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Feline Diseases
Feline disease are those infections or diseases that infect cats. Some of these cause symptoms, sickness or the death of the animal. Some of these are symptomatic in a cat but not in other cats. Some are opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have other sicknesses. Some of these can be treated and the animal can have a complete recovery. Others, like viral diseases, cannot be treated with antibiotics. This is because antibiotics are not effective against viruses. *Aspergillosis * Avian influenza in cats * Bladder cancer in cats and dogs * Bone cancer in cats and dogs *Cancer in cats *Cat flu, an upper respiratory tract infection, caused by: **''Bordetella bronchiseptica'' **'' Chlamydophila felis'' ** Feline calicivirus ** Feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) p. 358 **FHV-1 *Cat-scratch disease *Cat skin disorders * Central retinal degeneration *Coccidia * Cowpox *Cryptosporidiosis * Cuterebriasis * Diabetes in cats *''Dirofilaria immitis'' * Dry eye syndrom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspergillosis
Aspergillosis is a fungal infection of usually the lungs, caused by the genus ''Aspergillus'', a common mould that is breathed in frequently from the air around, but does not usually affect most people. It generally occurs in people with lung diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis or tuberculosis, or those who have had a stem cell or organ transplant, and those who cannot fight infection because of medications they take such as steroids and some cancer treatments. Rarely, it can affect skin. Aspergillosis occurs in humans, birds and other animals. Aspergillosis occurs in chronic or acute forms which are clinically very distinct. Most cases of acute aspergillosis occur in people with severely compromised immune systems, e.g. those undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Chronic colonization or infection can cause complications in people with underlying respiratory illnesses, such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diabetes In Cats
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease in cats whereby either insufficient insulin response or insulin resistance leads to persistently high blood glucose concentrations. Diabetes affects up to 1 in 230 cats, and may be becoming increasingly common. Diabetes mellitus is less common in cats than in dogs. Eighty to ninety-five percent of diabetic cats experience something similar to type 2 diabetes but are generally severely insulin dependent by the time symptoms are diagnosed. The condition is treatable, and if treated properly the cat can experience a normal life expectancy. In type 2 cats, prompt effective treatment may lead to diabetic remission, in which the cat no longer needs injected insulin. Untreated, the condition leads to increasingly weak legs in cats and eventually to malnutrition, ketoacidosis and/or dehydration, and death. Symptoms Cats will generally show a gradual onset of the disease over a few weeks or months, and it may escape notice for even longer. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Hepatic Lipidosis
Feline hepatic lipidosis, also known as feline fatty liver syndrome, is one of the most common forms of liver disease of cats. The disease officially has no known cause, though obesity is known to increase the risk. The disease begins when the cat stops eating from a loss of appetite, forcing the liver to convert body fat into usable energy. If this process continues for too long, fat builds up in the cells of the liver, and the disease has officially onset. Prognosis varies depending on the stage of the disease, with both a high recovery and mortality rate at different stages. The disease is reversible through intense feeding. Treatment may involve the insertion of a temporary feeding tube to ensure adequate caloric intake for cats that have stopped eating as a result of this disease. Causes One of the reasons a cat may stop eating is separation anxiety and the emotional stress that results. Moving, gaining or losing housemates or pets, going on vacation, or prolonged boarding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Foamy Virus
''Feline foamy virus'' or ''Feline syncytial virus'' (FeFV or FFV) is a retrovirus and belongs to the family ''Retroviridae'' and the subfamily ''Spumaretrovirinae''. It shares the genus '' Felispumavirus'' with only '' Puma feline foamy virus''. There has been controversy on whether FeFV is nonpathogenic as the virus is generally asymptomatic in affected cats and does not cause disease. However, some changes in kidney and lung tissue have been observed over time in cats affected with FeFV, which may or may not be directly affiliated. This virus is fairly common and infection rates gradually increase with a cat's age. Study results from antibody examinations and PCR analysis have shown that over 70% of felines over 9 years old were seropositive for ''Feline foamy virus''. Viral infections are similar between male and female domesticated cats whereas in the wild, more feral females cats are affected with FeFV. Structure and genome Spumaviruses are enveloped and spherical shape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Distemper
''Carnivore protoparvovirus 1'' (CPPV 1) is a species of parvovirus that infects carnivorans. It causes a highly contagious disease in both dogs and cats separately. The disease is generally divided into two major genogroups: CPV-1 containing the classical feline panleukopenia virus (FPLV), and CPV-2 containing the canine parvovirus (CPV) which appeared in the 1970s. FPLV is known to infect all wild and domestic members of the felid (cat) family worldwide. It is a highly contagious, severe infection that causes gastrointestinal, immune system, and nervous system disease. Its primary effect is to decrease the number of white blood cells, causing the disease known as feline panleukopenia. Although it was once thought that only CPV-1 or FPLV infects cats, it has been confirmed that a feline panleukopenia illness can be caused by CPV 2a, 2b, and 2c. This being said, the virus cannot be transmitted across differing species. FPLV is commonly referred to as: * feline infectious ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Cutaneous Asthenia
Feline cutaneous asthenia is a rare inheritable skin disease of cats characterised by abnormal elasticity, stretching, and improper healing of the skin. Pendulous wing-like folds of skin form on the cat's back, shoulders and haunches. Even stroking the cat can cause the skin to stretch and tear. A recessive autosomal (non-sex linked) form of feline cutaneous asthenia has been identified in Siamese cats and related breeds. In the homozygous state, it is apparently lethal. Feline cutaneous asthenia is similar to the Ehlers–Danlos syndrome of humans. Cats with cutaneous asthenia cannot be grasped by the scruff, as this may tear away. Cats may also have slipping joints, as in human Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Dietary supplements may be needed to promote skin healing and regrowth. Cause There are two genetic traits linked to feline cutaneous asthenia. One comes from a dominant allele, while the other comes from a recessive. Both result in similar pathology. Cats with the autosom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Cystitis
Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) or feline interstitial cystitis or cystitis in cats, is one of the most frequently observed forms of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD). Feline cystitis means "inflammation of the bladder in cats". The term ''idiopathic'' means unknown cause; however, certain behaviours have been known to aggravate the illness once it has been initiated. It can affect both males and females of any breed of cat. It is more commonly found in female cats; however, when males do exhibit cystitis, it is usually more dangerous. Despite the shared terminology, cases of feline idiopathic cystitis, as opposed to human cystitis episodes, are sterile. In other words, they do not involve a primary bacterial infection. If upon investigation the inflammation of the feline bladder is in fact found to be the result of an infection, then it is described as a feline urinary tract infection (UTI) or less commonly, feline bacterial cystitis. However, UTIs in cats under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Coronavirus
Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is a positive-stranded RNA virus that infects cats worldwide. It is a coronavirus of the species ''Alphacoronavirus 1'' which includes canine coronavirus (CCoV) and porcine transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus (TGEV). It has two different forms: feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) that infects the intestines and feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) that causes the disease feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Feline coronavirus is typically shed in feces by healthy cats and transmitted by the fecal-oral route to other cats. In environments with multiple cats, the transmission rate is much higher compared to single-cat environments. The virus is insignificant until mutations cause the virus to be transformed from FECV to FIPV. FIPV causes feline infectious peritonitis, for which treatment is generally symptomatic and palliative only. The drug GS-441524 shows promise as an antiviral treatment for FIP, but at the moment it is only available on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Cognitive Dysfunction
Feline cognitive dysfunction (FCD) is a cognitive disease prevalent in cats, directly related to the brain aging, leading to changes in awareness, deficits in learning and memory, and decreased responsiveness to stimuli. It is also known as cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS). Alzheimer's disease and dementia in humans are diseases with comparable symptoms and pathology. Causes The exact cause of FCD is currently unknown. Genetic factors may predispose an animal to the condition. Signs of cognitive dysfunction may be connected with a prosencephalon or cerebrum problem. Symptoms Older cats display more symptoms of the disease than younger cats. Behavioural symptoms usually become apparent in cats older than 10 years. Main signs of FCD can be summarized with the acronym DISH: *Disorientation, * reduced social Interactions, *Changes in Sleep patterns, * loss of Housetraining skills. Affected cats may wander aimlessly and look lost in space, seem restless and anxious, fail to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Asthma
Feline asthma is a common allergic respiratory disease in cats, affecting at least one percent of all adult cats worldwide. It is a chronic progressive disease for which there is no cure. Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, labored breathing and potentially life-threatening bronchoconstriction. There is conjecture that the disease has become more common due to increased exposure to industrial pollutants. Feline asthma can also be attributed to lung damage caused by long-term exposure to second-hand smoke. Signs and symptoms Feline asthma occurs with the inflammation of the small passageways of a cat's lungs. During the attack the lungs will thicken and constrict, making it difficult for the cat to breathe. Mucus may be released by the lungs into the airway, resulting in fits of coughing and wheezing. Some cats experience a less severe version of an asthma attack and only endure some slight coughing. The obvious signs that a cat is having a respiratory attack are: coughing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feline Acne
Feline acne is a problem seen in cats primarily involving the formation of blackheads accompanied by inflammation on the cat's chin and surrounding areas that can cause lesions, alopecia, and crusty sores. In many cases symptoms are mild and the disease does not require treatment. Mild cases will resemble dirt on the cat's chin, but the "dirt" will not brush off. More severe cases, however, may respond slowly to treatment and seriously detract from the health and appearance of the cat. Feline acne can affect cats of any age, sex or breed, although Persian cats are also likely to develop acne on the face and in the skin folds. This problem can happen once, be reoccurring, or even persistent throughout the cat's life. Sebaceous glands are skin glands that produce oil and are mostly found in the skin of the chin, at the base of the tail, and in the eyelids, lips, prepuce, and scrotum. They are connected to hair follicles. In acne, the follicles become clogged with black sebaceous mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eosinophilic Granuloma
Humans Human eosinophilic granuloma is characterized by abnormal proliferation of Langerhans cells (LCs). LCs are antigen-presenting cells derived from dendritic cells. In humans, eosinophilic granulomas are considered as a benign tumors that occurs mainly in children and adolescents. EG is a quite rare condition, and its incidence is higher in white than in black population, also slightly more affecting males than females. EG develops in 4-5 children (aged under 15) per million/year and in 1 or 2 adults per million/year. The etiology of EG is not fully understood yet. However, the onset of abnormal LC proliferation may be triggered by viral stimuli ( EBV, Human Herpes virus 6), bacterial toxins or defective regulation of IL-1 and IL-10 production. Another possible explanation may be a defect in Ras/MAPK signaling pathway due to mutation of signaling proteins. Particularly, it was published that about 50% of the EG cases had mutated BRAF V600 E gene and about 21% displayed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
