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Uveitis: Inflammation within the eye (uveitis) can cause blockage of the drainage pathways in the eye, contributing to glaucoma. Infections: Some infections can also lead to increased pressure in ...
Up to 80 percent of dogs infected will have symptoms, but the mortality rate is only 5 to 8 percent. [5] Infectious canine hepatitis is a sometimes fatal infectious disease of the liver. [6] Canine herpesvirus is an infectious disease that is a common cause of death in puppies less than three weeks old. [7]
In dogs, autoimmune skin diseases are usually not detected until visible symptoms appear, which differs from detection in humans who are able to verbally express their concerns. [2] Genetics, nutrition, and external environmental factors all collectively contribute to increasing the probability an autoimmune skin disease occurring. [3]
Symptoms of brucellosis in dogs include abortion in female dogs and scrotal inflammation and orchitis in males. Fever is uncommon. Infection of the eye can cause uveitis, and infection of the intervertebral disc can cause pain or weakness. Blood testing of the dogs prior to breeding can prevent the spread of this disease.
Encephalitozoonosis in dogs and foxes presents with symptoms of kidney failure and central nervous system dysfunction, similar to distemper. [18] [19] This disease has been observed in dogs in Africa and the United States, and in foxes in Scandinavia. In cats, the main cause of Encephalitozoonosis is eye infections, specifically phacoclastic ...
Anterior uveitis (iridocyclitis) is the most common, with the incidence of uveitis overall affecting approximately 1:4500, most commonly those between the ages of 20–60. Symptoms include eye pain, eye redness, floaters and blurred vision, and ophthalmic examination may show dilated ciliary blood vessels and the presence of cells in the ...
More than 200 dogs in the United States reportedly were sick this year from a mysterious respiratory illness that can sometimes develop into pneumonia and has shown resistance to antibiotics.
Ectopia lentis - Disease in dogs and cats. Equine recurrent uveitis; Eye proptosis - Disease in dogs and cats, could use some info on hamsters. Florida keratopathy - Disease in dogs and cats. Stub. Imperforate lacrimal punctum - Disease in dogs, missing disease in cattle and sheep. Short stub. Iris cyst - Disease in dogs. Stub. Ocular melanosis ...