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| x Scooting | Anal sac disease |
A pet "scooting" refers to the act of dragging the hind end on the carpet, grass, or your favorite rug.
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| x Dermatitis |
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Anal sac disease |
Dermatitis is a blanket term meaning "inflammation of the skin" (e.g. rash). There are several different types of dermatitis. The different kinds usually have in common an allergic reaction to specific allergens. The term may be used to refer to...
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| Canine hypothyroidism | |||
| Feline immunodeficiency virus infection | |||
| x Constipation |
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Anal sac disease |
Constipation, costiveness, or irregularity is a condition of the digestive system in which a person (or animal) experiences hard feces that are difficult to expel. This usually happens because the colon absorbs too much water from the food. If the...
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| Feline leukemia virus infection | |||
| x Abortion |
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Canine brucellosis |
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo, resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced, in humans...
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| Feline immunodeficiency virus infection | |||
| x Diskospondylitis | Canine brucellosis |
Diskospondylitis is a bacterial or fungal infection of the spinal plates or vertebrae in dogs.
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| x Scrotal inflammation | Canine brucellosis | ||
| x Orchitis | Canine brucellosis |
Orchitis or Orchiditis is an often very painful condition of the testes involving inflammation, swelling and frequent infection.
Symptoms of orchitis are similar to those of testicular torsion. These can include:
This condition must be diagnosed by...
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| x Leg pain | Canine arthritis |
Leg pain refers to the pain that occurs in the leg.
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| x Laziness | Canine arthritis |
Laziness (also called indolence) is a disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to do so. It is often used as a pejorative. Chronic laziness may be an underlying psychological condition.
Feelings of laziness may be a symptom...
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| x Muscle atrophy | Canine arthritis |
Muscle atrophy is defined as a decrease in the mass of the muscle; it can be a partial or complete wasting away of muscle. When a muscle atrophies, this leads to muscle weakness, since the ability to exert force is related to mass; muscle atrophy is...
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| Hyperadrenocorticism in Animals | |||
| x Cyanosis |
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Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs |
Cyanosis is a blue coloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to the presence of > 5g/dl deoxygenated hemoglobin in blood vessels near the skin surface.
Although human blood is always a shade of red (except in rare cases of hemoglobin-related...
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| x Syncope |
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Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs |
Syncope (pronounced /ˈsɪŋkəpi/) is the medical term for fainting, a sudden, usually temporary, loss of consciousness generally caused by insufficient oxygen in the brain either through cerebral hypoxia or through hypotension, but possibly for other...
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| Canine heartworm disease | |||
| Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | |||
| x Abdominal distension | Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs |
Abdominal distension (or "distended abdomen") can be a sign of many other conditions, including:
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| Canine heartworm disease | |||
| Pancreatitis in cats and dogs | |||
| Hyperadrenocorticism in Animals | |||
| x Ascites |
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Canine heartworm disease |
In medicine (gastroenterology), ascites (also known as peritoneal cavity fluid, peritoneal fluid excess, hydroperitoneum or more archaically as abdominal dropsy) is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Although most commonly due to...
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| Toxoplasmosis in cats | |||
| x Hepatomegaly | Canine heartworm disease |
Hepatomegaly is the condition of having an enlarged liver. It is a nonspecific medical sign having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, direct toxicity, hepatic tumours, or metabolic disorder. Often, hepatomegaly will...
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| Toxoplasmosis in cats | |||
| x Weight gain |
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Canine hypothyroidism |
Weight gain is an increase in body weight. This can be either an increase in muscle mass, fat deposits, or excess fluids such as water.
In some cases, weight gain can also occur as a result of developing tumors or other abnormal growths. Muscle...
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| x Alopecia |
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Canine hypothyroidism |
Thinning hair is a symptom for some diseases.
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| Canine cancer | |||
| Canine Pyoderma | |||
| Allergic Dermatitis in animals | |||
| Hyperadrenocorticism in Animals | |||
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| x Seizure |
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Rabies |
An epileptic seizure is a transient symptom of excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. It can manifest as an alteration in mental state, tonic or clonic movements, convulsions, and various other psychic symptoms (such as déjà vu or...
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| Canine distemper | |||
| Canine coccidiosis | |||
| Toxoplasmosis in cats | |||
| Feline hepatic lipidosis | |||
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| x Rhinitis |
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Feline viral rhinotracheitis |
Rhinitis (pronounced /raɪˈnaɪtɪs/), commonly known as a runny nose, is the medical term describing irritation and inflammation of some internal areas of the nose. The primary symptom of rhinitis is nasal dripping. It is caused by chronic or acute...
