Disease guide

Diseases and the tests that diagnose them

What each disease is, which animals it affects, how it spreads and which laboratory tests help your veterinarian find it. General information, written from published veterinary sources.

All animals Companion animals Farm animals Laboratory and exotic animals

Bacterial infections Viral infections Blood parasites Worms and other parasites Skin and fungal conditions Metabolic and nutritional Organ and hormone disorders Breeding and abortion Other

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Bacterial infections

Bacterial urinary tract infection

Bacteria that climb into the bladder cause frequent, painful or bloody urination. Female dogs and cats, and cats over 10 years, are at higher risk. Treating without the right antibiotic can lead to resistance.

DogCat

4 tests to diagnose it →

Bacterial infectionsCan affect people

Leptospirosis

A bacterial disease spread in the urine of infected animals, mainly rats and livestock. It can cause kidney and liver failure and bleeding in dogs, and abortion in cattle and pigs. People can catch it too.

DogCowSwine

5 tests to diagnose it →