Producing milk. When a female cat is breast-feeding young offspring.... ↪ Read more

Vaccines which are made by taking the real, disease-causing viruses (or bacteria), killing them, and putting them into a liquid base. Compare with 'modified live vaccine' and 'recombinant vaccine'. A vaccine that contains antigen of the infectious agent that has been killed by chemical or physical... ↪ Read more

A life-threatenting condition in which ketones, which result from the breakdown of fat for energy, accumulate in the blood stream and the pH of the blood decreases.... ↪ Read more

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is the technical term for a condition also known as 'dry eye'. It occurs because of inadequate tear production. Symptoms include a thick, yellowish discharge from the eye.... ↪ Read more

See Keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Dry eye.... ↪ Read more

The condition in which there is a build up of waste products in the body called bilirubin. Bilirubin is yellow in color, therefore an animal with jaundice will have yellow gums, skin (often seen on the inside flap of the ear), and a yellowish cast to the 'whites' of the eyes. It can occur if a large... ↪ Read more

A estrogen-like substance produced by pasture plants; a type of phytoestrogen.... ↪ Read more

The colored portion of the eye is called the iris. As with humans, dogs' iris colors vary. In the center of the iris is the black opening called the pupil. This opening can be made larger or smaller by muscles called ciliary bodies, that attach to the colored iris, causing it to expand or contract.... ↪ Read more

Into a the blood stream via a vein. IV. Giving a drug or other substance into a vein for a rapid effect.... ↪ Read more

Into the nose.... ↪ Read more

Into the muscle (IM).... ↪ Read more

An action taking place within a cell.... ↪ Read more