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One of the most common problems we see every day at our practice is related with our pet´s mouth. Bad breath and red gums may not seem very important to you but this is, in fact, the beginning of what is known as periodontal disease (an irreversible problem that it will cause pain, infection and tooth loss). What is periodontal…

Leishmaniasis is an important disease of dogs that is endemic in the Mediterranean areas of Europe and, unfortunately, in this part of Spain the prevalence of the disease is very high. The agent responsible for this is a parasite called Leishmania infantum. At the present leishmaniasis is restricted in the UK to dogs that have been imported from endemic areas.…

“Heartworm” is the common name for a potentially deadly disease caused by a helminth parasite called Dirofilaria immitis that is endemic in this part of Spain and southern parts of Europe. The adult worms are 10-35 cm long, the females being larger than the males. They are found predominantly in dogs though cats can get infested occasionally.   This disease…

 This is a vey common diasease in our pets and, like in humans, can have fatal consecuences.  Diabetes mellitus is the medical name for a type of diabetes that needs insuline to be treated, in other words, diabetes insulin-dependent. This disease is characterized by having low levels of insulin in blood due to the fact that the pancreas can not…