For starters, let me describe the mortality: as high as one sheep a week.
I got nervous when the owner asked me about my experience with sheep and I hastily ... Read More...
HEAT STROKE
A heat stroke is not the kind of stroke we know about as humans. The human stroke has elements that differentiate it from a heat stroke in animals.... Read More...
The female dog killer disease preventable by a simple operation
WHAT IS IT?
Pyometra (which literally translates as “pus in the womb”) is a uterine ... Read More...
Just when most people thought that sexually transmitted diseases were the exclusive domain of humanity, we find it is also present in the animal kingdom. For in... Read More...
These are the comprehensive guidelines for the control of rabies, as prepared by the World Health Organization, which include the following:
Notification ... Read More...
Dr. Macapagal takes on the myths, one by one
Virus, Not Venom
First of all, I would like my readers to understand that rabies is an infectious disease that is... Read More...
Sarcoptic mange is a dermatologic condition (skin disease) that is highly contagious and is the result of the multiplication of a parasite called Sarcoptes scab... Read More...
Pyometra (which literally translates as “pus in the womb”) is a uterine infection due to a hormonal abnormality that affects female dogs (but it has also been o... Read More...
Just a case of ticks?” Have you heard about tick fever? Maybe you have ignored your pet dog for quite some time and then noticed that it had ‘bumps’ attached to... 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.
