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Canine Hookworm Incubation
Hookworms in dogs are short, stout worms, with hooked heads. There are 2 types of these worms and they both live happily in dogs.
Hookworm And Dogs:
They are very common in the US, but are not usually found in domestic pets in the UK - and it is more likely to find them […]
Heartworm And Heartworm Symptoms.
The heart-worm (Dirofilaria immitis) does not usually occur in the UK but is commonly found in dogs from warmer climates including the US. Cats in the UK are hardly ever found to have these worms, and even in the US it is rare for this species.
The adult worms live in the […]
Feline and Canine Whipworms.
Whipworm (Trichuris vulpis) is found in domestic dogs and cats throughout the US and Australia, but is not found in the UK, other than from untreated recently imported animals.
This worm is whip-shaped - hence the name and has one thick and one thin end and usually grow up to 7cm long […]
History of Rabies in Cats and Dogs.
Rabies - a word derived from the Sanskrit, ‘to do violence’ - which was also known in Latin as ‘the madness’ - is apparently one of the oldest documented diseases of humankind. The symptoms described in ancient literature are exactly the same as we see now in modern […]
What is distemper in puppies?
Distemper in puppies is totally avoidable with vaccination, however many dog owners do not see this as something to concern themselves with.
Basically, when a puppy is weaned and definitely by 9 months of age, their maternal immunity ceases to be effective and they are susceptible to any viruses or diseases […]
What are the distemper vaccine side effects?
Unfortunately, as with every vaccine in the modern world, there can be side effects. There is no way of knowing whether an individual animal with react to a given vaccine, so if the chances of coming into contact with a life-threatening disease or serious virus are high, a […]
There is no cure for distemper.
Vaccination is the only way to prevent your dog getting this virus, but once it has contracted the disease there are treatments available.
Vaccination occurs with a live vaccine - but in a very mild non contagious form - allowing the virus to multiply in that animal only and to […]
What are the distemper symptoms seen in dogs?
The distemper virus has an incubation period of about 7-21 days before you will even see any distemper symptoms in your pet. Sometimes you don’t even really notice them.
Any distemper symptoms you will see should fall into one of the 3 categories listed below, but there can […]
Identifying Dogs With Rabies.
There are 2 recognised forms of rabies - although both are from the same virus - they just react in the animal in different ways and so show different symptoms. They are known as either:
Furious rabies
Dumb rabies
In ‘furious rabies’ as it’s name suggests, the dog will become progressively more and more […]
Can steam cleaning stop the distemper virus?
Any precautionary measures taken can help to reduce the likelihood of dogs contracting distemper - as with any other disease or infection - and steam cleaming can be a part of the prevention process.
Distemper is passed on when the virus is shed in the urine, faeces, vomit, drool […]
