Pet Health Library
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General anaesthesia is a state of unconsciousness produced by drugs with the absence of any pain over the whole body together with variable amounts of muscle relaxation.
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Giardia is sometimes confused with worms because they invade the gastrointestinal tract and can cause diarrhoea. They are not worms; instead, they are one-celled parasites classified as protozoa and have been largely overlooked until recently.
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Glaucoma is an increase in IOP i.e a raised pressure within the eye. The cause of glaucoma is always related to inadequate drainage of aqueous humor rather than its over production.
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This is one of many similar tumours that arise by disordered growth of the hair follicles. These tumours are almost all benign and can be permanently cured by total surgical removal.
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When the heart fails to pump sufficient blood around the body it tries to compensate by changing the rate and sometimes the strength of contractions. Pooling of blood in the organs and tissues of the body leads to signs of congestion.
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Cardiomyopathy is degeneration of the heart muscle so that the heart, which is basically a muscle pump progressively fails.
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Heart failure is the inability of the heart to maintain a circulation sufficient to meet the body's needs. Heart failure most usually describes a failure of the heart muscle (myocardial failure).
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Heartworm disease (dirofilariasis) is a serious and potentially fatal disease in dogs in many parts of the world. It is caused by a worm called Dirofilaria immitis.
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This tumour is a disordered and purposeless overgrowth of modified sebaceous glands known as the hepatoid glands. These glands only occur in dogs. T
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Hip dysplasia is a deformity of the hip which occurs during the growing period.