Toronto Animal Hospital

Lyme disease
It is one of the most common tick-transmitted diseases in the world. But it causes symptoms in 5~10% of affected dogs. It is caused by a bacteria called borrelia. One of the dominant symptoms is recurrent lameness.

Do you wanna know if your dog is overweght?
There is a best way to determine whether a pet is obese. Try the body condition score(BCS) on your dogs and cats.

How much chocolates can hurt your dogs?

The foods that we can share with pets and also promote the health of dogs.

It seems that many people are tempted to give the food to their dogs at their dining table. People are oftentimes negligent with their leftovers at home. A lot of pets are suffering from the food poisoning. Please keep it mind

Did your dog go blind so suddenly?

It might be the Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration Syndrome (SARDS)
It is a middle age disease in dogs.
It is not treatable

All dogs with SARDS develop these symtoms

*Complete and permanent blindness over a rapid course (typically days to weeks)
*Stumbling
*Difficulty navigating at night
*A failure to track treats

Arthritis in dogs and cats

It simply means inflammation in the joints. It is a very common problem seen in dogs especially old dogs.

Congnitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS)

As we age, we slow down. So do our pets.
CDS is like a dementia, Alzheimer's disease.
As in human, The roots of the problem is the brain. By the time dogs reach 16 years old, almost all dogs show some of these signs.

The skin on your dog's nose and pads is getting rough and thick, hard, even cracked?
It is called the hyperkeratosis which can affect pet's paws and nose.

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This is the criteria for dog atopy.
This might help you consider your dog is experiencing pruritis because of atopy.