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Dog Diseases number in the scores, just as in humans. But, veterinarians tend to see some much more than others. Sadly, a great deal of grief could be avoided if more dog owners were careful to see that their pets are immunized regularly against preventable dog diseases.

While experts, as usual, may differ, what are the top ten dog diseases? Heres a list (not necessarily in order of seriousness) with a brief explanation of each disease:

Distemper: Of all the dog diseases, the American Veterinary Medical Association considers the distemper virus to be the worst canine disease threat to dogs world wide. Distemper is fatal in 80% of puppies and 50% of adults. All dogs are extremely vulnerable, and should be vaccinated, with subsequent boosters in keeping the recommendation of a Veterinarian.

Parvovirus (Parvo): Parvovirus is a worldwide dog disease. It is extremely contagious, especially among puppies, and can overwhelm a dog leading to death within 48 to 72 hours after exposure. Symptoms include depression, loss of appetite, vomiting and severe diarrhea. Parvo vaccination is essential with booster shots as recommended.

Rabies: Rabies is a virus and becomes fatal when symptoms appear. Because rabies can be fatal to humans and other mammals, state and local laws uniformly require rabies vaccination, many mandating booster shots yearly.

Kennel Cough: This is a respiratory disease especially prevalent in kennels and shelters. There are a variety of virus strains, including Bortadella. Symptoms can include a dry hacking cough along with inflammation of the larynx, bronchial tubes and trachea. Vaccination, as often as every six months is recommended.

Leptospirosis: Symptoms of Leptospirosis include lethargy, kidney inflammation, low-grade fever, vomiting, reddening of the mucous membranes and conjunctiva, and blood clotting abnormalities. Since it is a bacterial disease, also found in humans, it is treated with antibiotics. Veterinarians are often reluctant to innoculate against this dog disease, since there is questionable effectiveness, and puppies can have adverse reactions.

Infectious canine hepatitis: While this dog disease often manifests itself with mild symptoms such as a slight fever or slight lethargy, it can, in some instances become fatal. Recovery is usually rapid. Vaccination is recommended.

Lyme Disease: Symptoms of Lyme Disease in dogs will include lethargy, joint pain, lack of appetite, lymph node enlargement, and fever. Lyme Disease is bacterial and is spread by ticks. Treatment is with tetracycline, an antibiotic. The available vaccine is not generally recommended.

Coronavirus: Diarrhea and vomiting are symptomatic of this dog disease so it can be confused with parvovirus. Other indications are loss of appetite, smelly diarrhea, lethargy and dehydration. Replacement of lost fluids and control of vomiting and diarrhea are the recommended treatments. A vaccine is not generally recommended.

Obesity: Just as in humans, this dog disease is a serious medical problem. Frequently, obese humans own obese dogs. Obviously, limiting food intake, withholding human food and enough exercise will contribute to a dogs longer life.

Heartworm: Heartworms are parasites that grow and multiply, infesting the chambers in the heart, arteries in the lungs. Symptoms appear gradually, usually manifested in easy tiring, lethargy and a soft cough. If not treated, it eventually brings on death by congestive heart failure in a once active animal. Prevention with products such as HartGard is recommended.

Your veterinarian should give you a certificate showing your pets immunization against the common dog diseases. Ask for a wallet sized card which you can carry with you.

Robert G. Knechtel maintains several websites, including http://www.petmedshop.com and http://www.go60.com.

Secret 3: Listen Up, friends of Runescape! Dont Lose in Runescape

As obvious as it might seem in Runescape, this is one of the most often-forgotten rules in Runescape. In RuneScape, losing means dying and also means losing something valuable. Think about it, all friends of Runescape.

Imagine yourself in Runescape, friends of Runescape, rich with gold and armored in full rune in Runescape. You decide to check out the deep Wilderness in Runescape, but realize youve never been there before while playing Runescape. You shrug and bring along a bunch of lobsters and a law rune while playing Runescape after all, you can just teleport back instantly if something goes wrong in Runescape. You arrive at level 39 Wilderness in Runescape, kill a few giants in Runescape, and spot some newbie running around in Runescape. You laugh and decide to kill him as well as you are playing Runescape. While youre enjoying the iron the newbie dropped in Runescape, two level 80 mages show up in Runescape.

They notice the gigantic skull above your head and start attacking you as youre playing Runescape, hitting 25s and 30s with their spells in Runescape more than you thought possible in Runescape. You eat lobsters as fast as you can in Runescape, and quickly click on Teleport to Varrock but nothing happens in Runescape. The lobsters run out, the 80s laugh, and you lose yourself a full set of rune in Runescape. You lose in Runescape, friends of Runescape.

This could happen to any players in Runescape. And if you dont take the time to learn about where youre going to go in Runescape such as the fact that you cant teleport past level 20 wilderness in Runescape then youre going to lose a lot of items in Runescape. This doesnt only apply to the wilderness in Runescape: always scout a place out in Runescape(or look it up) before going there in Runescape. Many people lose a lot of valuable equipment in Runescape because they didnt know how aggressive and strong some creatures are while playing Runescape.

Making one million gp a day in Runescape isnt going to help much if you keep losing it all in Runescape by dying with expensive equipment on in Runescape!

Dont get me wrong, friends of Runescape. Dying isnt that bad of a thing by itself in Runescape you can use it as a free teleport to Lumbridge in Runescape, in fact. The problem is when you lose valuable items and equipments in Runescape.

To prevent unnecessary dying such mentioned above in Runescape, always look up where youre going to go in Runescape. If its somewhere youve never been before in Runescape, make it so that you know what kind of monsters live in that area in Runescape. Know whether theyre aggressive in Runescape (like deadly red spiders) and know whether you can beat them in Runescape. Here are a few rules of thumb to use whenever adventuring in Runescape:

1. Always look the area up beforehand in Runescape.

2. Always bring some sort of food Runescape.

3. Never bring exorbitant amounts of gold or other unnecessary stackables in Runescape.

4. Save your running for when it counts walk when its not necessary in Runescape.

Basically, friends of Runescape, do everything thats NOT mentioned above in Runescape. Alternatively, you can just decide to go there in Runescape, look around, and die in Runescape. In this case, you can bring three items (or four if you have Protect Items) and minimal food in Runescape.

Copyright 2006 Roy Phay

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