by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 28, 2020 | Diseases and Viruses, We Help Your Pet With
Feline distemper or feline panleukopenia is a highly contagious viral disease of kittens and adult cats caused by the feline parvovirus. It is also called panleukopenia as it affects the bone marrow and causes low white blood cell counts. It is relatively common in...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 28, 2020 | Diseases and Viruses, We Help Your Pet With
Leptospirosis is a serious, life-threatening disease caused by a spiral shaped bacteria. Dogs, cats, other animals and even people can be infected through exposure to urine, bite wounds, ingestion of infected flesh, or contact with contaminated soil, water and even...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 19, 2020 | Diseases and Viruses, We Help Your Pet With
Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause disease in humans, dogs, cats, and other animals. It can cause a variety of symptoms, commonly vomiting and/or diarrhea, but also severe infections and septicemia. It can also cause abscesses, meningitis, bone infections, and...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 19, 2020 | Diseases and Viruses, We Help Your Pet With
Rabies is a fatal viral infection that is transmitted primarily through bite wounds. Skunks, bats, raccoons, and foxes are the primary carriers. Rabies is also fatal to humans, there has been only one case of a person surviving rabies when treatment was started after...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 19, 2020 | Diseases and Viruses, We Help Your Pet With
The Parvovirus is known worldwide and causes disease in many different species of animals. Different strains of virus only infect certain types of animals. For example, the Canine Parvovirus (Parvo) will mainly infect dogs and does not cause disease in cats or humans....
