Any attempt to explain African swine fever must include a
clarification to differentiate it from classical swine fever, also known as
“hog cholera,” and swine ... Read More...
What is heartworm disease?
Heartworm disease (HWD) is a serious and fatal disease
caused by the parasitic roundworm Dirofilaria immitis. It is passed from o... Read More...
Imagine this: a child given a puppy as a gift on Christmas
day, with pedigree papers but incomplete vaccination records. At first, the
family won’t know what t... Read More...
Leptospirosis is a worldwide infectious disease. Known as
‘lepto’, it is caused by bacteria from the genus Leptospira.
The most prevalent serovars are belie... Read More...
Whenever a dog with dermatosis drops by the clinic, I always
hint that their utmost patience will be appreciated, while giving them a benign
precaution that th... Read More...
Bald men may be sexy, but what if it’s your dog who is
slowly losing hair?
Imagine that all sorts of tests have been done on your pet
to diagnose his skin c... Read More...
In the light of a not-very-recent pronouncement from a
doctor that vaccination in humans caused autism, pet owners who love their pets
are asking me related qu... Read More...
Understanding Lower Urinary Tract Disease
In order to understand stone formation, we must explain very accurately the main reasons or causes for stone-formatio... Read More...
Food allergies vs. food intolerance
These concepts are not one and the same. A good example is lactose intolerance, which is due to a deficiency of lactase, an... Read More...
There are many pet nutritional myths that mislead the public, who therefore miss out on optimizing their pet’s health. These misleading myths—often mistaken for... Read More...
Emmanuel D. Macapagal, D.V. M. is also known as DocMac. He is passionate about Animal Welfare and is an outspoken critic of indiscriminate Post Exposure immuno-prophylaxis. He loves his adopted street cat and care about his patients.
