The topic this month is Shingles (herpes zoster) an infection that causes a painful rash. People get shingles when the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, reactivates in their bodies later in life after they have already had chickenpox. About 1 in 3 people in the United States and Canada will develop shingles in their lifetime. Your […]
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Cats and dogs do their own DIY self-grooming. Although dogs don’t groom themselves as extensively as cats do, self-bathing and grooming is still normal behavior for dogs. Dogs utilize several methods of self-cleaning that may not seem effective to humans. One familiar action is the extremely forceful full-body shake, usually performed by wet or muddy dogs.
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The topic this month is Multiple Sclerosis/MS. It is a condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation, or balance. It’s a lifelong condition that can sometimes cause serious disability, although it can occasionally be mild. It is another
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Psoriasis Psoriasis – an autoimmune skin condition. It is a long-term (chronic) disease with no cure, in which the immune system becomes overactive, causing skin cells to multiply too quickly. Normal skin cells completely grow and shed in a month. Psoriasis skin cells, instead of shedding, on average over 7 to 14 days pile up
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The topic this month is pancreatitis, which can occur in both cats and dogs. The pancreas is located near the stomach and liver, and it produces enzymes to assist in food digestion and hormones such as glucagon and insulin. The digestive enzymes are secreted into the small intestine, and the hormones enter the bloodstream. When
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The topic this month is about your liver and hepatitis. The liver is a very important organ in your body, and it has many vital functions. The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm and on top of the stomach, right kidney and intestines. The liver “lobes”
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The topic this month is Lupus. An overview – Lupus is a serious complex disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and organs (autoimmune disease). Inflammation caused by Lupus can affect many different body systems including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. This attack causes inflammation,
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Cats and dogs, like humans, can develop UTIs / urinary tract infections. Basic anatomy: There are two kidneys, and there are two tubes [respectively a left and right] called the “ureters,” and each of these ureters leaves their respective kidney going “downwards” into the bladder. At the lower end of the bladder is one tube
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This article is an over-view of hernias that occur in both males and females. But to explain the frequently used terminology and to clarity there is a difference between a hernia and a prolapse, a herniaoccurs when part of your “insides” bulges through an opening or weakness in the muscle or connective tissue that is
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This is not intended as a gloom and doom article, but one that contains alert information to help you protect your good health. The fall and winter months are a salad bowl of contagious respiratory viruses. Then you have to include pneumonia. Even though it is a bacterium it is another contagious respiratory infection. This
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