What is the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus?
FIV stands for “feline immunodeficiency virus,” just as HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. In fact, these two viruses are…
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What is the Feline leukemia Virus?
Feline leukemia virus, a retrovirus, is a common infection of cats. It is the cause of more cat deaths, directly or indirectly, than…
What is Heartworm Disease?
Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) is a fairly large worm up to 14 inches long that, in adulthood, lives in the heart and pulmonary arteries of an infected dog. Dogs aquire this infection through mosquito bites as mosquitoes readily pick up larval heartworms from infected dogs and carry them to new dogs.…
What is the Parvo Virus?
Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious virus that can affect all dogs, but unvaccinated dogs and puppies younger than four months…
What causes Pancreatitis?
What causes Pancreatitis? There are many factors that may predispose your pet to pancreatitis; these include obesity, high-fat diet…