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White line disease is most often seen in moist, humid areas with large annual rainfall totals. The exact organism that causes white line disease is not known, but it is known to be caused by bacteria in the soil getting into a weakened spot in the hoof wall, such as a quarter crack, which then sets up a fungal infection that leads to the disease.
Most infected cats have been healthy before a very sudden onset of severe disease. The course of clinical disease is often swift with clinical signs of lethargy and inappetence within 5 to 20 days after the tick bite. [4] Cats develop a high fever, but the temperature may become low before death.
Feline disease refers to infections or illnesses that affect cats. They may cause symptoms, sickness or the death of the animal. Some diseases are symptomatic in one cat but asymptomatic in others. Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses.
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that primarily effects even-toed ungulates, including domestic and wild bovids. [1] [2] The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and near the hoof that may rupture and cause lameness.
This will lead to irregular horn growth and chronic lameness, and horses will suffer from laminitis "flares." Inappropriate hoof growth will occur: the dorsal horn will have a tendency to grow outward rather than down, the heels will grow faster than the toe, and the white line will widen, leading to a potential space for packing of debris.
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Clinical signs will generally present themselves in brief episodes of one to two minutes. [1] After such episode, the cat will generally return to its normal behaviour. [4] [5] These episodes can occur multiple times per day or per week, and may be triggered by endogenous or exogenous stimuli. [5]
The disease disrupts communication between nerves and muscles, she explains, by interfering with a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine, which travels between nerves and muscles and affects ...