Periodontal disease is the most common infectious (caused by bacteria) disease in dogs and cats. It is estimated that 80% or more of dogs and cats between the ages of 1 and 3 years old have some evidence of periodontal disease which requires treatment.

Periodontal disease in pets, as in people, is caused by bacteria [...]

Degenerative myelopathy is a common cause of neurological dysfunction of the rear limbs (posterior paralysis) of dogs (other causes include intervertebral disk disease, spinal tumors, hypothyroidism, and cauda equina syndrome.) Most commonly, middle-age to older larger breed dogs, especially German shepherds, are affected (in the past, the condition was called German Shepherd Myelopathy.) [...]

Cushing’s disease, hyperadrenocorticism, results in overproduction of adrenal gland hormones, most commonly glucocorticoids. This disease is the exact opposite of Addison’s disease, in which the adrenal glands make too little hormone. The disorder is relatively common in middle-aged to older dogs and rare in cats. Cushing’s disease usually occurs as a result of [...]