FAQ: Pet and Animal Diseases

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Talk with your veterinarian about your pet's condition. Ask for pamphlets with information about tests, diagnosis and treatment.  Your veterinarian may also refer you to a specialist who treats your pet's condition.

• MedlinePlus® and Other US Government Databases
  
  
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Databases and Web Sites
  
  

MedlinePlus and Other US Government Databases

• MedlinePlus:
  • Animal Bites
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/animalbites.html
    
    
  • Animal Diseases and Your Health
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/animaldiseasesandyourhealth.html
    
    
  • Pets and Pet Health
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/petsandpethealth.html
    
    
  • Rabies
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rabies.html
    
    
• MEDLINE/PubMed, an NLM® database of professional biomedical literature
  http://pubmed.gov
  
  
• AGRICOLA, the National Agricultural Library's database of agriculture and allied disciplines
  http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/
  
  

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Databases and Web Sites

NLM® does not recommend or endorse the products, services or information at these Web sites. You need to evaluate the value, authoritativeness and timeliness of the information you find at these sites.

• CONSULTANT, an online diagnostic support system
  Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
  http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp
  
  
• Animal Health, American Veterinary Medicine Association
  http://www.avma.org/animal_health/default.asp
  
  
• Healthy Pet, American Animal Hospital Association
  http://www.healthypet.com/
  
  
• Pet Care, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (ASCPA)
  http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_home
  
  

Contact a librarian at your local public, hospital or university library to help you find other resources.

• Finding Consumer Health Information

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Last reviewed: 06 May 2009
Last updated: 06 May 2009
First published: 01 January 1998
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