A single-celled life form that is invisible to the naked eye and that may cause disease in man or animals....
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Compound which kills microfilaria, the immature forms of heartworms which circulate in the blood....
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The larval form of some parasitic worms, for example heartworms. These worms do not lay eggs, they produce microfilariae instead....
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A condition of the blood in which there are large amounts of methemoglobin which is an altered hemoglobin which does not carry oxygen....
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Spread of a tumor from its original location to a remote one, by tumor cells that are carried in the blood....
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A condition in which the pH of the blood is too acidic because of the production of certain types of acids....
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When an animal mounts an immune response against a foreign substance, some cells are created to 'remember' the antigens on that substance. If the animal is again exposed to the substance, these cells will help the body respond much faster and to a higher degree....
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Darkening of the stool due to the presence of digested blood, which indicates bleeding is occurring in the stomach and/or beginning of the small intestine. The feces generally look black and tarry....
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A condition in which the colon enlarges and dilates, which results in feces accumulating in the colon. Constipation then occurs. This condition is more common in cats than dogs....
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When referring to food ingredients, means a ground-up preparation. Chicken meal is ground up chicken, which might include bones and feathers. Meat meal means ground up muscle meat....
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Antibody in a newborn animal which the newborn acquired through the placenta or colostrum (the first milk)....
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An infection or inflammation of the mammary glands. Inflammation of the mammary gland, usually due to bacterial infection....
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