Lyme Disease Dogs
Lyme disease is a tick borne disease that affects animals and dogs are not in any way exempt. The disease is also known in scientific terms as borreliosis and is transmitted by the borrelia burgdorferi, a type of bacteria commonly found in ticks. The disease is also known to affect human beings. The disease is more prevalent in dogs and other animals including wild animals. It is however interesting to note that the disease is not transmitted form one person to the next nor is it passed from human being directly to another human being. The main risk therefore of staying with an infected animal in close proximity is the fact that a tick that is attached to such an animal may drop off before it has had its fill. In such a situation, it would automatically seek another host to get its fill. If the former host was had been infected, then the same tick will transmit the disease causing bacteria to the next host.
Naturally, ticks do not jump from one animal to another unless they have been forced to. If an animal therefore remains with the tick until it gets its fill, the chances are that such a tick will eventually falloff and die a natural death. If this happens in this style then the disease cannot be transmitted to another victim.
How do dogs catch Lyme disease?
Just like any other animals, if dogs get bitten by the carrier ticks, the result is automatic infection. The risk of transmit ion from one animal to another is further increased if the animals are confined together in one kennel or housing. Dogs living together give the carrier ticks a better chance of falling off from one animal to the next especially as they spend most of their time together. Under such circumstances, it is normal to get an entire group of animals suffering from the disease.
Symptoms of Lyme disease in dogs
The symptoms of Lyme disease in animals may take quite a long time to manifest. Clinical tests have proved that a dog bitten by the carrier tick may take as long as five months to show tangible signs that can be noticeable. Depending on the dog in question's immune system, the symptoms may show much earlier as from abut two months after the bite. Some of the most common signs in an infected dog would include lameness, great loss of appetite and lethargy. Others mostly develop very high fevers with temperature rises of up to 105 degrees. In some rare cases, the infected dogs may experience serious kidney problems which may even lead to death if not checked in time.
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Dogs With Kidney Disease
Dogs With Kidney Disease
Kidney disease occurs in dogs just as it does in humans. There are slight differences in the way in which dogs with kidney disease can be identified. The most common symptom is drinking too much water. Other symptoms are frequent urination, vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, elevated blood urine nitrogen (BUN) and leakage of urine.
Treatment for kidney disease in dogs should be directed towards the root of the condition. A veterinarian should be consulted immediately one or more of the kidney disease are noted. Meanwhile, the dog owner should avoid giving it diets rich in phosphorous and proteins.
A low-protein diet reduces the amount of uremic toxins that are produced. A kidney purifier diet is also recommended in dogs since it will prevent the kidney disease from getting worse. It eases excretory burden the ailing kidneys. Epogen is a very good treatment for anemia that is an indication of chronic renal failure in dogs. It can improve the quality of life of a dog.
Kidney dialysis is a common form of treatment for dogs with kidney failure. At the University of California Veterinary Medical School, researchers have started performing kidney transplants in dogs suffering from the disease. The main setback is rejection of many kidneys. The transplant is also extremely expensive and demands a lot of commitment.
For a kidney transplant to be successful, red cell cross should match with blood type. The match has to be a perfect one if the kidney is to be accepted. Tissue typing should result in a perfect match as well. These requirements make the transplant process a very delicate and lengthy one.
Renal diet recipes vary depending on the stage of your dog's disease. A typical recipe should consist of one egg, 3 large potatoes, one tablespoon of chicken fat, 1 calcium carbonate tablets and half multiple-mineral tablet.
Another recipe could be made of a quarter-cup cooked chicken breast, three boiled potatoes with skin, two tablespoons of chicken fat, one and a half calcium carbonate tablets and half multi-vitamin mineral tablet.
It is also good to the dogs with kidney disease to give rice, beef and bread. Vegetable oil will provide helpful nutrients to the dogs. These nutrients do not overwork the kidney's excretory function. Another important diet is whole-wheat floor. This diet should be paired with garlic powder.
Kidney disease is a disease that requires to be closely monitored. In case your dog has been diagnosed with kidney disease, it is important to ensure that there is a veterinary expert who you can consult at any time of the day in case the dog's condition deteriorates.
Kidney disease occurs in dogs just as it does in humans. There are slight differences in the way in which dogs with kidney disease can be identified. The most common symptom is drinking too much water. Other symptoms are frequent urination, vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, elevated blood urine nitrogen (BUN) and leakage of urine.
Treatment for kidney disease in dogs should be directed towards the root of the condition. A veterinarian should be consulted immediately one or more of the kidney disease are noted. Meanwhile, the dog owner should avoid giving it diets rich in phosphorous and proteins.
A low-protein diet reduces the amount of uremic toxins that are produced. A kidney purifier diet is also recommended in dogs since it will prevent the kidney disease from getting worse. It eases excretory burden the ailing kidneys. Epogen is a very good treatment for anemia that is an indication of chronic renal failure in dogs. It can improve the quality of life of a dog.
Kidney dialysis is a common form of treatment for dogs with kidney failure. At the University of California Veterinary Medical School, researchers have started performing kidney transplants in dogs suffering from the disease. The main setback is rejection of many kidneys. The transplant is also extremely expensive and demands a lot of commitment.
For a kidney transplant to be successful, red cell cross should match with blood type. The match has to be a perfect one if the kidney is to be accepted. Tissue typing should result in a perfect match as well. These requirements make the transplant process a very delicate and lengthy one.
Renal diet recipes vary depending on the stage of your dog's disease. A typical recipe should consist of one egg, 3 large potatoes, one tablespoon of chicken fat, 1 calcium carbonate tablets and half multiple-mineral tablet.
Another recipe could be made of a quarter-cup cooked chicken breast, three boiled potatoes with skin, two tablespoons of chicken fat, one and a half calcium carbonate tablets and half multi-vitamin mineral tablet.
It is also good to the dogs with kidney disease to give rice, beef and bread. Vegetable oil will provide helpful nutrients to the dogs. These nutrients do not overwork the kidney's excretory function. Another important diet is whole-wheat floor. This diet should be paired with garlic powder.
Kidney disease is a disease that requires to be closely monitored. In case your dog has been diagnosed with kidney disease, it is important to ensure that there is a veterinary expert who you can consult at any time of the day in case the dog's condition deteriorates.
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