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| Feline calicivirus infection | |||
| x Stomatitis |
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Feline calicivirus infection |
Stomatitis is an inflammation of the mucous lining of any of the structures in the mouth, which may involve the cheeks, gums, tongue, lips, throat, and roof or floor of the mouth. The inflammation can be caused by conditions in the mouth itself,...
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| Feline immunodeficiency virus infection | |||
| x Pneumonia |
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Feline calicivirus infection |
Pneumonia is an abnormal inflammatory condition of the lung. It is often characterized as including inflammation of the parenchyma of the lung (that is, the alveoli) and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid (consolidation and exudation).
The alveoli...
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| Feline chlamydiosis | |||
| x Balance disorder |
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Feline infectious peritonitis |
A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, giddy, woozy, or have a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. Balance is the result of a number of body systems working together. Specifically, in order to...
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| x Fluid accumulation in body cavities | Feline infectious peritonitis | ||
| x Convulsion | Feline infectious peritonitis |
A convulsion is a medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body. Because a convulsion is often a symptom of an epileptical seizure, the term convulsion is sometimes...
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| x Granuloma |
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Feline infectious peritonitis |
Granuloma is a medical term for a ball-like collection of immune cells which forms when the immune system attempts to wall off substances that it perceives as foreign but is unable to eliminate. Such substances include infectious organisms such as...
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| x Cytopenia | Feline leukemia virus infection |
Cytopenia is a reduction in the number of blood cells. It takes a number of forms:
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| x Blood in stool | Feline leukemia virus infection |
In medicine, when referring to human feces, Blood in stool can refer to multiple conditions:
The term is usually not used to describe fecal occult blood, which refers to blood only found after testing is performed.
In infants, the Apt test can be...
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| Feline inflammatory bowel disease | |||
| x Infection |
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Feline leukemia virus infection |
An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In an infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources to multiply, usually at the expense of the host. The infecting organism, or pathogen,...
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| x Malaise | Feline leukemia virus infection |
Malaise (pronounced /məˈleɪz/, mal-aze) is a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, an "out of sorts" feeling, often the first indication of an infection or other disease. Malaise is often defined in medicinal research as a "general feeling of...
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| x Myalgia | Toxoplasmosis in cats |
Myalgia means "muscle pain" and is a symptom of many diseases and disorders. The most common causes are the overuse or over-stretching of a muscle or group of muscles. Myalgia without a traumatic history is often due to viral infections. Longer-term...
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| x Dementia |
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Feline immunodeficiency virus infection |
Dementia (meaning "deprived of mind") is a serious cognitive disorder. It may be static, the result of a unique global brain injury or progressive, resulting in long-term decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the body beyond what...
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| x Abscess |
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Feline immunodeficiency virus infection |
An abscess (Latin: abscessus) is a collection of pus (dead neutrophils) that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue on the basis of an infectious process (usually caused by bacteria or parasites) or other foreign materials (e.g., splinters...
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| Feline acne | |||
| x Gingivitis |
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Feline immunodeficiency virus infection |
Gingivitis ("inflammation of the gums") around the teeth is a general term for gingival diseases affecting the gingiva (gums). As generally used, the term gingivitis refers to gingival inflammation induced by bacterial biofilms (also called plaque)...
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| Periodontal Disease in Animals | |||
| x Periodontitis | Feline immunodeficiency virus infection | ||
| x Leukopenia | Feline immunodeficiency virus infection |
Leukopenia (also known as leukocytopenia, or leucopenia, from Greek λευκό-white and πενία-deficiency) is a decrease in the number of white blood cells (leukocytes) found in the blood, which places individuals at increased risk of infection....
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| x Cataract |
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Feline immunodeficiency virus infection |
A cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope, varying in degree from slight to complete opacity and obstructing the passage of light. Early in the development of age-related cataract the power of the...
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| x Glaucoma |
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Feline immunodeficiency virus infection |
Glaucoma is a disease in which the optic nerve is damaged, leading to progressive, irreversible loss of vision. It is often, but not always, associated with increased pressure of the fluid in the eye.
It involves loss of retinal ganglion cells in a...
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| x Keratitis |
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Feline immunodeficiency virus infection |
Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the front part of the eye, becomes inflamed. The condition is often marked by moderate to intense pain and usually involves impaired eyesight.
Superficial keratitis involves the superficial layers...
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| x Coma | Feline hepatic lipidosis |
In medicine, a coma, or comatose, (from the Greek κῶμα koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness. A comatose person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to pain, light or sound, does not have sleep-wake cycles, and...
