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• Prostatic Disease

  The prostate (commonly mispronounced as "prostrate") is a gland located near the neck of the urinary bladder of male dogs.

• Pruritus - The Problem of the Itchy Dog

  Pruritus means itching. It is common in many types of skin disorder especially allergic inflammation and parasitic infections.

• Pyometra

  In its simplest terms, pyometra is an infection in the uterus. However, most cases of pyometra are much more difficult to manage than a routine infection.

• Radiography

  There are few of us today unaware of the advantages of radiography. However, radiography in the dog tends to be a little more complicated.

• Ringworm

  Ringworm is a skin disease caused by a fungus. Because the lesions are often circular, it was once thought to be caused by a worm curling up in the tissue. However, the condition has nothing to do with a worm.

• Roundworms in Dogs

  Roundworms, nematodes or ascarid worms are intestinal parasites that live freely in the intestine, obtaining their nutriment from the partially digested intestinal contents.

• Rupture of the Diaphragm in Dogs

  The diaphragm is the muscular partition which separates the abdomen from the chest. Tearing or disruption of this partition is called a diaphragmatic rupture.

• Salivary Tumours

  Salivary cancers are almost invariably malignant tumours originating from the secretory cells of the glands. Other swellings or tumours of salivary glands may be due to infections and cysts.

• Sarcoptic Mange

  The sarcoptic mite is responsible for canine scabies (sarcoptic mange). It lives just under the skin.

• Sebaceous Gland Tumours

  This tumour is a disordered and purposeless overgrowth of sebaceous gland cells. These glands are attached to the hair follicles where their function is to lubricate the hairs and skin.