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By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, January 4, 2009 | 0 Comments
Diseases of the eye
Let’s face it; the eye is a very vulnerable organ. In spite of protective eyelids (in many species there are three) injuries …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments
The value of adopting a pet in the new year
I would urge you, dear readers, on this last Sunday before the advent of the New …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, December 21, 2008 | 0 Comments
What not to do to pets during the festive season
As you read this, Christ-mas is just around the proverbial corner. Therefore, today we will take …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, December 14, 2008 | 0 Comments
Examining the eye
There could be many situations which would necessitate your having a closer look at your pet’s eye. A pussy discharge, an increas-ed …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, December 7, 2008 | 0 Comments
Some other general considerations pertaining to the structure of the eye
The retina
We promised last week that we’d discuss the retina in more detail. One can …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, November 30, 2008 | 0 Comments
Ailments of the eye
General considerations
We will deal superficially with the structure of the eye and its accessories. Nevertheless, we must understand a few things relating …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, November 23, 2008 | 0 Comments
Ringworm
‘Ringworm’ has nothing to do with a worm. It is a fungus disease.
(I really don’t know how prevalent fungus diseases are in Guyana, but in …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, November 16, 2008 | 0 Comments
Feline ‘Flu’
Continued
Last week, we dealt with the situation whereby feline respiratory distress comes on rapidly and with great severity (acute form). As was mentioned, …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, November 9, 2008 | 0 Comments
Continued
We said last week that, in addition to a few other infectious agents, two virus groups are primarily involved in this Respi-ratory Disease Complex that …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, November 2, 2008 | 0 Comments
Feline Viral Respiratory Disease Complex aka Feline Influenza
General comments
Ailments associated with the respiratory tract are pretty common – and understandably so. The upper respiratory …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, October 26, 2008 | 0 Comments
Feline ‘Distemper’
This is a viral infection of cats. It has many names. The real technical name is also Feline Panleuko-penia.
However, because of a similarity …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, October 19, 2008 | 0 Comments
Leptospirosis – infectious jaundice
Over the years I have spoken and written so much about this disease that at one time my friends used to …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, October 12, 2008 | 0 Comments
Kennel cough
Or, if you wish to get technical – Acute Infectious Tracheobronchitis. (Now you can go to your doctor and have him fix your dislocated …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, October 5, 2008 | 0 Comments
Infectious canine hepatitis
Infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) is a highly contagious viral disease, which, as the name suggests, attacks predominantly dogs, although the virus is known …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, September 28, 2008 | 0 Comments
Distemper
Here is another disease against which we can vaccinate, thus offering our dogs meaningful protection. Distemper is a highly contagious disease which is caused by …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, September 21, 2008 | 0 Comments
Canine Parvovirus (CPV)
Continued
Last week, we began with the big theme of specific infectious diseases against which we can vaccinate. Our first choice was Canine Parvovirus …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, September 14, 2008 | 0 Comments
Specific infectious diseases
Now that we have, over the past few weeks, discussed the basic principles of immunity and vaccination schedules, we can now turn to …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 0 Comments
The gems that make it good to be alive
The bulb is a development in plants which is designed to assist them survive long periods of …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, August 31, 2008 | 0 Comments
Canine vaccines
Much of what was said last week in the general discussion of feline vaccines would be valid for dog vaccines as well. For …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, August 24, 2008 | 0 Comments
Feline vaccines
Well, I had promised that we would deal with the specific diseases today, but there was a change of mind. Sorry. Really, it makes …
