{"id":3581,"date":"2020-09-15T19:01:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T19:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/?page_id=3581"},"modified":"2020-09-17T19:03:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T19:03:55","slug":"chronic-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/chronic-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_blog  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/wood-1366x430.jpg);background-attachment: scroll; background-position: center center;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3581'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; font-size:48px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Chronic Conditions<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:22px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Find out about common chronic conditions your pets may be experiencing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3581'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div   data-autoplay=''  data-interval='5'  data-animation='fade'  data-show_slide_delay='90'  class='avia-content-slider avia-content-grid-active avia-content-slider1 avia-content-slider-odd  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><div class='avia-content-slider-inner'><div class='slide-entry-wrap'><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-3724 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-1 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/cancer\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Cancer'><img width=\"423\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218347-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3633 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3633 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218347-1.jpg 423w, https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218347-1-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><div class='slide-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/cancer\/' title='Cancer'>Cancer<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/category\/chronic-conditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chronic Conditions<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Cancer, by definition, is the uncontrolled growth of cells. Any type of cells in the body can become cancerous. Once these cells grow out of control, they take over areas previously occupied by normal cells; sometimes these tumor cells break off and travel to other areas of the body.<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class='slide-meta'><div class='slide-meta-comments'><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/cancer\/#respond'>0 Comments<\/a><\/div><div class='slide-meta-del'>\/<\/div><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-16T18:35:01+00:00\" >September 16, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218347-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>290<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>423<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barrow-vet-logo-wht-300x300.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T19:01:54+00:00\" >2020-09-16 18:35:01<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-16 18:35:03<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Cancer<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-3722 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-2 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/diabetes-mellitus\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Diabetes Mellitus'><img width=\"441\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218334.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3627 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3627 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218334.jpg 441w, https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218334-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><div class='slide-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/diabetes-mellitus\/' title='Diabetes Mellitus'>Diabetes Mellitus<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/category\/chronic-conditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chronic Conditions<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a life long disorder of dogs and cats that results when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin to meet the animal's needs. Insulin is a hormone needed to transport glucose (blood sugar) into the body's cells. When there is a lack of insulin in the body, blood glucose rises to abnormally high levels.<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/diabetes-mellitus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class='slide-meta'><div class='slide-meta-comments'><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/diabetes-mellitus\/#respond'>0 Comments<\/a><\/div><div class='slide-meta-del'>\/<\/div><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-16T18:33:06+00:00\" >September 16, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218334.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>290<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>441<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barrow-vet-logo-wht-300x300.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T19:01:54+00:00\" >2020-09-16 18:33:06<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-16 18:33:07<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Diabetes Mellitus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-3716 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-3 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/obesity\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Obesity'><img width=\"435\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218209.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3619 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3619 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218209.jpg 435w, https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218209-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><div class='slide-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/obesity\/' title='Obesity'>Obesity<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/category\/chronic-conditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chronic Conditions<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Excess weight is a serious health problem for dogs and cats and is common in many countries. The two main causes of obesity are too much food and too little exercise. Other contributing factors can be due to hormonal influences, certain genetic factors, and other disease processes.<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/obesity\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class='slide-meta'><div class='slide-meta-comments'><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/obesity\/#respond'>0 Comments<\/a><\/div><div class='slide-meta-del'>\/<\/div><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-16T18:27:34+00:00\" >September 16, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218209.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>290<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>435<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barrow-vet-logo-wht-300x300.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T19:01:54+00:00\" >2020-09-16 18:27:34<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-16 18:28:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Obesity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class='slide-entry-wrap'><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-3714 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-4 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/vertigo-or-old-dog-vestibular-syndrome\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Vertigo or Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome'><img width=\"413\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218177-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3612 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3612 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218177-1.jpg 413w, https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218177-1-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><div class='slide-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/vertigo-or-old-dog-vestibular-syndrome\/' title='Vertigo or Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome'>Vertigo or Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/category\/chronic-conditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chronic Conditions<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Vertigo is a syndrome in the elderly dog, which can be very frightening to the owners. The dog is suddenly afflicted with a balance problem, usually staggering, but occasionally unable to stand, and more rarely actually rolling over and over. There is a tilting of the head to one side and nystagmus, a rhythmic flicking movement of the eyes.