International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP)

Older animals are more likely to have degenerative, metabolic, infectious and neoplastic diseases. The . sex. and . color. of the patient can alter the differential list as well. Hypocalcemia is more common in females around the time parturition. Mammary neoplasia is more common in females, while prostatic disease is most common in male dogs. ................
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