Arthrosis in dogs

If you are a dog-lover and above all if you have a large or XL dog you will be surely interest in knowing more about this subject as it strikes roughly 20% dogs over 1 year old, involving crosswise young, adult and old animals. In simple words what is arthrosis? Arthrosis is an orthopedic disease that involves joints and it is the first ...

A baby is born! Here are tips to create a perfect first meeting with our pet friend.

Last week we tried to focus on few simple rules to prepare our loved four-legged to the baby arrival. Now the time has come to find out some advices to make their first encounter and the following days so special to lays strong foundations of a peaceful life in common. If our beloved friend is a dog, it is advisable to arrange the ...

A baby is coming! How to prepare our pet

It is undeniable that living with a pet, be it a dog or a cat, represents for the children an important stimulus for the emotional and psychological growth. However, it is very important that the expecting mom and dad work on time to build strong balanced relationships between children and four-legged so as to prevent unease behavior of the ...

Secondhand smoke damage on our pets

As already discussed a few days ago, here we are again to talk about the serious consequences that passive smoke can have on our faithful four-legged friends. We’ve already talked about the fact that the two main causes of passive smoke diseases in dogs and cats are related to both inhalation of smoke and also direct contact with ...

The ticks are back

As punctual as clocks with the arrival of summer, helped by the rise in temperature, ticks reappear in our lawns and cities. Annoying parasites well known to the owners of pet animals for their damaging action, in fact, in addition to having a pathogenic action themselves, they can cause the transmission of diseases that can be fatal. It is ...

Fleas

Fleas are skin parasites that infest our animals in the hottest season. Fleas belong to the order of the Siphonaptera, Pulicidae family, those that usually infest dogs and cats are Ctenocephalides felis felis and canis.  Dark in color, these insects measure only a few millimetres, possess three pairs of legs that allow them to make ...

Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a protozoal disease where the dog is the main reservoir of infection but it can also affect humans. The spread of this disease is related to the presence of a hematophagous night parasite that serves as a carrier, the Sandfly, known popularly as "Pappataceo" ("pappare" (to eat) silently, name attributed ...

Cardio-pulmonary filariasis

Canine Cardiopulmonary Filariasis is a disease caused by an endoparasite (Dirofilaria Immitis) transmitted from one dog to another through mosquito bites. Biological life cycle The adult parasites live in the heart and the pulmonary arteries, have the appearance of "threads" hence the name filariasis and reach a length of ...

Pesticides of natural origin

Spring is upon us and, as every year, also the problem of external parasites which, besides being annoying, are dangerous for animals and humans. The table lists the parasites and pathologies that they may be responsible for: The battle against these parasites, and thus the problems which they cause, is fought through prevention in these ...