<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/vertigo-or-old-dog-vestibular-syndrome\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class='slide-meta'><div class='slide-meta-comments'><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/vertigo-or-old-dog-vestibular-syndrome\/#respond'>0 Comments<\/a><\/div><div class='slide-meta-del'>\/<\/div><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-16T18:24:36+00:00\" >September 16, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218177-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>290<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>413<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barrow-vet-logo-wht-300x300.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T19:01:54+00:00\" >2020-09-16 18:24:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-16 18:30:51<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Vertigo or Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-3711 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-5 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/epilepsy\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Epilepsy'><img width=\"495\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218331-495x290.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3597 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3597 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class='slide-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/epilepsy\/' title='Epilepsy'>Epilepsy<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/category\/chronic-conditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chronic Conditions<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Epilepsy (often referred to as a seizure disorder) is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. It is commonly controlled with medication, although surgical methods are used as well. Epileptic seizures are classified both by their patterns of activity in the brain and their effects on behavior.<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/epilepsy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class='slide-meta'><div class='slide-meta-comments'><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/epilepsy\/#respond'>0 Comments<\/a><\/div><div class='slide-meta-del'>\/<\/div><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-16T18:22:31+00:00\" >September 16, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218331.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>290<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>557<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barrow-vet-logo-wht-300x300.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T19:01:54+00:00\" >2020-09-16 18:22:31<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-16 18:30:31<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Epilepsy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-3707 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-6 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/3707\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Liver Shunt'><img width=\"495\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218276-495x290.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3593 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3593 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class='slide-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/3707\/' title='Liver Shunt'>Liver Shunt<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/category\/chronic-conditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chronic Conditions<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >A liver shunt is also named a PSS, portosystemic shunt, portacaval shunt or portosystemic vascular anomaly. This abnormality occurs when a pet's venous blood from the intestine bypasses the liver.\u00a0In the normal pet, blood vessels pick up nutrients from ingested material in the intestine and carry it to the liver to be processed.\u00a0In the case of a shunt, an abnormal blood vessel carries this blood around the liver and dumps the nutrients directly into the general circulation.<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/3707\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class='slide-meta'><div class='slide-meta-comments'><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/3707\/#respond'>0 Comments<\/a><\/div><div class='slide-meta-del'>\/<\/div><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-16T18:19:04+00:00\" >September 16, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218276.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>290<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>506<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barrow-vet-logo-wht-300x300.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T19:01:54+00:00\" >2020-09-16 18:19:04<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-16 18:30:18<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Liver Shunt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class='slide-entry-wrap'><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-3698 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-7 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/seizures\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Seizures'><img width=\"437\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218188.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3589 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3589 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218188.jpg 437w, https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218188-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/a><div class='slide-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/seizures\/' title='Seizures'>Seizures<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/category\/chronic-conditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chronic Conditions<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Seizures are common in dogs, but more unusual in cats. Seizures are just symptoms which can occur with many kinds of diseases. They can happen because of diseases outside the brain or inside the brain.<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/seizures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class='slide-meta'><div class='slide-meta-comments'><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/seizures\/#respond'>0 Comments<\/a><\/div><div class='slide-meta-del'>\/<\/div><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-16T18:11:56+00:00\" >September 16, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/218188.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>290<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>437<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barrow-vet-logo-wht-300x300.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T19:01:54+00:00\" >2020-09-16 18:11:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-16 18:29:19<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Seizures<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-68 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-8 slide-parity-even  post-entry-last  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/15\/hypothyroidism\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Hypothyroidism'><img width=\"495\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/275679-495x290.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3584 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3584 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class='slide-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/15\/hypothyroidism\/' title='Hypothyroidism'>Hypothyroidism<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/category\/chronic-conditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chronic Conditions<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Hypothyroidism is extremely rare in cats and is most commonly seen in cats following bilateral thyroid removal or radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. This is often transient and usually does not require therapy. Rarely cats can have congenital hypothyroidism.<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/15\/hypothyroidism\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class='slide-meta'><div class='slide-meta-comments'><a href='https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/15\/hypothyroidism\/#respond'>0 Comments<\/a><\/div><div class='slide-meta-del'>\/<\/div><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T18:56:26+00:00\" >September 15, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/275679.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>290<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>509<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/barrowvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barrow-vet-logo-wht-300x300.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ryanlitts<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-09-15T19:01:54+00:00\" >2020-09-15 18:56:26<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-09-16 18:06:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Hypothyroidism<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_blog  avia-builder-el-last   container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; 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