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Diseases and Disorders
Links pertaining to Animal Diseases
 
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Contents:
Amphibian Diseases (not on MeSH) - Anaplasmosis - Animal Diseases - Arthropod Diseases (not on MeSH) - Avian Influenza - Babesiosis - Bird Diseases - Borna Disease - Cat Diseases - Cattle Diseases - Cryptosporidiosis - Diseases of Camels and Camelids (not on MeSH) - Diseases of Insectivores (not on MeSH) - Diseases of Invertebrates (not on MeSH) - Diseases of Leporidae and Rodents (not on MeSH) - Diseases of Marine Mammals (not on MeSH) - Dog Diseases - Ecthyma, Contagious - Ferret Diseases (not on MeSH) - Fish Diseases - Furunculosis - Horse Diseases - Influenza in Birds - Monkeypox - Poultry Diseases - Primate Diseases - Raccoon Diseases (not on MeSH) - Reptile Diseases (not on MeSH) - Rift Valley Fever - Sheep and Goat Diseases (not on MeSH) - Swine Diseases - Toxocariasis - Zoonoses -


  Animal Diseases   
  Dog and Cat CPR [L and H Feldman] - vai Ahimsa Rescue Foundation
  When is it an emergency? - American Animal Hospital Assoc.
  First Aid and Emergency Care - VeterinaryPartner.com
  The Merck Veterinary Manual , 9th edition
  Global Information and Early Warning from FAO
  Animal Disease information , including an image database - Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa (US)
  Martindale's Virtual Veterinary Center - (US)
  intute/Veterinary - (UK)
  Alert Messages , Press Releases , and a collection of information cards on OIE Classified Diseases from OIE: Office International Des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)
  A Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 2008 - OIE
  Veterinary Support Personnel Network [free registration]
  International Veterinary Information Service [free registration required]
  VIN: Veterinary Information Network (for professionals) , and Veterinary Partner.com (for the general public) - (US)
  The Veterinary Information Portal - Univ of Sydney (AU)
  Foreign Animal Diseases: The Gray Book , 1998 - College of Vet Med/Univ of Georgia (US)
  Veterinary Anatomical Illustrations at the Digital Collections Center of the Univ of Wisconsin
  An Image Data Base at the College for Veterinary Medicine, WSU (US)
  The US FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
  About some Animal Disease related topics - Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln (US)
  Publications on Animal Welfare from APHIS/USDA
  A Case Database from Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and Cytopathology (US)
  Exotic Diseases database [R Dixon] - Veterinary Education and Information Network, Sydney (AU)
  A collection of Newsletter articles from the Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab., Purdue, Indiana (US)
  The CONSULTANT Diagnostic Support System - Cornell Vet Med (US)
  Veterinary Oncology (Cancer) - OncoLink, Univ of Pennsylvania (US)
  Pet Owner's Guide to Cancer - Cornell Univ./Coll Vet Med
  On Cancer in Animals - AVMA (US)
  Cancer in Dogs and Cats - The Pet Center
  About Hemiosarcomas in Dogs and Cats - Wikipedia
  PetCancerVet - (UK)
  A brief Overview of cancer/Tumors in Pets - Animal Cancer Center
  The searchable eVetSite Library at St Clara Pet Hospital/Vet Inf Network (US)
  Diseases of Pets - veterinaryPartner.com
  The Pet Web Library at Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
  About Babesiosis in Animals - UC/Davis (US)
  How to Prevent Transmission of Intestinal Roundworms from Pets to People - Nat'l Center for Infectious Diseases (US)
  Veterinary Clinical Parasitology Images [JC Fox]
  Instructional Material , by subject, and a collection of Dermatology Case Reviews and Endocrinology Case Reviews [M Lorenz] - Oklahoma State Univ. (US)
  Dermatology Case Studies - Univ of Georgia/Vet
  Neurology Service/Information at VMTH, Florida (US)
  About some Common Eye Diseases and Surgeries - American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
  Comparative Ophthalmology Notes - UC/Davis (US)
  Veterinary Ophthalmology Info Centre [M Zigler] - (CA)
  Eye Diseases information from Animal Eye Care LLC (US)
  The ECVO list of Presumed Inherited Eye Diseases
  The All Animal Eye Clinic [K Ketring and staff] - Cincinnati (US), and about Ocular Diseases in Dogs and Cats
  Handouts in Veterinary Ophthalmology [D Hacker]
  The Veterinary Ophthalmology Information Centre [M Zigler] - (CA)
  About Otitis Externa [pets] - Iowa State Univ/Veterinary Med.
  The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals database - Univ. of Sydney (AU)
  Water and Its Importance to Animals - FAIRS, FL (US)
  Veterinary Histology [T Caceci]
  Case studies in Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine - Univ of california/Davis
  Pet Columns including e.g. When Your Pet Has Diarrhea [S Probst] - U of Illinois, Urb-Champ (US)
  Lecture notes in Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology - Virginia-Maryland College of Vet Science
  CliniTox (Animal Poisoning) - (CH)
  Pet Poisoning - petStuff Online Newsletter
  A Toxic Plants Database at the Animal Poison Control Center
  Plants Poisonous to Livestock and other Animals - Cornell University (US)
  About Tannins: toxic and antinutritional effects (on animals) - Cornell University (US)
  Plants Toxic To Animals - UIUC/Library (US)
  St. John's Wort Poisoning in Livestock - Newfoundland and Labrador Agriculture (CA)
  FDA Approved Animal Drug Products - FDA (US)
  Use of antimicrobials outside human medicine and resultant antimicrobial resistance in humans - WHO
  The US Animal Welfare Information Center - Dept of Agriculture, and the National Animal Disease Center , in Iowa (US)
  Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - (UK)
  Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals , 1996 - US Nat'l Research Council/NAS
  PeTA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
  Treatment of Pain in Animals [position paper] - ACVA
  The Humane Society of the United States
  Some Euthanasia links (for veterinarians) - VEIN (AU)
  Care for Animals , about Pet Loss, Difficult Decisions, and Grief , and about Understanding your feelings when your animal dies - AVMA
  The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - (UK)
  The Disabled Animals' Federation - (UK)
  Wildlife Disease Information - NBII (US)
  Nat'l Wildlife Health Center sitemap - (US)
  Michigan Wildlife Diseases - (US)
  Diseases of Deer (Whitetailed) - Missouri Dept of Conserv (US)
  International Species Information System. Physiological Data Reference System 1999 [ed. J Andrew Teare]
  Veterinary Journals - TOCs - University of Montreal (CA)
  UK VET (journal for Vet Surgeons in Gen Pract) - (UK)
  Search the Article Archives [including J Am Animal Hosp Assoc 1997- ] at the Veterinary Medicine iknowledgenow.com Site
  Dictionnaire de Bactériologie Vétérinaire [JP Euzéby] - Tolouse (FR)
  Definitions and Abbreviations of Veterinary Terms - WSU/VetMed (US)
  A Glossary of Clinical Veterinary Acronyms (used in patient records) - SPVS

