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Chronic kidney disease in pets (CKD) can be a frustrating condition. Many pets show no signs of illness at home; cats are especially good at masking issues until a problem becomes advanced. The...
Internal Medicine
Apr 10, 2025
Your veterinarian just told you that your pet has elevated liver values. That doesn’t necessarily indicate liver disease, but it does mean a specialist has to do detective work to find the cause of...
Nov 13, 2024
Old age brings near-inevitable illness to every species. Sooner or later, cataracts cloud human eyes. Three-quarters of senior dogs suffer from heart disease. And kidneys begin to fail in cats,...
Feb 27, 2024
All of a sudden, your pooch pushes away his favorite food. Your cat kicks her customary kibble to the curb. Eager eaters have begun to pick or walk away from the bowl. If your dog or cat is not...
Nov 14, 2023
Perhaps it’s easiest to identify with pets when they suffer the same health problems as we do. Addison’s disease is more common in dogs than in people, though still relatively rare. About three dogs...
Nov 16, 2022
Your pet doesn’t show her typical zest: She’s panting more than usual, drinking and urinating more often, always hungry. These symptoms could apply to many conditions, but one of them is Cushing’s...
Nov 16, 2021
Owners may be surprised to learn that pets and humans share common urinary tract issues, ranging from urinary tract infections (UTIs), urinary stone formation to incontinence. Yet there’s one...
Apr 21, 2020
Is your dog slowing down? Have you noticed that his or her gum color looks a little pale? Does your furry friend just not seem like his or herself? Could s/he be anemic? Anemia is a common disease...
Jan 28, 2019
Internal Medicine in the veterinary field focuses on many of the same diseases as internal medicine for humans. Diseases of the gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, urogenital, vascular and pulmonary...
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