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Allergic airway disease is also known as feline asthma, chronic bronchitis, allergic bronchitis or feline chronic small airway disease. It describes a condition where the airway branches in the lung tissue become inflamed. Read More.
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| Cat flu is a common disease caused by either of two viruses; feline herpesvirus or feline calicivirus and sometimes feline chlamydia. Read More. |
| The kidneys are an extremely important organ with respect to the body's normal functioning. They filter wastes from the blood, help regulate the body's water and salt levels, play a role in regulating the blood's acidity and produce hormones responsible for maintaining red blood cell numbers and calcium balance. Read More. |
| Diabetes mellitus is a condition where there is an absolute or relative deficiency of the hormone insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas in response to a meal and its main actions are to help the body's cells uptake and use substances such as glucose (sugar). Read More. |
| FIP is a disease caused by Feline Coronavirus. Feline Coronavirus infection is very common and normally causes a mild intestinal disease, which may either be asymptomatic or cause transient diarrhoea. Read More. |
| Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus that is similar to a more common virus known as Feline Immunodefeciency Virus (FIV). Read More. |
| Cardiomyopathy is a term used to describe a group of diseases involving the heart muscle. Cardiomyopathy may be seen as a primary condition or secondary to other diseases. In cats, there are at least 3 classes of cardiomyopthies that have been described. Read More. |
| Hyperthyroidism, otherwise known as an overactive thyroid, is a common condition in older cats. Hormones produced by the thyroid glands play an important role in controlling the body's metabolism; however too much thyroid hormone causes the body to go into "over-drive". Read More. |
| Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a common medical problem in people. These days, we are beginning to recognise it as a very important and common condition in cats. Read More. |
| Feline AIDS is a viral infection, commonly known as FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus), and is spread by cats fighting. Just like human HIV (AIDS), cats infected with FIV can develop a reduced ability to fight off infections as the disease progressively disables the immune system. Read More. |
| There are few things more frustrating than having a cat that is suffering chronic bouts of vomiting and diarrhea. Vomiting and diarrhea cause dehydration, and if left untreated, can become a life-threatening situation. Therefore, any cat displaying those signs should be examined by a veterinarian. Read More. |
| Diseases of the lower urinary tract occur frequently in cats, affecting the bladder and/or the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body). Read More. |
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