   Anaplasmosis   
   About Canine and Feline Anaplasmosis - Lakeland Veterinary Hospital
   Ehrlichiosis - PetEducation.com (US)
   Ehrlichia Infection in Dogs - Veterinary Partner
   (Human Anaplasmosis) see another page
   Anaplasmosis [Stokka et al.] - Kansas State Univ. (US)
   A case of Granulocytic Anaplasmosis in a dog - The Canadian Veterinary J., 2005, via PubMed Central
   Anaplasmosis and taxonomic issues - Supercourse. Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health
   A male dachshund with anorexia and lethargy - IDEXX Lab, Inc.

  Raccoon Diseases (not on MeSH)
   US State regulations re keeping racoons as pets , 2001
   About Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris) - Michigan Govt. (US)
   Baylisascaris Infection (Raccoon Roundworm Infection) - CDC (US)
   About Raccoon Rabies Vaccination in Ohio , 2008
   Raccoon Rabies - The Urban Challenge - Pinellas County (US)

  Ferret Diseases (not on MeSH)
   Ferret Central
   Ferret Diseases - MU College of Vet Med (US)
   Diseases and Pests in Ferrets - VEIN (AU)
   Insulinoma in pet ferrets - Long Beach Animal Hosp.
   Endocrine Diseases of Ferrets [HL Hoefer]
   Medical articles at Ferrets Anonymous
   Pathology of the Domestic Ferret [BH Williams] - VetPath (US)

   Bird Diseases   
   Avian CPR [K Smith]
   Notes on Avian Diseases [MS Rand] - NetVet (US)
   Bird Diseases, Health Problems, etc. - AvianWeb
   Avian Illnesses - The Aviary
   A collection of Bird Health related articles , including a Recognising Signs of Illness in Your Bird - VetaFarm (AU)
   Parasitologie Aviaire [in French]
   Health Issues in Pet Birds - UpAtSix Avairies
   Avian Health Care Tips [BC Huber] - HotSpot for Birds
   About Avian coccidiosis (Eimeria) - Inst Animal Health (UK)
   About Infectious laryngotracheitis ( ILT ) - AvianWeb
   Infectious Diseases of Birds - Santa Clara Pet Hospital
   On Avian Botulism , Avian Cholera , and Avian Pox - Nat'l Wildlife Health Center (US)
   Diseases of cage birds [L Jepson] - Univ of Liverpool
   Understanding Psittacosis [HL Stoddard]
   Diseases of Parrots - Parrotdise
   Diseases affecting Amazon Parrots - GoPetsAmerica
   About Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease - PetEducation.com
   About Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease - AvianBiotech.com
   Viral Inclusion Bodies in Psittacine Birds [self assessment] - IVCVM, 1999
   About Avian Aspergillosis [L Pesek] - The Aviary
   About Proventricular Dilitation Disease (Macaw's Wasting Disease) - Birds n Ways
   Avian Polyomavirus: My Thoughts [DN Phalen]
   Avian Polyoma Virus [DC Rahm]
   Polyomavirus (PVD) in Cage Birds - AvianBiotech.com
   About Avian Pneumovirus Infections - Merck Vet Manual
   Feather Picking - Animal Hospitals- USA
   A Field Manual of Wildlife (Bird) Diseases - USGS
   Some brief notes on Wild Bird Diseases - Birds-n-Garden
   Infectious Diseases of Garden Birds - UFAW (UK)
   Salmonella in Songbirds - Newfoundland/Labrador Agriculture (CA)
   Health issues of Ducks - Duck Health
   Blackhead Disease in Turkeys [Davidson and Doster] - NWTF Bulletin 25
   Diseases of Peafowl - UPA
   On some Diseases of Pigeons - OrOPharma
   Pigeon Canker [GD Butcher]
   The Alberta Classic (on breeding pigeons) - Edmonton (CA)
   Plants poisonous to birds - Birds n Ways
   Mystery Indian virus (killing vultures) heading for Europe [Oct 2002] - NewScientist
   Metabolic Considerations for the Treatment of Birds [GM Dorrestein]
   Wild birds dying from vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency - CORDIS News, Jul 2009
   Thiamine (vitamin B1) Deficiency in Birds - Merck Veterinary Manual
   California Avian Laboratory - (US)

