A condition that has no known cause is taking the lives of family pets.Vets are diagnosing more and more pets with autoimmune disorders, a condition that is difficult to treat.Similar to humans ...

Just like humans, dogs can suffer from autoimmune diseases. Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) is a little-known but common autoimmune disease that affects all breeds of dogs and can be fatal.

Lupus is a serious autoimmune disease in dogs. It causes the dog's immune system to attack its tissues on a cellular level. Humans can also contract this disease; however, ...

Autoimmune encephalitis -- an immune system reaction against the brain -- is common in dogs, with smaller breeds and young adult dogs being most susceptible. The disease is not only challenging to ...

Combined with advances in immunology, genetic studies in human populations are revealing the diverse alterations in adaptive immunity that underlie autoimmune diseases. Recent studies have also ...

Dagmar Gudmundsson's dog, Tyrion, was left paralyzed after unknowingly living with an autoimmune disease The seven-year-old dog was fitted for a customized wheelchair, which he loves ...

Even odder is that Millie, the Bushes` dog, also has an autoimmune disease, one known as lupus. The president`s disease was diagnosed this month, the First Lady`s in January 1990, ...