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We need to talk about some serious stuff. Canine heartworm disease is a proven killer. If your dog gets bitten by the wrong mosquito and isn’t on preventive drugs, she can contract heartworm disease and become ill or even die. While intestinal worms are more familiar to pet owners, heartworms are out there, and [...]
By Dr. Ellen Friedman Coccidiosis? What’s that? How do you even pronounce it? (CAHK-sid-i-osis). This is an intestinal tract disease caused by a tiny, one-celled organism called coccidia. This parasite spends part of its life in cells that line the intestine. How did my puppy get infected? Immmature forms (oocysts) are passed in the stool of [...]
By Dr. Ellen Friedman It’s a humbling experience: The veterinarian’s dog needs a vet. It’s true that to understand another man, you have to walk a mile in his shoes. Last week, my husband Dr. Dasaro and I took our dog Victor to a specialty hospital in New Jersey to see an endocrinologist veterinarian. We [...]
By Dr. Ellen Friedman Back when I was a kid, you hoped for and maybe got a dog. Probably not a purebred dog; that was for rich people. You just got a nice mixed-breed dog from somewhere, and that was great. Now, lots of folks have purebred dogs, designer dogs, hybrid pooches. As new — [...]
Overview Hypoadrenocorticism, also called Addison’s disease, is an endocrine disorder that results from a deficient production of adrenal gland hormones. The most common cause of Addison’s disease is destruction of the adrenal gland tissue by the pet’s immune system. In Addison’s disease there is usually a deficiency of cortisol and a mineralocorticoid (aldosterone). Cortisol is [...]