    Influenza in Birds   
   See another page

    Poultry Diseases   
    Infectious Laryngotracheitis ( ILT ) in Poultry - Alberta Agriculture and Food (CA)
    On Cannibalism in Poultry - (CA)
    Poultry Science Virtual Library - TAMU (US)
    Poultry Breeds - Oklahoma State U. (US)
    Diseases and Pests of Poultry, and about some Poultry Diseases, Based on Symptoms - Mississippi State Univ. (US)
    About Newcastle Disease - OIE
    Velogenic Newcastle Disease - Merck Veterinary Manual (US)
    Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) - APHIS (US)
    Exotic Newcastle Disease - TAHC/USDA (US)
    Infectious Bronchitis in Poultry [Butcher and Miles]
    Avian Influenza in Poultry - EDIS, Univ of Florida (US)
    About Poultry Diseases - The Poultry Site
    Avian Disease Fact Sheet - Virginia Tech (US)

   Avian Influenza
    Avian Influenza information - WHO
    Avian Influenza - USGS
    About Avian Influenza - UC Davis/Veterinary
    Key Facts about Avian Influenza - CDC (US)
    Avian Influenza in Poultry - EDIS, Univ of Florida (US)
    See also Influenza in Birds [links]

   Reptile Diseases (not on MeSH)
    Health, Illness, Injury and Stress in Reptiles [M Kaplan]
    The EMBL Reptile Database [P Uetz] and on Keeping Reptiles As Pets [M Kaplan] - VeterinaryPartner.com
    Reptiles Index - NetVet (US)
    Identification and treatment of metabolic bone disease (MBD) in reptiles, and about Calcium metabolism and metabolic bone disease (MBD) [M Kaplan]
    Metabolic bone diseases. Calcium deficiency - Winter Park Veterinary Clinic
    Fluids and Fluid Therapy in Reptiles [M Kaplan]
    Snake Fecalith (Intestinal Impaction) - Long Beach Animal Hospital
    Use of inhalant anesthetics in three snake species [Blouin-Demers et al.] - Contemporary Herpetology, Sep 2000
    Care sheets etc. from KingSnake.com
    Australian Herpetology Directory [R Alford] - James Cook Univ.
    Common diseases of (Australian) urban wildlife: Reptiles - ARWH (AU)
    On Metabolic Bone Disease [M Kaplan]
    Metabolic Bone Disease in Iguanas - Long Beach Animal Hosp.
    About Reptiles and Salmonella - Minnesota Herpetological Society (US)
    Health related Articles about Snakes [see under Publications/Bulletin] - ARAV
    About Bladder Stones in Iguanas - Long Beach Animal Hospital
    About some Health Problems of Iguanas
    Health/Medical info at The Reptile Rooms
    Clinician's Approach to Renal Disease in Lizards [SJ Divers] - (UK)
    Bacterial Infections of Turtles and Tortoises - Drs Foster&Smith
    The most frequently occurring Diseases of Tortoises [in German] - Vet Dr Tiger, Zurich (CH)
    Turtles: Health Issues - RedEarSlider
    Valerie Haecky's Turtle Care pages
    A collection of Articles about Turtles and Tortoises [see under Publications/Bulletin] - ARAV
    Green Sea Turtles and Fibropapilloma Tumors - Turtle Trax (US)
    Crocodilians - From Natural History to Conservation [A. Britton] - Bristol (UK)
    Crocodilian, Tuatara and Turtle Spieces of the World (taxonomy, geography) [King & Burke] - FL (US)

