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Category Archives: Your pet health questions
What is diabetes?
There are various forms of diabetes but the most common type is diabetes mellitus which is also known as ‘sugar diabetes’. This disease affects the body’s system for regulating the level of sugar or glucose in the bloodstream. The main … Continue reading
Has my pet got diabetes?
If you are worried that your pet may have diabetes, the first thing to do is to check whether their symptoms fit in with the typical signs seen in diabetes. The key symptoms seen in diabetic animals are: Excessive thirst … Continue reading
Diabetes: Treating diabetic pets
In the vast majority of cases diabetes is treated using injections of insulin designed to replace the hormone usually produced by the pancreas. Injecting pets with insulin is generally very straightforward and most pets barely notice the tiny needle which … Continue reading
Diabetic pets: the long term outlook
Unfortunately there is currently no cure for diabetes so it is condition that needs to be managed rather than completely cured. In people with diabetes sophisticated management techniques and multiple injections of very short acting insulin every day can give … Continue reading
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Arthritis in dogs
Many dogs suffer from arthritis in one form or another, and it is a major source of pain, discomfort and mobility problems for hundreds of thousands of dogs in the UK alone. The term ‘arthritis’ simply means ‘inflammation of a … Continue reading
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Tagged arthritis, dogs, elbow dysplasia, hip dysplasia, OCD
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Diagnosing arthritis
The most widely used procedure used to make a firm diagnosis of arthritis is the x ray. Radiology has been used for many decades to take pictures of bones and it is still the number one technique of choice for … Continue reading
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Tagged arthritis, CT scan, diagnosis, x ray
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Treating arthritis
As you might expect with such a complex and wide-ranging condition, there are many treatment options to consider for arthritic dogs, ranging from the very simplest – rest – to the most complex – joint replacement surgery. Rest and recuperation … Continue reading
Preventing arthritis
There may be many treatment options available for arthritic dogs, but unfortunately effective treatment is not always possible, and the long term effects of joint disease can be very debilitating and lead to significant quality of life issues. Dogs live … Continue reading
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Looking after your pets in the cold: Rabbits
In the wild rabbits would be safely tucked up in their burrows several metres underground, but domestic rabbits tend to have much less well insulated living accommodation. A typical hutch offers little protection from the cold, and without plenty of … Continue reading
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Looking after your pets in the cold: Fish
Pond fish are generally pretty good at surviving in cold weather even when ice forms on the surface of their pond as they will spend their time at the bottom where the water remains at a minimum of 4 degrees … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, Fish, ice, pond, snow
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