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Canine AutoImmune Thrombocytopenia

Shirley writes: Our dog died two days ago and the symptoms were those associated with ingesting rat poison. But we don’t have any poison in our house or in our yard. We don’t have rats. We adopted our dog four weeks ago (three years old about 55 pounds). We were with him when he was [...]

Dog And Cat Autoimmune Diseases

A reader with a pet named Rosie has asked a question about Rosie’s illness, an autoimmune condition. Let’s start with the basics of what autoimmune conditions are. The immune system is charged with the task of keeping us healthy by killing things that invade the body such as bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, parasites, or anything [...]