Category: Canids

𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 is also known as 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬. Putting both of these names together, you get a liver disease (hepato-) affecting the skin (cutaneous) that causes cell death (necrolytic).

Today’s path rounds are on 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭?𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 are a common tapeworm species affecting dogs and cats….

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 are a type of ammunition, which are basically small balls made of lead, steel or other metals. They are most commonly used in bird and game hunting.

Today’s path rounds are on 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭?𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is also known as 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬, which gives you…

𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐚𝐰 is one of many possible consequences of 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞, and results in jaw bones that are unusually soft and malleable, like rubber! This condition is more scientifically known as 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲.

What’s Easter without some 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞? Unfortunately for our pets, this makes this holiday quite dangerous, as chocolate can be quite toxic.

𝐗𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐥 is an artificial sweetener found in candies, peanut butters, baked goods and gum. It can also be found in other products like chewable vitamins, some medications, toothpastes, etc.

𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞 is a condition where the 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫, the storage sac for bile from the liver, becomes full of mucus-like bile instead of the normal fluid bile!

𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is a viral disease caused by 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬, one of the major pathogens we vaccinate dogs for! In fact, our vaccination policies have been so successful that this disease is now considered rare in North America.

𝐇𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚 is an extremely common condition in large and giant breed dogs, and results in 𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 (looseness) of the hip joints.