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The empiric choice of broad-spectrum antibiotics often consist of multiple drugs, and should be targeted against the most likely agents, depending on the cause of peritonitis (see above); once one or more agents grow in cultures isolated, therapy will be targeted against them. [18] Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms must be covered.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the development of a bacterial infection in the peritoneum, despite the absence of an obvious source for the infection. [1] It is specifically an infection of the ascitic fluid – an increased volume of peritoneal fluid . [ 2 ]
Naproxen (Aleve)* has a long half-life in dogs and can cause gastrointestinal irritation, anemia, melena (digested blood in feces), and vomiting. [175] Antifreeze* is very dangerous to dogs and causes central nervous system depression and acute kidney injury. Treatment needs to be within eight hours of ingestion to be successful. [174]
This makes us embarrassingly smell-deficient amateurs, but this is exactly why we rely so heavily on dogs to detect drugs, explosives, and even illnesses like cancer, diabetes, or infectious diseases.
Shunting the issue - Liver shunts in dogs. This article will discuss what exactly a liver shunt is, how to recognize the signs of a liver shunt, what treatment options are available, and how to ...
Dogs that have been exposed can take up to seven days to exhibit symptoms, including: lethargy. fever. vomiting. diarrhea. enlarged lymph nodes. Many dogs infected with the disease will need ...
The most notable of these are Bordetella bronchiseptica, one of the causes of kennel cough, Leptospira sp, which cause leptospirosis, [3] [4] and Brucella canis, cause of brucellosis in dogs. There are also common tick-borne bacterial diseases, including Lyme disease , ehrlichiosis , and Rocky Mountain spotted fever .
Without treatment, diabetes in dogs can cause uncontrolled urination, leading to accidents around the house. We have more information about diabetes mellitus in dogs . Kidney disease