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The uvea (or uveal tract) comprises the iris, the ciliary body and the choroid within the eye. They form the middle layer of the eye and provide nutrition and a good blood supply to the eye.
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Vestibular syndrome, or geriatric vestibular disease, is often incorrectly referred to as a 'stroke'. The characteristic signs are loss of balance, leaning to one side, head tilt and rapid eye movements (nystagmus). Sometimes the loss of balance is so severe that the dog rolls over repeatedly.
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Vomiting is not a disease but a sign of many different conditions. Many cases of vomiting are self-limiting after a day or two. Less commonly, vomiting may result from a serious illness, such as cancer.
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von Willebrand's disease (vWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder of both man and animals. It is caused by an inherited deficiency in the blood platelets' ability to adhere to and seal damaged blood vessels resulting in excessive haemorrhage. The deficient protein is called 'von Willebrand factor antigen'.
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This is more accurately described as acute moist dermatitis. It is commonly known as wet eczema, hot spot eczema or summer eczema. Its onset can be extremely dramatic, the dog may be perfectly normal at bedtime, and next morning have a large weeping, bleeding mass due to self trauma through the night.
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Cervical spondylopathy or Canine Wobbler Syndrome is a problem affecting the neck bones of large breed dogs, particularly Great Danes and Dobermanns. Cervical instability or deformity of…
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Common conditions of pet iguanas include metabolic bone disease, parasites, and abscesses. Metabolic bone disease, probably the most common condition of pet iguanas, is most often caused by…
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Immune mediated haemolytic anaemia is a condition whereby an animals' own immune system destroys it's red blood cells, leading to anaemia (too few red blood cells). This destruction can occur in the blood vessels (intravascular) or in organs such as the liver and spleen
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Ear problems in puppies can occur and many are due to infection of the ear canal with minute mites – Otodectes cyanotis. This mite is smaller than a pinhead and is more common in, and…
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This describes a condition in which puppies are apparently normal at birth but fail to grow and die up to fourteen days later. This occurs despite the fact that the bitch appears to be healthy, to have a plentiful supply of milk and is mothering them satisfactorily.
