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  • Distemper outbreak in Thailand

    A while back I wrote a post about distemper and how I thought the disease may be making a come back in Canada.  Today I read on the Reuters.com website that Thailand is experiencing an outbreak of this disease.  I certainly hope that this disease does not continue to spread as it did in the 60's and 70's causing a lot of heart ache for ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by bloglady on March 26, 2008

  • Limp tail? Could be Cold Tail.....

    Working with a lot of breeders a person sure can learn a lot about breeds of dogs and what problems certain breeds can get.  We had a yellow lab come into the clinic once and it had this limp tail hanging down.  The vet had us take xrays and we couldn't see a fracture or displacement of the tail.  Then one of our breeders came in ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by lorrainehug on November 7, 2007

  • Corneal Ulcers in Dogs and Cats

    As a follow up to my post on KCS I thought I would write about corneal ulcers.  The cornea is the outermost coat of the eye.  It is made up of 4 layers, the epithelium, corneal stroma, Descemet's membrane and the corneal endothelium.  The cornea protects the eye by providing a barrier resistant to bacteria.  Corneal ulcers are ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by lorrainehug on August 2, 2007

  • Kidney Disease in Pets

    I thought after the whole food recall by Menu Foods following some pets passing because of kidney disease I would discuss kidney diease in pets.  Just like with humans, cats and dogs can become ill with kidney problems.  There are a whole myriad of reasons why a pet would have kidney problems.  Congenital defects like ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by lorrainehug on March 20, 2007