Hypothermia

Hypothermia is a lowering of the core body temperature below the dog’s and cat’s normal 101.5-102.5 temperature. A first reaction to the lowering of temperature is to shiver. Shivering increases muscle activity, which in turn increase heat production. Mild hypothermia causes an increase in blood pressure and heart rate, but if the time and severity of heat loss continues, heart rate and blood pressure decline and cardiac arrest can occur. Severe hypothermia leads to respiratory depression, lethargy, lack of coordination, paralysis, and collapse. Treatment for hypothermia involves rapid warming of the body. In mild cases, heating pads, hot water bottles, or a warm water bath will do the trick, but severe cases require need veterinary attention immediately.

HEAT SROKE SIGNS

• Recognize Heat Stroke Signs


Recognizing the early signs of heat stroke may help prevent it from becoming life threatening. One should be watch for heavy panting, noisy breathing, and thick saliva. Heat stroke typically takes place when the dog's rectal temperature measures over 1040F. A normal dog's temperature ranges from 100 to 1020F.

As seen, there are so many ways to protect your dog and cat. Keeping fresh water always around and monitoring your dog and cat for signs of suffering from the heat are great ways to ensure your pet stays cool and well hydrated during the dog days of summer.

OVARIAN CYST - DOG

Ovarian tumors can be categorized based on their cell origin. They are epithelial tumors, germ cell tumors and sex cord stromal cell tumors. There Only the follicular cysts cause clinical signs that are easily apparent. These cysts can produce enough estrogen to cause vulvar swelling and the blood tinged discharge seen when dogs are in heat. This may go on for a long time, since the dog is not really in a heat cycle. In most cases, there is not any desire to mate on the part of the female affected with this condition. Epithelial tumors and sex cord stromal tumors together account for 80-90% of all canine ovarian tumors.
Breeds like Boxers, German Shepherds, Yorkshire Terriers, English Bulldogs are at increased risk for granulosa-theca cell tumors, a type of sex cord stromal cell tumor. Ovarian tumors are generally treated with ovariohysterectomy.

GUINEA PIG - PREGNANCY AND CARE

The gestation period for Guinea Pigs is 66 to 70 days. The greater the number of babies the mother is carrying, the shorter the pregnancy. Most pregnancy are non problematic. Guinea Pigs are more prone to heat related death in the latter stages of pregnancy.
No changes are visible in appearance or behavior during the first four weeks. The last two to three weeks, the mother to be will become quite "plump." This is expected as the babies will comprise more than half of her body weight. You can see the movement of and feel the babies during the last two weeks. It has also been observed that fiber may contribute to preventing hair thinning, a common occurrence in late pregnancy, so the hay becomes very important. In addition, she will need double vitamin C to prevent toxemia.
The size of the litter can vary from 1 to about 6. The best size you could hope for is about 3 medium sized babies. If the litter is very small - say 1 or 2 babies they will probably be very large and the mother could have problems giving birth to them.