     Influenza in Birds   
    See another page


   Borna Disease   
  See another page

   Cat Diseases   
   Crises/Emergencies with Cats - About.com
   Cat diseases - Wikipedia
   Cats are different (Nutritional Needs) [TJ Dunn] - The Pet Center
   Cat Health Articles - Cat World
   Paracetamol (Acetaminophen, Tylenol) is extremely toxic to cats ... - Wikipedia
   A 'self-instruction' module in Cats (for animal users) - IACUC/Univ of Arizona (US)
   Some Practice Guidelines from the American Association of Feline Practitioners
   Some normal and abnormal X-ray pictures of cat - Long Beach Animal Hospital
   Cat Diseases and Organ Systems - PetEducation
   Cat Links collected by [K Lawrence]/NetCat
   A number of health articles and reports from The Cat Fanciers' Assoc., Inc. (US)
   Dr Mike's Medical Cat Index [M Richards] - VetInfo
   About Feline Asthma - Winn Feline Foundation
   Feline Asthma - Mar Vista Animal Med C.
   Answers to questions about Feline Asthma - VetInfo
   Bordetella (Bordetella bronchiseptica) in Cats - Animal Dis Diag Lab, IN (US)
   Urinary Tract Infections in Cats, and Feline Kidney Disease - PetEducation.com
   Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) - FAB (UK)
   Lower Urinary Tract Disease in Cats - Cornell/Vet. (US)
   About Feline Bladder Stones and Urinary Obstructions - Winn Feline Foundation
   About Feline Hyperesthesia [LC Cushing]
   About Chronic Renal Failure in Cats - HDW Enterprises, Inc.
   The Feline Chronic Renal Failure Information Center,
   The Feline PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) Home Page [M Thiers] - (SE)
   Diseases and Conditions of Bones, Muscles and Nerves in the Cat - PetEducation.com
   Feline Hyperthyroidism - Advanced Veterinary Medical Imaging
   About Feline Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis) - Winn Feline Foundation
   About Pyometra in Cats - PetEducation
   Feline Ophthalmology [Waltham/OSU Symposium 2001] - Vin.com
   Eye problems in Cats - Vetinfo
   Feline Ophthalmology [A van der Woerdt]
   Glaucoma in Cats - PetPlace.com
   On various Skin Problems in Cats - VetInfo
   Tumors and Cancers in Cats [M Richards] - VetInfo
   About Lymphosarcoma in Cats - OncoLink
   Parasites of Cats - PetEducation.com
   Cat Parasites [M Richards] - VetInfo
   CAPC Guidelines for Controlling Internal and External Parasites in U.S. Cats and Dogs
   Ringworm in Cats (Dermatophytosis) - Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.
   About Skin problems in Cats - FAB (UK)
   About The Vomiting Cat - Virginia-Maryland Veterinary Notes, Oct-Dec 2005
   Internal Parasites ("Worms") in Cats (and Dogs) - Long Beach Animal Hospital (US)
   Gastrointestinal Parasites of Cats - Cornell/Vet. (US)
   The American Heartworm Society
   Feline Panleukopenia - AVMA
   On Feline Distemper (Panleukopenia) - Mar Vista Animal Med C.
   On Feline Infectious Peritonitis [DD Addie]
   Feline Infectious Anemia (FIA) - fab
   Feline Leukemia Virus, FeLV - Cornell Veterinary Medicine (US)
   Feline Leukemia Virus, FeLV - The Winn Feline Foundation, and about Feline Leukemia Virus in the Environment [FW Scott] - Cornell Feline Health C.
   About Feline Infectious Peritonitis [M Richards] - Encyclopedia of Feline Veterinary Medical Information
   About some Feline Viral Diseases (FVP, FeLV, FIV, FIP, Rabies) , and Life Threatening Emergencies - Maxs House
   About Endocrine Diseases in Cats including Diabetes mellitus - Maxs House
   Feline Diabetes Mellitus
   Qs and As about Cats with Diabetes - Dr Mike/VetInfo
   Toxoplasmosis in Cats - Cornell Feline HC (US)
   Cat Vaccination Recommendations , and some disease information - Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
   The Cat's Mouth: Dental Facts - PetEducation.Com
   A collection of Cat care related videos - Cornell (US)
   The special needs of the senior cat - Cornell/Vet. (US)
   Geriatric Cats [AM Wolf] - Winn Feline Foundation
   Caring for the elderly cat - FAB (UK)
   Online Cat Dissection
   Management & Conservation of Captive Tigers [eds. Tilson et al.] - TigerLink

