Diseases & Conditions

Addison’s disease is a deficiency of cortisol (a hormone produced by the adrenal gland) or aldosterone (a steroid produced by the adrenal gland). It is caused by either faulty adrenal glands or [...]

Cat Hyperthyroidism is a common illness in cats over 10 years of age.  It is the result of an increase in the production of thyroid hormones from the thyroid glands.  The thyroid glands sit at [...]

Cat Scratch Disease or CSD as it’s commonly known is a severe bacterial infection that is passed from cats to humans and causes swelling of the lymph nodes. The infection is known as Cat Scratch [...]

Cherry Eye or ‘third eyelid’ is a disorder that occurs when the nictitating membrane or third eyelid is released from its position and protrudes out over part of the eye. The third eyelid is [...]

Hyperadrenocorticism (more commonly known as Cushing’s disease) is a condition which causes excessive production of the hormone cortisol by the adrenal glands (situated in the belly, near the [...]

Diarrhoea – frequent liquid or loose bowel movements – can be caused by a number of different illnesses and some of them can be serious, but it is also a very common occurrence after a change in [...]

Canine distemper is a highly contagious and often fatal disease that can affect dogs.  It is an airborne virus that is also spread through contact with items like clothing, dog brushes, shared [...]

Dog Bloat, ‘Bloat’, ‘Twisted Stomach’ or Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV), as it’s formally known, is a life-threatening condition that causes the stomach will with gases and rotate on itself, [...]

Conjunctivitis is an eye condition characterised by the inflammation of the conjunctiva membrane which covers the front of the eye and the eyelids. Though not lethal, pets suspected of [...]

Dogs usually pass about one or two stools a day, though it is not uncommon for some dogs to go a couple of days without a bowel movement. Constipation occurs in most dogs at one time or another, [...]