Diagnosing pancreatic disease in Pets

Written by Nick Carmichael


The laboratory diagnosis of pancreatic disease in dogs and cats has taken has made some significant progress inrepparttar last few years. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is now recognised in both dogs and cats and while most affected animals are young there are a number of older animals that are affected. The canine Trypsin-Like Immunoreactivity (TLI) test is both sensitive and specific for EPI and is assayed as part ofrepparttar 125666 canine intestinal profile together with folate and cobalamin. Feline TLI has been shown similarly to be an excellent assay for EPI in cats, however this test is currently available only inrepparttar 125667 USA. As a result, we do not routinely include this test inrepparttar 125668 feline intestinal profile but we would recommend adding it for all cats with steathorreic faeces and for cats that are thin despite eating well where other causes have been ruled out. The laboratory diagnosis of canine pancreatitis is complicated byrepparttar 125669 fact that amylase and lipase quickly return to normal followingrepparttar 125670 onset of clinical signs – so normal results need not exclude pancreatitis. In addition, mild increases in amylase and lipase can be seen with intestinal and hepatic disease and both are affected by reduced renal function. As a result these tests are neither completely sensitive nor specific.

A FEW TIPS ON FINDING THE BEST PET RABBIT BREED FOR YOU.

Written by Dean Erickson


Read up on rabbit breeds before you chooserepparttar best rabbit for you and your family.

Rabbits are popular pets. Children especially find them adorable. Of course, our culture sees rabbits as both pets and as food. Rabbits are raised for their meat and wild rabbits are hunted for sport. But despiterepparttar 125665 pet or prey paradox rabbits are always popular pet choices. They are naturally seen as cute, and are aloof, almost cat-like in their character. As pets rabbits are usually kept in a cage but some owners do allowrepparttar 125666 go free in their enclosed residence.

There are several different types of rabbit breeds. The breed of domestic rabbit we tend to have as a pet isrepparttar 125667 European breed of rabbit. There are breeds of large rabbits, breeds of dwarf rabbits and middle-sized breeds. particularly popular breeds arerepparttar 125668 Angora rabbit breed andrepparttar 125669 Rex rabbit breed.

There are two easy ways to think about breeds of pet rabbits.

1. According to rabbit breed size.

Rabbits come in these breed sizes: giant, large, medium, small and dwarf. Some breeds are available in one or more sizes. Typical giant breeds includerepparttar 125670 Flemish Giant,repparttar 125671 Giant Angora andrepparttar 125672 Giant Chinchilla. The Giant Angora, for example, weighs around 10 pounds and over, whilerepparttar 125673 Dwarf Hotot weighs up to two-and-a-half pounds. The Angora breed, an ancient breed originating in Turkey and known for its exquisite coat, also comes in a large and medium-sized breed, calledrepparttar 125674 French Angora andrepparttar 125675 English Angora, respectively.

Cont'd on page 2 ==>
 
ImproveHomeLife.com © 2005
Terms of Use