  Diseases of Leporidae and Rodents (not on MeSH)
   Common Medical Concerns - The House Rabbit Society (US)
   MediRabbit [E van Praag]
   Rabbit Health Issues - H.A.R.E., Miami (US)
   Rabbit pathology - Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NO)
   Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease - APHIS (US)
   Understanding Myxomatosis - Rabbit Welfare (UK)
   The Penicillin and Bicillin debate - Rabbit Welfare (UK)
   Cheerful, Tearful (Eye Problems) and Bladder Disease and Bladder Stones (in Rabbits) - House Rabbit Society
   Pasturella Multocida Infection in Rabbits [B Deeb] - The House Rabbit Society (US).
   Parasites of the Snowshoe Hare: Tapeworm Cysts - Govt of Newfoundland and Labrador (CA)
   About some Rodent Infections - Sound Diagnostics, Inc.
   Diseases of Gerbils [T.R. Schoeb] - University of Alabama (US)
   Diseases and Aliments in Gerbils [J Roswell] - (UK).
   Clinical Approach to the Chinchilla [HL Hoefer]
   On the Diseases of Golden Hamsters [in German] - Vet Dr Tiger, Zurich (CH)
   Hamsters: Medical Concerns
   Diseases of Hamsters [TR Schoeb] - University of Alabama (US)
   Guinea Pigs: Emergency Health Issues - CavyInfo International
   On Diseases of Guinea Pigs [in German] - Vet Dr Tiger, Zurich (CH)
   Some notes on Guinea Pig Biology, Care, etc. [R Banks] and about Diseases of Guinea Pigs [TR Schoeb] - via NetVet
   A Guinea Pig Message Board - CavyMadness.com
   Common Problems in Guinea Pigs [HL Hoefer]
   Guinea Pigs and Vitamin C - Drs Foster&Smith
   Neutering Guinea Pigs - CavySpirit
   Guinea Lynx: Cavy Health Care Online
   Site map at RattenZauber [in German] (DE)
   Rat Health Notes [Anne ?] - Rat Behavior and Biology
   Diseases of pet Rats [L Jepson] - Univ of Liverpool
   Sialodacryoadentitis Virus in Pet Rats [MA Isaksen]
   Brief note about Red Tears in Rats - Drs Foster&Smith
   Medcation Usage Chart for Some Rat Illnesses - RMCA (US)
   Bacterial Diseases of Rats - NetVet (US)
   Respiratory Diseases [A Storey] and Parvovirus infections in Rats - Nat'l Fancy Rat Soc (UK)
   About Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis - CDC/NCIDOD (US)
   Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis [Mody and Johnson] - eMedicine
   Pet Mouse FAQ [A Horn]
   About Rat Poisons - Wikipedia

  Diseases of Insectivores (not on MeSH)
   Hedgehog Health Information - St Clara Pet Hospital (US)
   Clinical Approach to the Pet Hedgehog [HL Hoefer]
   About the West European Hedgehog
   Hedgehogs: Caring & Understanding [UseNet/FAQ, ed. B MacNamara]
   Caring for sick or injured hedgehogs - Wildlives (UK)

  Diseases of Marine Mammals (not on MeSH)
   About the Phocine distemper virus - Wikipedia
   The Marine Mammal Stranding Center - New Jersey (US)
   Study on Whale Stranding, Sonar is Inconclusive - Washington Post, Mar 2006
   The UK Whale and Dolphin Stranding Scheme - Natural History Museum (UK)
   The Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program - NOAA Fisheries (US)
   Investigation of the common dolphin mass stranding event in Cornwall, June 2008 [Jepson and Deaville] - UK CSIP
   What to do to help in Whale Dolphin Stranding - Global Crisis Solution Center
   Diseases and Causes of Death of Beluga Whales at St Lawrence Estuary, Quebec [D Matineau] - (CA)

   Cattle Diseases   
   Information on some Cattle Diseases - Cattle Today
   Cattle Diseases - The Cattle Site
   About various Cattle Diseases including Bluetongue - edis, Florida (US)
   On Foot and Mouth Disease , and Photos of Foot and Mouth Disease - DEFRA (UK)
   Foot and Mouth Disease - OIE
   Foot and Mouth Disease - Wikipedia
   Foot and Mouth Disease [M Vadivale], 2001
   The US Nat'l Mastitis Council
   On Mastitis - FAIRS, FL (US)
   Tuberculosis in Cattle - DEFRA (UK)
   On Bovine Respiratory Disease - Schering-Plough (US)
   (Bovine) Tuberculosis - APHIS (US)
   Johne's (Disease) Information Center - Univ of Wisconsin
   Johne's Disease - USDA/Veterinary Services
   A Manual of the Diagnosis of Rinderpest - FAO
   Ruminal Acidosis in Dairy Cows [KA Beauchemin] - Florida (US)
   Liver Flukes - UC/Davis (US)
   On Tick Fever Diseases , and about Cattle Warts (Bovine Papillomatosis) - Queensland Govt. (AU), and about Foot Warts of Dairy Cattle - UC/Davis (US)
   Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy information - APHIS (US)
   Full text articles on CJD/BSE/Mad Cow Disease - BMJ (UK)
   Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - CDC (US)
   About Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (UK)
   The BSE Inquiry - (UK)
   Bovine Theriogenology Images [RG Elmore]
   Chronic Wasting Disease [deer, elk] - APHIS/USDA
   On Chronic Wasting Disease - USGS
   Deer: Wasting Disease Disaster - The Why Files
   About Brucellosis in Yellowstone Bisons and Elks - NAP.edu
   Literature on Diseases & Parasites of Bison - Univ. of Montana (US).

