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Pet Diseases: Healthy Pets Make Healthy People

Pets are prone to many illnesses. Hence, theythe lice, mites, fleas and ticks. They are
should be taken care of very well and alsofound everywhere and can cause extreme
monitored regularly for any symptom of illirritation to the pet leading to skin
health to keep their well being. A pet candisorders and skin diseases. Ear mites can
be a happy companion to human being only ifcause severe diseases and annoyance in the
it  is  healthy.pet commonly in cats and dogs. Hence, it
needs to be treated well by taking the pets
Some of the symptoms of pet diseases causingto  the  veterinarian.
ill  health:
Rabies: Rabies is one of the deadly pet
Loss of appetite, excessive gain or loss ofdiseases caused by a virus which attacks the
weight, excess water consumption, abnormalpet's nervous system. Normally rabies is
discharges of the nose, eyes etc., abnormal,transmitted by the bite from a rabid animal.
difficult, uncontrolled waste elimination,It is not necessary that all rabid animals
lethargy, abnormal behavior, suddenappear mad and foam at the mouth. Many
viciousness, limping, abnormal lumps, findinginfected pets can be very tame and calm.
difficult to get up or lie down, dandruff,Rabies affects only mammals. It does not
open sores, dull coat or ragged coat,affect  reptiles,  birds, fish or amphibians.
excessive head shaking, scratching, biting or
licking any particular part of the body,Types  of  cancer  in  pets:
tartar  on  the  teeth,  foul  breath  etc.
Cancer is a common pet disease and it
Common  pet  diseases:accounts for almost 50% of the deaths of the
pets over 10 years of age. Some cancer types
Lyme disease: This is an infectious diseaselike the breast cancer can be prevented to a
spread by a tick, which is not larger thanlarge extent with early spaying, whereas
the head of the pin in size. It is caused byother types of cancers are very difficult to
a bacterium called spirochete transmitted tobe prevented since the causes are not known
the pets and humans by the tick bite. If notproperly.
treated properly it may lead to heart
diseases or neurological complications orCommonly found cancer types are skin tumors -
joint damages and kidney related problems inMore common among older dogs, but lesser
the  pets.among cats, breast tumors are seen both in
dogs and cats. Early spaying can reduce their
Infestation due to internal parasites:incidence.
Internal parasites like the hookworms,
tapeworms, heartworms and roundworms rob theHead and neck cancer - The common disease is
pets of important nutrients, causing fatigue,the mouth cancer more in dogs and lesser in
loss of appetite, anemia and even death.the cats. Cancer in the nose also seen in
Especially puppies and kittens are very muchdogs and cats, lymphoma is found in cats and
susceptible to these kinds of infestations.dogs with an enlargement of one or more lymph
This can be very well controlled andnodes of the body, testicular tumors are seen
prevented.in the dogs and rarely in cats and bone
tumors are common among large breed dogs and
Infestations due to external parasites:rarely seen in the cats.
Pets are affected by external parasites like



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