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Feline hepatic lipidosis, also known as feline fatty liver syndrome, is one of the most common forms of liver disease of cats. [ 1] The disease officially has no known cause, though obesity is known to increase the risk. [ 2] The disease begins when the cat stops eating from a loss of appetite, forcing the liver to convert body fat into usable ...
Feline cystitis. Feline cutaneous asthenia. Feline distemper. Feline foamy virus [ 6] Feline hepatic lipidosis. Feline hyperadrenocorticism. Feline hyperaldosteronism. Feline hyperesthesia syndrome. Feline hyperthyroidism.
Feline infectious peritonitis. Initial phase: common cold -like symptoms. Later on: ataxia, muscle weakness, dysphagia . End phase: shortness of breath, urinary incontinence, paralysis. Usually fatal without treatment, but with GS-441524 treatment over 80% of treated cats make a full recovery. Feline infectious peritonitis ( FIP) is a common ...
Cat-scratch disease. An enlarged lymph node in the armpit region of a person with cat-scratch disease, and wounds from a cat scratch on the hand. Cat-scratch disease ( CSD) is an infectious disease that most often results from a scratch or bite of a cat. [ 4] Symptoms typically include a non-painful bump or blister at the site of injury and ...
Liver disease. Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver. [ 1] If long-lasting it is termed chronic liver disease. [ 3] Although the diseases differ in detail, liver diseases often have features in common.
Opisthorchis felineus. Opisthorchis felineus, the Siberian liver fluke or cat liver fluke, is a trematode parasite that infects the liver in mammals. It was first discovered in 1884 in a cat's liver by Sebastiano Rivolta of Italy. In 1891, Russian parasitologist, Konstantin Nikolaevich Vinogradov (1847–1906) [2] found it in a human, and named ...
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an apicomplexan. [ 3] Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions. [ 8] Occasionally, people may have a few weeks or months of mild, flu-like illness such as muscle aches and tender lymph nodes. [ 1]
Canine parvovirus (also referred to as CPV, CPV2, or parvo) is a contagious virus mainly affecting dogs and wolves. CPV is highly contagious and is spread from dog to dog by direct or indirect contact with their feces. Vaccines can prevent this infection, but mortality can reach 91% in untreated cases.