Get to know about Cervical Vertebral Degeneration, a dangerous problem for large breed dogs.

Even though large dogs look solid and strong, they have to face health problems due to their strong physical structure, especially bone diseases such as cervical spondylosis, which is a common problem in large dogs. This causes the affected dog to walk with short steps, have difficulty bending its neck, and have weak front legs, making it difficult for the dog to live a happy life. The symptoms can even be severe enough to cause paralysis. If your dog has this disease, how can we treat it? Let’s learn more about this disease. Wobbler cervical spondylosis is a disease caused by the spine or cervical discs pressing on the spinal cord and nerves, causing the dog to experience stiff neck pain, weakness, and paralysis, which is a condition where the arms or legs are weak but can still be used. Most dog breeds at risk for this disease are large dogs such as Doberman Pinchers, Rottweilers,…

Beware! Leptospirosis, a danger to dogs and cats that comes with the rainy season

Entering the rainy season, let's get to know the dangers of dogs and cats, "Leptospirosis", a disease transmitted from animals to humans that can be found all over the world and is a disease that we often hear about. From the name, many people may think that Leptospirosis is just a disease related to rats. How can it be related to dogs and cats? But in fact, this disease caused by small rats is a silent threat to dogs and cats that is hidden in the rainy season, which is a period when there are quite a few outbreaks of the disease. If any animal is infected, the scary thing is that the symptoms can be severe to the point of causing death. For those who are worried that their dog or cat will be infected, let's try to understand this disease. "Leptospirosis" or "Leptospirosis" is a disease transmitted between mammals that is as dangerous as rabies. It is caused by bacteria in the Leptospira spp. group, which are commonly found in rats. This bacteria can be found in tropical regions because the temperature is suitable for growth and can easily contaminate the environment. The animals that are the carriers of this disease are not just rats, as the name suggests...

Don't be confident, dogs and cats with anemia are more dangerous than you think.

Blood is an important component in the body that allows animals to live normally. But when dogs and cats have anemia, which means the amount of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the body decreases, it causes less oxygen to be transported to nourish the cells in the body. This affects the functioning of the organs in the body, causing the dog and cat's body to show abnormal symptoms, such as fatigue, easy fatigue, loss of appetite. This anemia can also cause many other diseases. In order to prevent our pets from being harmed to life, let's understand anemia. Normally, red blood cells have the function of transporting oxygen from breathing into cells throughout the body, using "hemoglobin" and carrying waste in the form of carbon dioxide out of the cells to be eliminated from the body.