Primary conditions include elongated soft palate, hypoplastic trachea, and stenotic nares. Brachycephalic airway syndrome Primary conditions include elongated soft palate (62 to 100% incidence), hypoplastic trachea (11 to 46%), and stenotic nares (17 to 85%). Secondary conditions include everted laryngeal saccules (48 to 87%), everted tonsils (5 to 21.3%), and laryngeal collapse […]
Category: Symptoms
Pyometra
Pyometra is a pus-filled uterus and ovaries due to cystic endometrial hyperplasia, inflammation, and bacterial infection. Pyometra Pyometra is a pus-filled uterus and ovaries due to cystic endometrial hyperplasia, inflammation, and bacterial infection. Hormonal imbalances or an abnormal response to hormones facilitates bacterial adherence. Peritonitis may occur. This is the most common uterine […]
Chinese Shar Pei Fever
Familial immunoreactive disorder seen in the Chinese Shar Pei dog breed. Chinese SharPei Fever This is a familial (suspected autosomal recessive) immunoreactive disorder seen in the Chinese Shar Pei dog breed characterized by episodic fever and progressive systemic reactive amyloidosis with secondary organ disease. This is especially seen in the kidneys and liver. One-quarter of this breedis affected […]
