Dr. Rameez Bloch Oliver’s Story: The Unhappy Cat Living in a flat in Manchester, Emma had a six-year-old cat named Oliver. The cat was a bit of a picky eater, but she had never worried about it. He would come to his bowl, smell his usual chicken kibble, and walk away. Then, he would come back to the … Read more
Buster’s Story: When Kibble Just Wasn’t Enough Sarah sat on the living room rug in her flat in Bristol, watching her four year old golden retriever Buster furiously chew at his paws. It was another skin irritation nightmare. Buster’s once thick coat was becoming dry and rough, and he hadn’t been able to hold a … Read more
I was called to treat an adult cow that was about 7-8 years old, six to seven months pregnant, and had a daily yield of 4-5 liters of milk leads to feel some Hypocalcemia symptoms. Upon arrival, I could see that the cow was panting severely and had a high fever. In addition, there was … Read more
Pets, like dogs and cats, like to play actively and socialize, which makes them vulnerable to contagious skin conditions. Contact with infected animals at a dog park, at boarding kennels, or on a walk outside can transfer fungal spores, ticks, fleas, and mites. It is crucial to provide an appropriate dermatological routine to avoid a … Read more
Bovine Babesiosis, otherwise referred to as Redwater disease, constitutes an intracellular protozoan parasitic infection primarily affecting cattle by way of haemolytic action of the parasite species Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina. Acute outbreaks of babesiosis among productive dairy cows, e.g., Holsteins and Jerseys, if untimely treated, often culminate in death due to respiratory insufficiency or … Read more
Canine Parvovirus Type 2 is one of the most fatal and contagious viral infections affecting puppies at the tender age of six months and unimmunized adult dogs world-wide. The virus has a peculiar proclivity for rapidly multiplying intestinal crypt epithelial cells and replicates aggressively within the lymphoid tissue, resulting in severe gastroenteritis, panleukopenia, and endotoxemia … Read more
Bovine Ketosis (Acetonemia) is a significant metabolic disease, which commonly affects high-yielding dairy cows and buffaloes, particularly during the first months of lactation. Contrary to numerous infectious and contagious diseases, ketosis is non-infectious and non-contagious. It develops due to a severe negative energy balance (NEB) similar to Hypocalcemia (Milk fever) caused by calcium deficiency or … Read more
Acute toxicity in ruminants (cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats) presents a high mortality veterinary emergency. Poisoning broadly falls into 2 clinical categories namely- Anti-Nutritional Plant Toxins (e.g. HCN/Cyanide in immature sorghum, Nitrates/Nitrites, Saponins), and Chemical/Heavy Metal Ingestion (Organophosphates, Organochlorines, Carbamates, Arsenic, Lead). Since ruminant gastrointestinal anatomy lacks an emetic reflex (preventing vomiting), ingested toxins are … Read more
Retention of placenta (ROP) in dairy cattle and buffaloes is the inability to expel fetal membranes within 8 to 12 hours post-calving. Physiologically, placental separation involves the complex enzymatic breakdown and detachment of approximately 100 maternal caruncles from fetal cotyledons (placentomes). When the placentome separation fails, forced manual removal often leads to severe endometrial damage, … Read more
Bovine Papillomatosis is a highly contagious viral neoplasia of cattle and other large ruminants caused by the Bovine Papillomavirus (BPV). While cutaneous (external) papillomas (warts) are easily discernible on examination, papillomatous growths affecting the oral airways and nasal mucosa present with significant diagnostic and acute clinical complications. Due to the origin of papillomas in viral … Read more