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The otodectic mite usually infests the ears and can result in otodectic mange. This causes irritation leading to bacterial infections which can result in otitis externa.
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Some ovarian cancers are benign and others malignant. In some cases, removal of the affected ovary will be curative. Spread to other internal organs (metastasis) is possible with some types, particularly the larger tumours.
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Even when undergoing relatively routine procedures such as neutering the assessment of pain and its control are very important for your dog.
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Your pet needs pancreatic enzymes to help digest protein, fat, and starch in the animal's food. Supplements are used to provide additional pancreatic enzymes when your pet produces insufficient amounts such as in exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
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Under normal conditions, digestive enzymes produced by the pancreas are activated when they reach the small intestines. In pancreatitis, these enzymes are activated prematurely in the pancreas instead of in the small intestines.
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Panniculitis is usually visible as a lump but it is an inflammation of the subcutaneous fatty tissue and is not cancerous. Steatitis is a similar inflammation of fatty tissue but occurs in any part of the body.
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This is an immune mediated condition affecting the cornea or clear part of the eye. It occurs primarily in middle aged German Shepherd dogs.
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Papillomas are benign, but sometimes multiple, tumours caused by viruses. They are commonly known as warts.
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Parathyroid tumours in dogs include non-cancerous cysts, formed before birth. Enlarged parathyroid glands due to cell overgrowth (hyperplasia) may be secondary to chronic kidney disease and unbalanced nutrition.
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Canine parvovirus (CPV) infection is a relatively new disease that first appeared in 1978. Because of the severity of the disease and its rapid spread through the canine population, CPV has aroused a great deal of public interest.
