Canine Coronavirus (CCoV)
What is Canine coronavirus? Canine coronavirus is a member of a virus group that causes illness in humans, cats, dogs, pigs and many...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Nov 20, 2020
- 7 min
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) - Rare and Deadly Cat Disease
What is Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)? Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is an immune-mediated disease triggered by infection...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
Feline Coronavirus (FCoV)
Feline coronavirus (FCoV) infection is a common viral infection in cats. Most cats are subclinically affected
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Oct 18, 2020
- 6 min
Managing Chronic Non-osteoarthritic Pain | Part 3c (Cancer Pain)
What is chronic pain? Chronic pain is an unpleasant sense of discomfort that persists or progresses over a long period. In contrast to...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Oct 17, 2020
- 4 min
Managing Chronic Non-osteoarthritic Pain | Part 3b (Maladaptive Chronic Pain)
What is chronic pain? Chronic pain is an unpleasant sense of discomfort that persists or progresses over a long period. In contrast to...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
Managing Chronic Non-osteoarthritic Pain | Part 3a (Chronic, Active inflammatory pain)
What is chronic pain? Chronic pain is an unpleasant sense of discomfort that persists or progresses over a long period. In contrast to...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Sep 23, 2020
- 7 min
Chronic Pain Management in Cats & Dogs | Part 2 (Osteoarthritis)
Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic pain condition in dogs and cats, difficult to recognise early, challenging to treat and...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Sep 15, 2020
- 4 min
Chronic Pain Management in Cats & Dogs | Part 1 (Overview)
Chronic pain is not a singular disease. It takes on many different forms and occurs for many various reasons, with a variety of specific dep
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Aug 25, 2020
- 5 min
Is your cat or dog having difficult in urination…?
Sometimes cats and dogs experience difficulty in passing urine. The difficulty can be expressed either through:- Painful or difficult...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Aug 8, 2020
- 3 min
Travelling with your pet
Introduction Pet travel and tourism have increased as the years' progress. Pet travel increases the risk of spreading both parasitic...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Jul 20, 2020
- 7 min
Pet Vaccinations: Practices, Protocols & Importance
What is a vaccine? A vaccine is a material that stimulates the body of an animal or human being to produce protecting substances called...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Jul 10, 2020
- 4 min
Worms in Cats and Dogs
What types of worms infect cats and dogs? Generally, there are five main types of worms that infect your cat or dog besides many others....
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
Aflatoxicosis: A Source of food poisoning in Dogs
Aflatoxicosis is a disease caused by the ingestion of highly poisonous fungal toxins in food or food scraps produced by a group of fungi cal
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Jun 21, 2020
- 1 min
Benefits of Living with a Pet
They reduce stress and anxiety They can sniff out medical conditions, e.g. cancer They provide affection and comfort They help reduce...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Jun 18, 2020
- 8 min
Acral lick granuloma (Acral lick Dermatitis, acral pruritic nodule)
Canine acral lick dermatitis is a spontaneously occurring disorder in which excessive licking of paws or flank can produce ulcers
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Dr Andrew Matole Konde, BVetMed, MSc
- Apr 3, 2020
- 5 min
Ticks Infestation and Control in Dogs & Cats
Introduction Ticks are common external parasites to dogs, cats, livestock and wild animals. They are the most important arthropod vector...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus
The recent coronavirus disease has placed the world in mortal terror and consternation. There have been a few cases that have been...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19 Update: An Essential Message to Our Clients and Friends
Dear Clients and Friends, As THE ANDYS VETERINARY CLINIC continues to closely monitor the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), the...
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Dec 21, 2016
- 4 min
Heart disease and heart failure in Dogs
Do you know that dogs can get heart disease and heart failure? Your dog could be at risk for heart disease and heart failure....
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Dr Andrew Matole, BVetMed, MSc
- Nov 16, 2016
- 6 min
Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's Disease)
Addison's disease is a very serious disease and the changes it causes can be understated in the primary stages. The clinical signs of the...
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