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...
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...
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.