  Diseases of Camels and Camelids (not on MeSH)
   Info about the Bactrian Camel - Wild Camel Protection Foundation
   Liver Disease in Camelids [DE Anderson] - Ohio State Univ.
   The Camelids Research Program - Ohio State Univ./Veterinary Med.
   Health Care and Management Info for LLamas - Shagbark Ridge

  Sheep and Goat Diseases (not on MeSH)
   Extensive information about Sheep Health and Production - VEIN (AU)
   Health and Diseases (in Sheep and Goats) [links] - Maryland Small Ruminant Page (US)
   About some Sheep and Goat Diseases - Wikipedia
   Bluetongue: Mediterranean Emergence 1997-2002 - FAS
   A 'self-instruction' module in Sheep (for animal users) - IACUC/Univ of Arizona (US)
   Bluetounge Disease info - defra (UK)
   Health and Diseases (in Sheep and Goats) [links] - Maryland Small Ruminant Page (US)
   Sheep and Goats: Health and Welfare Issues - Queensland Govt. (AU)
   About Scrapie - USDA APHIS (US), and some Scrapie info from DEFRA (UK)
   Traberkrankheit (Scrapie) [in German] - Onmeda
   Goat Diseases and Conditions , symptoms and possible treatments - Jack and Anita Mauldin's Boer Goats
   Goat Wisdom
   The US Nat'l Goat Handbook , 1992/97
   Pest Management: Recommendations for Livestock - Cornell & Penn State (US)
   The Sheep and Goat training module of Univ of Arizona Institutional Animal Care Handbook
   About Contagious Ecthyma (Orf) in Sheep and Goats - Newfoundland/Labrador Agriculture (CA)

   Dog Diseases   
   Health Care Issues FAQ and some Medical Info FAQs (2 parts) [C Tittle Moore] - (US)
   Dog Diseases - Wikipedia
   Dr Mike's Medical Dog Index [M Richards] - VetInfo
   A 'self-instruction' module in Dogs (for animal users) - IACUC/Univ of Arizona (US)
   Dog Diseases and Organ Systems - Doctors Foster&Smith
   Dog articles - David the Dogman
   Dog Diseases and Symptoms - GoPetsAmerica
   A collection of Articles on Dog Health Issues - American Animal Hospital Assoc.
   Medical & Dog Care Articles - Bark Bytes Inc., 1999
   Canine Bloat (Gastric Dilation-Torsion Complex) [M Richards]
   Dog Health & Veterinary Care including Obesity in dogs [N Bennet Woolf] - Canis Major Publ. (US)
   Understanding Glaucoma in Dogs [K Meydam] - BlindDogs
   About Primary and Secondary Glaucoma in your Pet - AnimalEyeCare
   Eye and Eyelid Disorders in Dogs - PetEducation.com
   Canine Cancer Awareness
   Cancer in the Canine [PA Davol]
   Round cell tumors in dogs [Nesbit et al.] - Univ of Georgia (US)
   Canine transmissible veneral tumor ( TVT , Sticker's sarcoma) - Wikipedia
   About Hemangiopericytoma and Histiocytoma - Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
   On Cancer and Tumors in Dogs - VetInfo
   Information about some musculoskeletal conditions from the Orthopedic Foundation For Animals
   Textbook of Small Animal Orthopaedics - UPenn/Veterinary (US)
   On Skeletal Diseases of the Growing Dog [DC Richardson], 1995
   About some Joint disorders in dogs and cats - Univ of Liverpool (UK)
   Information on some Dog (and Cat) Orthopedic Surgery Topics , and some FAQs following surgery - Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists
   About Canine Hip Dysplasia - S California Surgical Group (US)
   Links to Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Resources
   About Arthritis and Other Joint Disease (dogs & cats) - PetEducation.com
   About the PennHip method of diagnosing hip dysplasia - Dog Owner's Guide/Canis Major
   Qs and As about Dogs with Diabetes - Dr Mike/VetInfo
   Chocolate Poisoning in Dogs [K Fitzgerald] (scroll down) - Apogee Video
   Notes on Chocolate Toxicity in Dogs [B Dalzell]
   About Cushing's Disease in Older Dogs [N Bennet Woolf] - Canis Major Publ. (US)
   Definitive Diagnosis Can Be Difficult in Cushing's Disease - PetColumns/Univ of Illinois-UC (US)
   Treating Cushing's Disease in Dogs - FDA, May 2009
   Canine & Feline Nephrology and Urology Page [KM James]
   What is Pyometra? - Mar Vista Animal Med C.
   About Pyometra [C Duder]
   Pyometra: Therapeutic Alternative to Hysterectomy [J Allinson]
   The Canine Epilepsy Network - MI (US)
   About Canine Epilepsy [A Wiersma-Aylward]
   About Canine Laryngeal Paralysis in Kansas (US)
   Parvo Virus Infection - PetEducation.com
   Rabies in African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Madikwe Game Reserve [Hofmeyr et al.] - IVCVM, 1999
   How Do Dogs Get Worms? [S Little] - Vets on the Net
   Tapeworm cycles in dogs (and cats) - Stabler and Howlett Vet Surg (AU)
   Dog Parasites and Parasite Transmitted Disease [M Richards] - VetInfo
   CAPC Guidelines for Controlling Internal and External Parasites in U.S. Dogs and Cats
   Parasites and Worms in Dogs - PetEducation.com
   Intestinal Parasites in Dogs - Hartz
   Echinococcosis - Dept Natural Resources, Michigan (US)
   About Lyme Disease in Dogs [M Richards]
   Overview of Canine Babesiosis [Cleveland et al.] - Univ of Georgia (US)
   Blastomycosis in outdoor dogs [S Probst] - U of Illinois, Urb-Champ (US).
   About Blastomycosis - Dog Owner's Guide
   Brucellosis in dogs - VetInfo
   Interventions for atopic dermatitis in dogs - Cochrane review
   About Canine Distemper infection - AVMA
   Canine distemper - Wikipedia
   Control of Canine Influenza in Dogs - AVMA
   Best to prevent Kennel Cough - Univ of Illinois/Vet Ext, and Kennel Cough - PetEducation.com
   About Kennel Cough
   It's All in the Genes [Dog Owner's Guide] - Canis Major Publ. (US)
   Canine Inherited Disorders Database [A Crook] - (CA)
   Dog FAQ/breeds - faqs.org
   German Shepherd Dog: Health FAQs [Holly et al.] - (US)
   German Shepherd Health Concerns - AAHA
   Degenerative Myelopathy of the German Shepherd Dog - U of Florida/VetMed
   Golden Retrievers: Health Concerns - GRCA (US)
   Golden Retriever Health Concerns - AAHA (US)
   Eye Diseases in Retriever Breeds. Part I and Part II [WS Chisholm] - American Chesapeake Club
   About some Health Problems in Beagles [A Lueke]
   Beagle Health Concerns - AAHA (US)
   Dachshund Back-Related Web Sites [D Neville]
   Dachshund Health Concerns - AAHA (US)
   Border Collie: Veterinary issues
   About Eye problems in the Collie - EyeVet.info (CA)
   Deafness in Dogs and Cats [GM Strain]
   Age Comparison Chart for Dogs/Cats & Humans - Pets, Vets, & Dr. Sue (US).
   Conditions and Diseases of Senior Dogs , and 10 Health Tips for Senior Dogs - The Senior Dogs Project
   The American Kennel Club , and Svenska Kennelklubben [in Swedish]
   Dog Vaccination Recommendations , and some disease information (scroll down) - Mar Vista Animal Medical Center
   Dr P's Dog Training/Library [M Plonsky]
   A Ranking for Obedience/Working Intelligence

