Immune-Mediated Diseases in Dogs & Cats
Immune-mediated diseases are common in dogs and also seen fairly frequently in cats. The most common diseases we see are:
These diseases are complex but our understanding is improving all the time and new drugs are becoming available to help in the treatment.
If you have any questions about immune-mediated diseases then feel free to contact me - otherwise have a look at the link below to an article I wrote with some colleagues recently about immune-mediated thrombocytopenia:
http://www.itpsupport.org.uk/itpindogs.htm
- Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (destruction of red blood cells)
- Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (destruction of platelets)
- Immune-mediated polyarthritis (joint inflammation)
- Immune-mediated meningitis
These diseases are complex but our understanding is improving all the time and new drugs are becoming available to help in the treatment.
If you have any questions about immune-mediated diseases then feel free to contact me - otherwise have a look at the link below to an article I wrote with some colleagues recently about immune-mediated thrombocytopenia:
http://www.itpsupport.org.uk/itpindogs.htm