Non-Infectious Diseases

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Non-Infectious Diseases

• Canines

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Non-Infectious Diseases

• Cannot be caught from others
• Caused by
• Physical Injuries
• Genetic Defects
• Environment
• Diet

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Heart Disease

• Two types
• 1. Congenital Defects- Had at birth
• 2. Acquired heart disease

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Symptoms

• Coughing during sleep
• Coughing during exercise
• Inability to exercise
• Fainting during exercise
• Gums turning blue during exercise
• Open mouth breathing at rest
• Difficulty breathing when lying down
• Large abdomen due to fluid

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Causes of Acquired Heart Disease

• Problems begin slow and get worse as an animal
  ages
• Heart Valves Deteriorate
• Bacterial infections in the heart valves and
  muscles
• Cancerous tumors
• Heartworms
• Most cases are Congenital

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Cataracts

• Cloudy white opacity to the eye lens
• Can be hereditary or non-hereditary
• Will cause blindness
• Can be removed by surgery

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Glaucoma

• Serious disease caused by increasing pressure on
  the eyeball.
• Caused by lots of different problems with the
  aqueous humor or fluid of the eye.
• The eye loses its ability to drain fluid, but
  keeps producing more.
• The pressure causes irreversible damage to the
  optic nerve.
• Treated with surgery or eye drops.
• Lots of dogs lose their eye.

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Hip Dysplasia

• Common in large breeds
• Genetic disease that affects the hip joints.
• Causes hind leg lameness
• Dog will show pain when rising, moving and
  particularly cold and damp weather.
• Treatment is aimed at just treating pain.

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Arthritis

• Degenerate joint Disease
• Causes pain, lameness and stiffness
• Usually associated with old age
• Large dogs are more susceptible
• More severe in obese dogs
• We can only treat the pain

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Anal Sacs

• Located at 400 and 800 positions on the dogs
  anus.
• Contain a substance that allow dogs to mark their
  territory.
• Can become blocked and need emptying.
• A dog may lick and drag butt on the ground.
• Let vet empty the first time and you watch.

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FUNGAL DISEASES

• RINGWORM
• SYMPTOMS begin as broken hairs around the face,
  ears or feet.
• Reddened and scaly skin develop
• In severe cases, scaling and crusting occurs
• To treat, clip hair around the skin and treat
  with anti-fungals and iodine.
• YOU CAN CATCH THIS.

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INTERNAL PARASITES

• ROUNDWORMS are called Ascarids of dogs.
• Round and will reach 4-8 inches in length when
  mature.
• Live in the small intestines of dogs less that 6
  months old.
• Acquire infection by eating eggs, or from mother
  to unborn pups.
• Will hatch in the pups stomach and grow to an
  adult.

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Roundworms

• Older dogs get an immunity
• When a male dog is infected, the worms have no
  escape.
• When females become pregnant, they leave the
  mother and infect the babies.

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Symptoms of Roundworms

• There will be no symptoms if there are just a few
  worms present
• If there are hundreds, the puppy will become
  potbellied
• Worms will live on the puppies nutrients.
• Puppies should be treated for worms at 2, 4, 6
  and 8 weeks.
• Should treat all puppies like they have worms.

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Hookworms

• Bloodsucking parasites
• About one inch long with a large mouth.
• Attaches to the small intestine and eats a plug
  of tissue, causing a bit of bleeding.
• When more than fifty worms do this, the loss of
  blood is dangerous.
• Infected dogs become ANEMIC.

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Hookworm Symptoms

• Dogs feces will become very dark (blood).
• Gums appear white
• Animal will be weak and listless.
• Young and adult dogs can get hookworms.
• Dogs can get it by lying in a damp, infected
  place or by eating them.
• Treat pups at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks.
• Treat older dogs once a year.

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Heartworms

• Live in the heart or major artery that carries
  blood from the heart to the lungs.
• Worms are thin and can reach a length of 6-14
  inches.
• Cause major damage to organs, starting with the
  lungs.
• Heart then becomes enlarged, doesnt work well.
• Liver and kidneys eventually stop working.

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Heartworms Symptoms

• Coughing
• Sluggishness
• Rapid Tiring
• Labored breathing
• Signs are easily noticed in hunting and working
  dogs.

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Causes of Heartworms

• Transmitted by mosquitoes
• A mosquito bites an infected dog, the infection
  is now in the mosquito, he bites another dog.
• Prevention is better than treatment.
• Give your dog a tablet once a month.

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