Eyelids turn inward causing hair to irritate the surface of the eye. Normally requires surgical correction, and sometimes requires multiple surgeries.

Removing the eye from the orbit: leaves most of the orbital contents behind.

The act of injecting a poisonous material (venom).

Enzymes are special proteins produced by cells which cause chemical changes in other substances, but which are not themselves changed in the process.

Environmental Protection Agency. The agency of the federal government which licenses pesticides and herbicides.

The study of disease progression.

The top layer of skin above the dermis.

Removing hair.

Abnormal electrical function of the brain causing disturbances of the nervous system.

An overflow of tears upon the cheeks due to a blockage or narrowing of the tear ducts.

Bleeding from the nose.

Cells that line the surface of an organ.

A condition whereby bacteria of the Ehrlichia family infect and live in the white blood cells of pets or people. The bacteria are spread by tick bites. The condition has three phases of illness with a variety of signs ranging from fever to kidney damage

A shallow defect in the skin. When healed, it will not cause a scar.

Redness of the skin caused by blood clogging in small blood vessels.

Red blood cell; contains hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to the tissues.

A condition in which stomach contents move backward into the esophagus, i.e., heartburn.

The muscular tube for the passage of food from the mouth to the stomach.

A female hormone produced by the ovaries, which results in the onset of estrus.

The time when a female animal is fertile and receptive to the male. Also known as a heat period.