Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Diseases To Avoid For Healthy Pets

By Carl Young


It is a good idea to have pets especially if your aim is to drive away tension and have a companion you can always talk to. This is a healthy practice that should be encouraged but care must be taken to ensure that what you are going to get are healthy pets that are free from different kinds of diseases. The quality of a pet's health depends on the absence of common diseases that should not be mentioned around you. However, to be on a safe side, it is good you know some of them and the signs that indicate danger on the health of both you and your pets.

The first on the list is kidney disease. Kidney disease is peculiar to aged cats but this does not mean you cannot find it in the younger ones, and even in dogs. The sad story is that there are chances of an infected pet passing the disease on to its offspring. There are still some other cases that are not congenital.

Diabetes also occurs in pets, especially when they are growing old. This means that you may be unable to avoid this one except if you have intentions of selling your pet before old age. If not, you can control this or possibly delay its occurrence by giving it the right diet as early as possible and by using insulin injections.

Ticks and fleas transfer pathogens that can leave a pet seriously ill. They are dangerous and uneasy to see most of the time because they conceal themselves in your pet's fur. To minimize the chances of pathogen transfer from these vectors, you should try to brush them regularly and restrict their movement.

Rabies infection is a serious case nobody should joke with. It has caused loss of lives in different places and the threat has not been wiped out even till today. It comes with signs such as bad postures, hallucination, agitation and confusion. The best way to manage this viral infection is by calling a doctor to immunize your pets while they are still tender.

Another viral disease that affects pets is encephalitis. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain caused by viral infection from an infected mosquito. When the infected pet bites its owner, the same disease and symptoms are also passed across. Animals that can be affected include birds and horses. The symptoms of encephalitis include fatigue, headache, fever and muscle aches.

Pet lovers who are fond of rabbits and poultry should also be informed about pasteurellosis. This bacterial disease causes the inflammation of the eye and lymph nodes. In man, infection is noticed when the eye hurts and pneumonia occurs. Cats also have high infection rates and they can also transfer the disease to man.

The best way to avoid these diseases from infecting you and your loved pets is by seeking medication. It is important to ask for the help of a veterinary doctor at the point of purchasing the pet and also periodically after the pet becomes yours. It is not right to let your good intentions bring you bad luck so it is important to take precautions from the beginning.




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