Disease Group - Mishicot Agriscience



|Disease Group |Diseases in that group |Symptoms or Cause |Vaccine |

|1)Infectious |Canine Distemper |Vomiting, diarrhea; nervous system damage |Yes |

| |Infectious Canine Hepatitis |Refuse to eat, intense thirst, swelling in head and neck, vomiting and diarrhea. |Yes |

| |Leptospirosis |High fever, decreased appetite, vomiting and diarrhea |Yes |

| |Canine Parvovirous |Vomiting and diarrhea; refusal to eat, dehydration, and yellow-gray feces. |Yes |

| |Kennel Cough |Coughing, fever, not eating and pneumonia |Yes |

| |Rabies |Affects nervous system, abnormal activity, frothing at the mouth. |Yes |

| |Coronavirus |Severe vomiting and diarrhea, orange-foul smelling feces |No |

| |Canine Brucellosis |Sexually transmitted – abortion, enlarged lymph nodes, swelling of testicles and scrotum |No |

| |Canine Herpesvirus |Change in color of feces, difficulty breathing, abdominal pain, cease nursing |No |

| |Pseudorabies |Intense itching, self-mutilation. Convulsions; paralysis; coma |No |

| |Salmonellosis |Fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Dehydration and severe inactivity |No – disinfecting |

| | | |Good hygiene |

| |Haemobartonellosis |Fever, pale mucous membranes, weight loss, and depression |No – antibiotics |

| |Mycobacterial |Draining, non-healing abscesses. Local pain. |Surgical removal |

| |Camylobateriosis |Loss of appetite, inactivity, and mild diarrhea. |Antibiotics |

|2)Non-Infectious |Heart disease |Coughing during sleep or exercise, inability to exercise, fainting spells, development of blue gums, open |NO |

| | |mouth breathing at rest, reluctance or inability to breathe when lying down, development of a large pendulous| |

| | |abdomen due to accumulation of fluid. | |

| | |Causes – degenerate disease of heart valve, cancerous tumors, degenerate heart muscles, and heart worms. | |

| |Glaucoma |Causes – increase in pressure within the eyeball caused by a variety of problems with the production, |NO |

| | |transport, and absorption of aqueous humor (fluid in the eye). Pressure causes damage to the retina and optic| |

| | |nerve. | |

| |Hip dysplasia |Genetic – hind leg lameness as the result of pain originating in the malformed ball-and-socket joint. |No –relief of pain, surgery |

| |Tetanus |Spasms of the facial muscles. Spastic paralysis, lockjaw, inability to stand, prolepses of the third eyelid, | |

| | |overextended head, neck and legs. | |

| |Botulism |Paralyzing effects at the junctions of the muscles and nerves, eventually loss of total muscle function. | |

| |Anal Sacs |Anal sacs become plugged and need opening. Swollen and painful, licking of area and dragging hind end. |Open Sacs. |

|3)Fungus |Ringworm |Broken hairs around the face, ears or feet. Reddened skin and scaly sking develop; skin becomes thick and |Clip skin should around area. Local |

| | |itchy. |treatment with antifungal baths, dips, |

| | | |creams or lotions |

| |Systemic Infections |Common symptoms: coughing rapid breathing, pnemonia, and fever |Months of therapy with expensive and |

| |1) Blastomycosis |nodular draining skin lesions |potentially toxic drugs. |

| |2) Histoplasmosis |severe diarrhea | |

| |3) Coccidioidomycosis |affects bones, resulting in swelling, lameness and fractures | |

|4) Internal Parasites |Roundworms |Abdomen will distend (pot bellied look) | |

| |Hookworms |Anemic, dark colored feces, white gums, weak | |

| |Whipworms |Irritation in gut lining, loss of tissue fluids, dehydration | |

| |Tapeworms |Not harmful to dogs, can be passed to humans | |

| |Heartworms |Vital organ damage, frequent coughing, sluggishness, labored breathing |Prevention |

|5) External Parasites |Fleas |Biting, scratching, hair loss, red rash |Sprays, shampoos, collars |

| |Ticks |Skin irritation, paralysis, seizures |Repellant, sprays, shampoos, collars |

| |Canine scabies |Scaling, crusting, red rash on head, ears and abdomen | |

| |Ear mites |Severe irritation, and thick black crust in ear canal |Yes |

| |Demodicosis |Patchy hair loss, reddening and crusting of skin |Antibiotics |

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|6) Poisonings |Insecticides |Most common: organophosphate, carbamate compounds, boric acid, and arsenic. | |

| |Plants |Severe irritations to mouth & GI tract: philodendron, dieffenbachia, pothos, and caladrium. | |

| | |Mild intestinal upsets: poinsettia, aloe vera, mistletoe, mushroom, Japanese yew, rhododendron, azaleas, and | |

| | |others | |

| |Household Chemicals |Bleach, ammonia, borates, hydroxides, pine oil, and phenol | |

| |Herbicides |Glyphosate, paraquat, arsenic | |

| |Medications |Human, or animal meds taken in large amounts or taken improperly | |

| |Metal poisonings |Lead poisoning (old paint chips) fishing or drapery weights, roofing shingles, and used motor oil. | |

| |Antifreeze |Sugary taste and readily ingested. In small amounts can make the animal seem drunk, depressed or cause death.|Prompt diagnosis and treatment |

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