The Veterinary Expert| Pet Health
The veterinary expert provides information about important conditions of dogs and cats such as arthrits, hip dysplasia, cruciate disease, diabetes, epilepsy and fits.
What is epilepsy? Epilepsy means repeated or recurrent seizures or “fits” due to abnormal activity in the brain. Electrical activity is happening in the brain all the time. However, in some patients an additional and abnormal burst of electrical activity can occur which causes a fit. Some dogs will just have one fit but in […]
Heart disease in cats is not uncommon but, like many conditions, cats can mask quite a serious problem very well. In this article cardiologist Nuala Summerfield explores the most common type of acquired heart disease in cats – hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. What is Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)? Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a type of heart […]
In this article, cancer specialist Gerry Polton follows on from his previous article ‘What is Cancer?’ and gives an overview of the ways we can treat cancer in dogs and cats. Cancer Treatment in Dogs and Cats – Three Treatment Options In essence there are three broad strategies for the treatment of cancer in cats […]
Tooth resorption represents one of the most common diseases seen in domestic cats and occurs in 20-75% of cats depending on the population studied. Older and purebred cats are more likely to be affected and the numbers of teeth that can be affected increases with age. This unusual condition was probably first identified properly in […]
According to the Pet Food Manufacturing Association (PFMA) 13 million households in the UK have a pet and families with children are more likely to include a pet. There are 8 million dogs and 8 million cats kept as pets in the UK. Keeping pets is not a new phenomenon! Dogs were most likely the […]