Pet Health Library

🦎Reptile HealthJun 2, 2026

Cockatiel Vitamin A Deficiency: Why Seed Diets Cause Sinusitis

Vitamin A deficiency from a seed-only diet causes sinusitis, foot lesions, and chronic infections in cockatiels. Here is what to look for and how to fix it

🌿Skin & Coat

Ball Python Stuck Shed: Dysecdysis Causes and Quick Fix

Ball python stuck shed is almost always a humidity problem. Here is how to recognize it, what a single warm soak fixes, and when to call a reptile vet.

🐈Cat HealthJun 2, 2026

👁️Eyes & Ears

Cat Uveitis Causes: Why Half of Cases Are Systemic Disease

Cat uveitis is inflammation inside the eye, and roughly half of cases have a systemic cause like FIP, toxoplasmosis, FeLV, or lymphoma. Here is what to loo

🐕Dog HealthJun 2, 2026

🦎Reptile HealthJun 1, 2026

Dog Tracheal Collapse Stages: Grade I-IV Explained

Dog tracheal collapse is graded I through IV. The grade determines whether medical management, a stent, or surgery is right — here is how each stage looks.

🌿Skin & Coat

Bearded Dragon Tail Rot Treatment: When to Amputate

A black, dry, or hard tail tip is tail rot. Surgical amputation above the necrosis plus husbandry fixes is the standard treatment.

🦎Reptile HealthJun 1, 2026

Cat Cholangitis Treatment: Antibiotics, Steroids, and Diet

Cholangitis is the most common inflammatory liver disease in cats. Neutrophilic needs antibiotics, lymphocytic needs steroids — biopsy guides treatment.

🦴Mobility

Crested Gecko Floppy Tail Syndrome: Signs and Husbandry Fixes

Floppy Tail Syndrome bends a crested gecko's tail from prolonged head-down resting on glass. Husbandry changes can halt early progression.

🐾Ferret HealthJun 1, 2026

🤮Digestive

Cat Megaesophagus: Causes, Signs, and What to Do

A cat that regurgitates undigested food hours after eating may have megaesophagus — a weak esophagus that needs upright feeding and a workup.

Ferret Aleutian Disease: Signs of Chronic Wasting Illness

Aleutian disease is a chronic immune-driven ferret illness causing weight loss and high protein. Testing, isolation, and supportive care extend life.

Cat HCM Stages: Understanding Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Cat HCM is staged A through D by the ACVIM consensus. Stage B2 and beyond carry a real risk of clots and heart failure — here is what each stage means.

🐕Dog HealthJun 1, 2026

🐹Guinea Pig HealthJun 1, 2026

Dog Addison's Disease: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Vague waxing-waning illness, collapse, or a high potassium reading should trigger an ACTH stim. Addison's in dogs is fully treatable when caught.

🐕Dog HealthJun 1, 2026

🤮Digestive

Dog Protein-Losing Enteropathy (PLE): Signs and Treatment

PLE is a serious cause of chronic diarrhea, weight loss, and low blood protein. Yorkies and Soft Coated Wheatens are over-represented.

🐹Guinea Pig HealthJun 1, 2026

Guinea Pig Respiratory Infection: Signs, Causes, Treatment

Guinea pigs hide respiratory illness until it is severe. Nasal discharge, fast breathing, or clicking sounds need same-day exotic vet care.

🐰Rabbit HealthJun 1, 2026

Guinea Pig Uterine Cancer: Signs in Older Sows

Bloody vaginal discharge or a distended belly in an older intact sow often means uterine adenocarcinoma. Surgery is curative if caught before spread.

🐰Rabbit HealthJun 1, 2026

Rabbit Mastitis: Signs and Treatment in Nursing Does

Mastitis in a nursing rabbit doe causes hot, hard, painful glands and septicemia risk. Safe antibiotics, supportive care, and kit care are urgent.

🦷Dental

Rabbit Jaw Abscess: Signs, Causes, and Treatment

A firm lump along a rabbit's jaw is almost always a tooth-root abscess. Surgery, marsupialization, and long antibiotics give the best chance of cure.

🐹Hamster HealthJun 1, 2026

Hamster Cushing's Disease: Signs of Hyperadrenocorticism

Older hamsters with symmetric fur loss, thin skin, and a pot belly often have hyperadrenocorticism. Recognizing it guides supportive care.

🦜Bird HealthJun 1, 2026

Budgie Iodine Deficiency: Signs of Thyroid Goiter

An iodine-deficient budgie develops a thyroid goiter that compresses the airway. Voice change and labored breathing are warning signs.

Cat Chylothorax: Milky Fluid Around the Lungs

Chylothorax is milky lymph fluid around the lungs, often from heart disease or a mass. Labored breathing in a previously well cat is the warning.

🐰Rabbit HealthMay 31, 2026

Cat Portosystemic Shunt: Liver Shunt Signs in Cats

A small, slow-growing kitten with drooling, copper eyes, or post-meal neurological signs may have a liver shunt — often surgically curable.

👁️Eyes & Ears

Rabbit Aural Hematoma: Swollen Ear Flap Causes and Care

A sudden squishy swelling of a rabbit's ear flap is usually an aural hematoma — caused by ear mites or shaking, it needs vet care fast.

🐈Cat HealthMay 31, 2026

🌿Skin & Coat

Cat Sebaceous Adenitis: A Rare Cause of Patchy Hair Loss

Sebaceous adenitis is an uncommon skin disease in cats causing patchy hair loss, scaling, and crusts — biopsy confirms it, and treatment is lifelong.

🦎Reptile HealthMay 31, 2026

🦴Mobility

Leopard Gecko Gout Signs: Causes and Husbandry Fixes

Gout in leopard geckos shows up as swollen, painful joints — usually caused by dehydration, too much protein, or kidney disease.

🐕Dog HealthMay 31, 2026