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| x Mouth ulcer |
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Cat flu |
An oral ulcer (/ˈʌl-sɚ/, from Latin ulcus) is the name for the appearance of an open sore inside the mouth caused by a break in the mucous membrane or the epithelium on the lips or surrounding the mouth. The types of oral ulcers are diverse, with a...
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| Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion | |||
| x Dysuria | Feline lower urinary tract disease |
In medicine, specifically urology, dysuria refers to painful urination.
Difficult urination is also sometimes described as dysuria.
It is one of a constellation of irritative bladder symptoms, which includes urinary frequency and haematuria.
This is...
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| Feline chronic renal failure | |||
| Urinary Tract Infection in Animals | |||
| x Hematuria |
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Feline lower urinary tract disease |
In medicine, hematuria, or haematuria, is the presence of red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the urine. It may be idiopathic and/or benign, or it can be a sign that there is a kidney stone or a tumor in the urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, urinary...
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| Canine cancer | |||
| Urinary Tract Infection in Animals | |||
| x Blackhead |
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Feline acne |
A blackhead (medically known as an open comedo , plural comedones) is a yellow or blackish bump or plug on the skin. A blackhead is a type of acne vulgaris. Contrary to the common belief that it is caused by poor hygiene, blackheads are caused by...
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| x Mucous membrane pallor | Cytauxzoonosis | ||
| x Muscle weakness | Feline infectious anemia |
A reduction in the strength of one or more muscles.
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| Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | |||
| Canine cancer | |||
| Hypoadrenocorticism in dogs | |||
| x Tachypnea | Feline infectious anemia |
Tachypnea (or "tachypnoea") (Greek: "rapid breathing") is characterized by rapid breathing.
It is not identical with hyperventilation - tachypnea may be necessary for a sufficient gas-exchange of the body, for example after exercise, in which case...
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| Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | |||
| Feline hyperthyroidism | |||
| x Emaciation |
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Feline infectious anemia |
Emaciation (pronounced /ɨˌmeɪʃiːˈeɪʃən/ or ɨˌmeɪsiːˈeɪʃən) occurs when an organism loses substantial amounts of much needed fat and often muscle tissue, making that organism look extremely thin. The cause of emaciation is a lack of nutrients from...
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| x Limb paralysis | Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | ||
| x Heart failure |
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Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
Heart failure (HF) is a condition in which a problem with the structure or function of the heart impairs its ability to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the body's needs. The phrase is often wrongly used to describe other cardiac-related...
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| x Cardiac arrhythmia |
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Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
Cardiac dysrhythmia (also known as arrhythmia) is a term for any of a large and heterogeneous group of conditions in which there is abnormal electrical activity in the heart. The heart beat may be too fast or too slow, and may be regular or...
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| x Weakness in the hind legs | Diabetes in cats and dogs | ||
| x Renal failure | Diabetes in cats and dogs |
Renal failure or kidney failure is a situation in which the kidneys fail to function adequately. It is divided into acute and chronic forms; either form may be due to a large number of other medical problems.
Biochemically, it is typically detected...
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| x Immunodeficiency | Diabetes in cats and dogs |
Immunodeficiency (or immune deficiency) is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious disease is compromised or entirely absent. Most cases of immunodeficiency are acquired ("secondary") but some people are born with defects in...
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| x Polyphagia | Diabetes in cats and dogs |
Polyphagia means "eating too much." It derives from the Greek words πολύ (poli) which means "very much", and φαΐ (fai) which means "food".
In medicine, polyphagia (sometimes known as hyperphagia) is a medical sign meaning excessive hunger and...
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| Feline hyperthyroidism | |||
| x Hyperglycemia | Diabetes in cats and dogs |
Hyperglycemia, hyperglycaemia, or high blood sugar is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma. This is generally a blood glucose level of 10+ mmol/L (180 mg/dl), but symptoms may not start to become...
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| x Glycosuria | Diabetes in cats and dogs |
Glycosuria or glucosuria is the excretion of glucose into the urine. Ordinarily, urine contains no glucose because the kidneys are able to reclaim all of the filtered glucose back into the bloodstream. Glycosuria is nearly always caused by elevated...
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| x Oral pain | Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion | ||
| x Teeth chattering | Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion | ||
| x Skin ulcer |
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Feline eosinophilic granuloma |
A skin ulcer is a form of ulcer which forms on the skin.
Types include Pyoderma gangrenosum and Buruli ulcer.
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| x Rash |
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Feline eosinophilic granuloma |
A rash is a change of the skin which affects its color, appearance or texture. A rash may be localized in one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, become warm, bumpy, dry, cracked or blistered,...
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