Category: Felids
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Phaeohyphomycosis
๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is an infection with ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ fungi, otherwise known as โ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌโ. Although these fungi most commonly infect the skin, they can also affect other organs.
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Flea Tapeworms
Todayโs path rounds are on ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ! ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ are a common tapeworm species affecting dogs and cats. As you might suspect from the name, these tapeworms are associated with flea infestation! ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?We most commonly see this in dogs and cats, however humans can get this tapeworm as well. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ…
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Linear Foreign Bodies
๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ are swallowed objects that are very long and thin, such as string or strips of cloth. Like other foreign bodies swallowed by animals, they can block normal flow of food through the intestinal tract.
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Multilobed Gall Bladders
The ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ is a big sac hanging out next to the liver, which stores ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐. Bile is a product of the liver that contains digestive enzymes to break down fats. Usually the gall bladder is only one โlobeโ or sac, but in some cases there can be multiple!
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Lung-Digit Syndrome
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ -๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ is a pretty interesting situation that can occur with lung tumours! In this syndrome, the tumour ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ (spreads) to the toes, which is a pretty unusual place for metastases to end up!
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Toxoplasmosis
๐๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ is a protozoan parasite that we most commonly associate with infectious abortion, however it can also cause ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ (whole body) disease with serious consequences!
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Lily Toxicity
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ are a common plant around the Easter holiday, however they can be found in gardens and homes year round. There are actually over 4000 different species of lily, not all of which are toxic.
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Blastomycosis
๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is a fungal infection found throughout the world, however we most commonly see cases in North America.
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Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ is a group of issues that are very common in ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ (short-nosed) breeds of dogs and cats. These issues affect the animalโs ability to breathe.
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Cytauxzoonosis
๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐จ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoa ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐จ๐จ๐ง. The protozoan can be found in wild felids throughout North America!