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Filariasis or heart worm

What is filariasis?

The heartworm (also known as filariasis or heart worm disease) is one parasitic disease of wide distribution in Spain and it affects especially Canids and more specific to our dog.

The disease is caused by adult family of Nematode worms and the Dirofilaria genus.

Is transmitted by mosquito bite and it consists of the presence of worms that lodge in the heart and lungs of the dog, being able to get to cause heart failure and death.

Filariasis is spread?

The mosquito transmits the parasite (called filaria or heart worm) of one sick dog to another healthy. The adult of filaria released larvae in an infected dog (microfilariae) directly into your bloodstream.

Mosquito ingests these microfilariae alongside blood and inside they develop into infective forms, It will stay in your oral cavity until it returns to feed.

The mosquito transmits the parasite larvae When bites a healthy animal. They begin their journey to your location

final where they will reach adult form and begin to reproduce thus beginning a new cycle of life.
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How to shower a dog

Tips to keep your pet clean and healthy

Hygiene is so important to people for dogs. It is not just a question of appearance, but also a matter of health.
It is important to wash the dog like at least once a week or every fortnight. To wash them is important to perform a series of steps in an orderly manner. First it is recommended that you brush the animal, and that if not removed those tangles not only prevents optimal lavage, but that also form important knots difficult to untangle.

After that it is good to use a suitable shampoo. When rub them you have to do it differently, Depending on whether the animal has long or short hair. And wash once, It is advisable to dry very well to prevent diseases and then use conditioner to moisturize the hair of the dog. A small brushing, our mascot will be perfect.

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Leihmaniosis in dogs

Comes the good weather and rising temperatures, two factors bring with them, among other things, the increase in the incidence of a disease with high impact health in our pets, that being a zoonoses can be transmitted to man. We are talking about the Leihmaniosis.

The Leihmaniosis is very present in the South of Europe, especially in the Mediterranean basin, a highly endemic area, There are also many casuistry in South America. In all it is estimated that you there are around 2,5 millions of dogs infected in the endemic area of Europe, Although there are also cases of dogs infected in areas not frequent, that they have been able to be infected in trips to such areas.
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Ranking of dogs affected by congenital heart disease

The Congenital heart disease in the dogs they are malformations of the heart or great vessels. The injuries that characterize the congenital heart defects present at birth and can develop more thoroughly during the perinatal period and the growth.

Many birth defects of the heart, It is believed, they are transmitted genetically from parents to children, However, the exact modes of inheritance has not been determined accurately for all cardiovascular malformations.

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Ranking of dogs affected by hip dysplasia

Hip Dysplasia is a defective development of the articulation between the hip and femur, usually due to genetic causes, common in medium and large size dogs.

No one can predict when or even if a Dysplastic dog will begin to show clinical signs of lameness due to pain. There are multiple environmental factors such as calorie intake, level of exercise, and the age that can affect the severity of clinical symptoms and the phenotypic expression (radiographic changes). There are a significant number of dogs displásicos with severe arthritis that can run, jump and play as if not passed anything and some dogs without hardly radiographic arthritis changes that are very aching and lame.

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The processionary moth and dogs.

The well-known pine Caterpillar procesionaria cone lives in pine forests. The butterfly there leave their eggs on the top of the tree and a month the larvae begin to feed themselves and make their nests. When the temperature exceeds the 10 degrees down to the ground by the trunk of the tree, always in a row one after another (in procession).

When dogs see this row that moves draws them attention, When the dog plays or sucks the Caterpillar occurs the infection.

The caterpillars are surrounded by a stinging hair, When the dog the plays nail you these hairs in the skin acting as a Harpoon, These hairs contain a toxic in contact with skin causes the release of histamine and consequently the allergic reaction. Read the rest of this entry »