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When we get a pet it is best to have it in a responsible and informed because there are certain types of animals that are more prone to certain types of diseases.

There are dogs that have very long ears, may suffer from diseases such as otitis. Because there is a lot of the same contact with the soil and tend to have large numbers of mites and bacteria that produce different types of diseases in the ears. Read the rest of this entry »

The dog’s ears when they are healthy may notice and hearing that the color is pink, does not emit any odor, the dog does not move his head or scratches his ear with his paw constantly. These are the most common manifestations are telling us that there is a potential problem in the ears.

If you practice a weekly cleaning routine can prevent a disease is very annoying as otitis.

The most common diseases are affecting the external ear canal, which may be caused by bacteria, mites and fungi. The latter can be a normal inhabitant of the ear canal that changes in temperature or humidity, often originated in a bathroom without hearing protection, it becomes a pathogen.

Dust mites live in the ear canal and normally stick to mother the pup during lactation. Their presence is characterized by scaly brown in the ear and the dog scratches and shakes his head with intensity. Read the rest of this entry »

Conjunctivitis or inflammation of the conjunctiva is a common disease in dogs, this often increases in hot weather. The dry air and the increase of suspended particles irritate the eyes of dogs.

It also can be caused by allergies, as a symptom of other diseases such as hepatitis or trauma. There are individuals who have beaten the eye while playing, they ignited and then contaminated with bacteria.

It is important to be aware of the symptoms and treat as soon as possible because bacterial conjunctivitis is more complex and can result in a more serious, even compromise the vision or the eyeball.

Breeds at risk

Usually affects brachycephalic, because their eyes are more exposed. These are bulldog, boxer, pug, shar-pei, shitzu, among others. It also affects those with drooping eyes and, therefore, a portion of the eyelid in contact with air, such as mastiffs and basset hound.

Eye redness, tearing, constant itching at the site of the eyelids are the first signs. The dog is scratching his eyes, and that aggravates the situation, as reflected in increased secretion and changes it to a more yellowish or greenish. Read the rest of this entry »

The dogs are also prone to colds and even flu is very common for purchase in times of winter, we can tell when this happens persistent cough that affect your throat and sometimes seem to have something stuck in his throat, show mucus that is diagnosed as famous laryngotracheitis or kennel cough, the latter when the case is very advanced and there is fever and infection by bacteria.

In times like autumn is an increase of viruses that can affect the respiratory epithelium, irritating and cause these inflammatory conditions, opening the door to bacterial infections, such as the bordetella. And no doubt there is an individual predisposition of each animal to suffer. These infectious agents are ubiquitous words are everywhere in the environment, parks, gardens, direct contact with affected animals. Read the rest of this entry »