   Fish Diseases   
   Interactions and Potential Causes to the M74 Syndrome Affecting Sea-Run Baltic Salmon Populations [Amcoff et al.] - NPAFC Tech Report 2002 (SE)
   The Whirling Disease Foundation
   Gyrodactylus Salaris - Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen (UK)
   Fish Health Issues - Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Pgm (US)
   Furunculosis and other diseases caused by Aeromonas salmonicida [Cipriano and Bullock], 2001
   Furunculosis (in fish) - Intervet, Schering-Plough Animal Health
   About some Fish Diseases - Wikipedia
   About Pfiesteria piscicida - National Sea Grant College Program
   A Saltwater Aquarium Fish Disease Trouble Shooter [S and D Hunter] - About.com
   Aquarium Fish Stress & Disease prevention and identification - FishDeals
   A chart to Fish Medication - Pets-Warehouse
   Diseases of Goldfish - Koko's Goldfish World
   Health/Disease info about Koi and Goldfish - KoiVet.com
   Diseases of Farmed Goldfish and Koi - Fisheries, Western Australia
   Parasites affecting Koi - (UK)
   Information on Diseases and FAQ: Diseases and other Plagues [E Olson] - The Krib
   Angelfish Diseases , [C. Hawley]
   About Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) - OIE
   Fish Disease and Diagnosis - via Active Windows Productions (US)
   Aquatic Animal Health - NSW Dept Primary Industries (AU)
   A Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals, 2003 - OIE
   Diseases of Aquatic Organisms [ToC & Abstracts] - Inter-Research Science Publisher (DE)
   Journal of Fish Diseases - Blackwell Science

  Amphibian Diseases (not on MeSH)
   Amphibian Diseases - (AU)
   Amphibia Web - Univ of California (AS)
   The Frog Doctor is: IN [Dorota] - Frog Land
   About the Frog Chytrid fungus , Jun 2008 - Dept Environ Climate Change, NSW (AU)
   Deformed Amphibian Research at Hartwick College (US)
   Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations - (US)
   The Whole Frog Project - LBL (US)

  Arthropod Diseases (not on MeSH)
   About Arthropods - GoPetsAmerica
   Bee Diseases and Disorders - The British Beekeeper's Assoc. (UK)
   Diseases and Pests of the Honey Bee , and about Wax Moth Control ,- EDIS/FAIRS, FL (US)
   The mysterious deaths of the honeybees - CNN, Mar 2007
   Mystery illness devastates honeybee colonies - NewScientist/Environ, Feb 2007
   About Neonicotinoids and (Bee) Colony collapse disorder (Honey bee depopulation syndrome) - Wikipedia
   Enemies of Bees , Managing Tracheal Mites in Honey Bees , and about Varroa Mites Infecting Honey Bee Colonies [R Bessin] - Univ. of Kentucky (US).
   About the Varroa Mite - IFAS, FL (US)
   Varroa Mite Controls - Ministry of Agriculture, British Columbia (CA)
   Genetic Survey Finds Association Between CCD and Virus - Sep 2007, USDA (US)
   The Ecological Database of the World's Insect Pathogens
   Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematode Home Page - Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln (US)
   About Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t., B.t.i.) - ExtoxNet
   Tarantula Care Sheets - petbugs.com
   About Epistylis and Temnocephla - Dept of Fisheries, Western Australia
   A Guide to Parasitic Isopodes of Crustacea and to Parasitic Dinoflagellates of Crustacea [J. Shield] - Virginia Inst. of Marine Science (US).
   Arthropod Predators - Cornell (US).

