Moraxella canis (M. canis) is a rare, zoonotic bacterium. It has been isolated from various human tissues, including the lymph node of a patient with alcoholism, a foot ulcer of a patient with diabetes and the septic joint cavity of a patient with multiple myelomas. The first reported case of keratoconjunctivitis caused by M. canis in animals was found in […]
Idiopathic epilepsy is a chronic disease of unknown cause and therefore “there is no curative medication”. Although most patients need lifelong treatment, “a high percentage respond well to therapy and achieve a quality of life similar” to that of healthy dogs. In principle, it does not involve a great economic effort for the owner, because the drugs are not very […]
Vocalisations (barking, whining and howling), “are an innate behaviour, part of the dog’s auditory communication system. But when they occur in excess, or at inappropriate times, such as at night, they can become an annoying behaviour for both guardians and neighbours, as well as being an indication that the dog’s welfare is seriously compromised,” the expert says. Excessive vocalisations when […]
Since May 2022, the annual difference in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for veterinary and other services for pets had not reached 3.4%, as it has done in January 2023, the latest month for which the National Statistics Institute (INE) has provided data today. This represents an increase of four tenths with respect to the previous record, from December 2022, […]
After a start to the winter with warmer than normal temperatures in December, which has been the warmest in its monthly series since it began in 1961, the cold seems to have settled definitively in Spain with a general drop in thermometers. For the next few days, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), it is expected that the drop […]
It can sometimes be confusing to interpret pet food labels and determine whether a diet is suitable or not. Thus, the presence or absence of particular ingredients is prominently displayed, while the nutritional content of the diet may take a back seat. With this in mind, European Veterinary Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition and member of the European College […]