pancreatitis is a severe inflammation of the pancreas, a key organ in digestion, and is often a result of poor diet in dogs. Therefore, it's important to avoid feeding dogs high-fat or unbalanced foods. Predisposing factors for pancreatitis include: – Certain medications, such as sulfonamides or chemotherapy like azathioprine – Obesity and lipid metabolism disorders – High blood lipid levels (hyperlipidemia) –…
X-rays and ultrasounds are often used together to diagnose diseases, predict diseases, and monitor treatment results. This is because these techniques are easy to perform, do not take long, and are cost-effective. They help answer questions and find the cause of the disease accurately and in a timely manner. Therefore, they are widely used in our veterinary community. Benefits of X-rays X-rays help diagnose diseases and abnormalities of animal organs in every part of the body, including the head, body, chest, abdomen, and legs, from finding specific abnormalities such as broken leg bones, dislocated joints…
X-rays and ultrasounds are often used together to diagnose diseases, predict diseases, and monitor treatment results. This is because these techniques are easy to perform, do not take long, and are cost-effective. They help answer questions and find the cause of the disease accurately and in a timely manner. Therefore, they are widely used in our veterinary community. Benefits of X-rays X-rays help diagnose diseases and abnormalities of animal organs in every part of the body, including the head, body, chest, abdomen, and legs, from finding specific abnormalities such as broken leg bones, dislocated joints…