  Diseases of Invertebrates (not on MeSH)
   Parasites & Associates of Invertebrates - Dept. of Nematology, UC Davis (US).
   The Cephalopod Page [JB Wood] - (CA)
   About some Diseases of Oysters - (CA)
   History and Impact of MSX and Dermo Diseases on Oyster Styocks in the Northeast Region - NRAC 1993
   The Marine Organisms Database at Marine Biological Lab., Massachusetts (US)
   NOAA's Coral Health & Monitoring Page - (US)
   Coral Disease information - CCMA
   Coral Disease mapping - UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
   Coral Diseases - NBII
   The Coral Disease Page; the offline version [McCarty and Peters]
   Coral Bleaching and Environmental Change - Cornell News Jan 1999
   Major Reef-building Coral Diseases - CoRIS
   On Coral Bleaching - Great Barrier Reef Research

    Furunculosis   
   See under Fish Diseases


   Hepatitis, Animal   

    Hepatitis, Viral, Animal   

     Rift Valley Fever   
    See another page


   Horse Diseases   
   The Diseases message board at HorseAdvice.com
   How to Keep Your Horse Healthy & Happy (links) - (US).
   Veterinary/Technical Articles from ANVIL Online
   Horse.com - Blood-Horse Publications
   Your Horses Health - America's Quarter Horse
   Horse Dentistry Information [T Allen]
   Sarcoids FAQs - (UK)
   Equine Sarcoid FAQs - EquiWorld (UK)
   On Grass Sickness - (UK)
   Articles on Diseases of Horses - Univ. of Kentucky (US)
   About some Horse Diseases - edis, Florida (US)
   About Pythiosis [L Mendoza] - Michigan State Univ. (US)
   Common Horse Diseases (espec. of horse's foot) - Horse-diseases.com
   Diagnosis of Equine Lameness - UPenn/Veterinary (US)
   Hoofcare & Lameness [magazine]
   The Laminitis Page [P Van Dyke]
   About Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis - Purdue
   About Equine Fescue Toxicosis and Domperidone - Equi-Tox
   About Equine Infectious Anemia - USDA-APHIS (US).
   Horse Health info at CyberHorse
   Taking the Mystery out of White Lining Disease [Shakalis & Pautienis] - SBS Equine Prod. (US)
   Donkeys: Health Issues [in German] - Vet Dr Tiger, Zurich (CH)
   Guidelines for the Vaccination of Horses - American Association of Equine Practitioners
   The Horse Protection Act - USDA-APHIS (US)

   Parasitic Diseases, Animal   

    Helminthiasis, Animal   

     Toxocariasis   
    See another page


    Protozoan Infections, Animal   

     Babesiosis   
    See another page

     Cryptosporidiosis   
    See another page


   Primate Diseases   
   A 'self-instruction' module in Non-Huma Primates (for animal users) - IACUC/Univ of Arizona (US)
   Ebola and the decline of gorilla Gorilla gorilla and chimpanzee in Minkebe forest, Gabon [Huijbregts et al.] - Oryx, 2003
   Great Apes Endangered By Human Viruses - Science Daily, Jan 2008
   Primates as Pets - Primate Info Net (US)

    Monkeypox   
   See another page


   Rodent Diseases   

    Monkeypox   
   See another page


   Sheep Diseases   

    Ecthyma, Contagious   
   See another page


   Swine Diseases   
   PigSite.com, including a Health Management Area and a Quick disease guide
   Classical Swine Fever - School of Veterinary Med, Hannover (DE)
   About Classical Swine Fever and African Swine Fever - Univ of Georgia/Vet (US)
   About Diarrhea in growing and finishing pigs - Purdue Pork Pages (US)
   PigHealth.Com - (UK)
   The Pigs module of Univ of Arizona Institutional Animal Care Handbook
   Some Respiratory Diseases and Enteric Diseases of Swine - NOVARTIS
   Porcine Respiratory Diseases Complex/Mycoplasmal Pneumonia information - Pharmacia Upjohn
   On Managing Swine Respiratory Disease [Battrell et al.] - N Carolina Swine Vet Group (US)
   On the Swine-Origin Influenza A Virus H1N1 - American Veterinary Medical Assoc.
   About Swine Influenza - Wikipedia
   For information [links] on Swine Flu in Humans, see under Influenza, Human
   About Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD) - OIE
   A note on Pseudorabies - APHIS (US)
   Enteric Colibacillosis - Pharmacia Upjohn
   Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Salmonella on Pig Farms - DEFRA (UK)
   American Assoc. of Swine Veterinarians
   PotBellied Pig Health Issues - PigPalsSanctuary
   Bleeding and intravenous techniques in pigs - Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NO)
   A Virtual Pig Dissection [requires Shockwave; Houston et al.] - Whitman College

   Zoonoses   
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