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WHAT’S NEW IN OUR WEB SITE LIBRARIES (since last month)
HYDROCEPHALUS
This condition literally means "water head" and is more commonly referred to as "water on the brain." The central nervous system is bathed in cerebrospinal fluid which is secreted by chambers inside the brain. When fluid builds up, there is no room in the brain for extra volume and disaster can result. This condition is particularly common in dome-headed puppies. For more information, check out this page in The Pet Web Library.
OMEPRAZOLE
The fight against nausea is on-going. In older times, one simply swallowed a alkaline solution to neutralize stomach acid; now, medications are far more sophisticated. Omeprazole actually inhibits the stomach's ability to make acid. This page in The Pharmacy Center has more details.
LARYNGEAL PARALYSIS
Laryngeal paralysis is a life-threatening progressive disease of older large breed dogs causing air way obstruction ( inability to breathe) after usually a fairly long history of exercise intolerance and noisy breathing. If you own a large dog you should be familiar of the signs of this condition so that it is not allowed to progress to a respiratory crisis. Treatment is one of several surgical procedures, but these are not without potential for complications. Learn more about these options in this page in The Pet Web Library.
RANITIDINE
In the quest to relieve nausea and heartburn, a new generation of antacids was born with the development of cimetidine. Rather than simply pouring alkaline solutions into the stomach to neutralize the acid, we could actually stop acid secretion. Ranitidine represents a generation beyond cimetidine and has the added benefit of a "prokinetic" effect, meaning it helps the stomach contract normally (a very helpful effect when a stomach is over-distended and irritated). More details can be found on this page in The Pharmacy Center.
NEONATAL ISOERYTHROLYSIS IN KITTENS
Neonatal isoerythrolysis is the condition in newborns where red blood cells are destroyed by their mother’s immune system. There are many similarities to Rh disease of humans, and prevention is completely dependent on knowing parental blood types. This page in The Pet Web Library has more details.
CLOSTRIDIUM
This anaerobic bacterium produces a toxin that has been implicated in diarrhea both acute and chronic, mild and severe. It seems like a matter of a simple infection but matters are far more complicated and the full story is even now incompletely understood. This page in The Pet Web Library explains what we know.
VALLEY FEVER (COCCIDIODOMYCOSIS)
Coccidiodomycosis, more commonly referred to as “Valley Fever,” is a fungal disease of pets (and people) living in the Southwest U.S., Mexico or some areas of South America. Treatment commonly requires months, even years. To find out more about this unpleasant infection, read this article in The Pet Web Library.
ETODOLAC
At long last we have numerous veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs available to assist in long term pain relief in dogs. Which product should you choose and what sort of precautions should be taken? Etodolac is one such product. Check out the details on this page in The Pharmacy Center.
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