Modern thought often places fruits and vegetables at odds with each other. A food can belong to one but not both. Botanically speaking, a fruit develops from the wall of a plant's ovary and encases the seeds, so back in 1893, John Nix was right: Botanists consider tomatoes a fruit, not a vegetable.
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Dogs. Upper respiratory tract infections in the dog are most commonly due to bacteria and viruses. Until recently most clinicians assumed that dogs with acute onset nasal discharge, conjunctivitis, sneeze and cough had âkennel coughâ caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica.
1 Genus Isospora is the most common cause of intestinal coccidiosis in dogs and cats. 2  Species of Isospora are host-specific, infecting only one species. 3  Species that infect dogs include I. canis, I. ohioensis, I. burrowsi, and I. neorivolta.4  Species that infect cats include I. felis and I. rivolta. Genus Hepatozoon contains one species that causes hepatozoonosis in dogs and cats, H. canis. 2  Animals become infected by ingesting an infected brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). 3  Symptoms include fever, weight loss, and pain in the spine and limbs.