Asthma/bronchitis - airway disease
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.
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Cat Flu
Cat flu is a common disease caused by either of two viruses; feline herpesvirus or feline calicivirus and sometimes feline chlamydia.
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Chronic Renal Failure - Kidney disease
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.
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Diabetes Mellitus
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).
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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
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.
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Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)
Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus that is similar to a more common virus known as Feline Immunodefeciency Virus (FIV).
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Cardiomyopathy - heart disease
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.
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Hyperthyroidism - over active thyroids
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".
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Hypertension - high blood pressure
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.
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Feline AIDS (FIV)
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.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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.
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Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)
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).
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