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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 ...
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 ...
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency, sometimes shortened to CPT-II or CPT2, is an autosomal recessively inherited genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an enzymatic defect that prevents long-chain fatty acids from being transported into the mitochondria for utilization as an energy source. The disorder presents in one of three ...
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 ...
Echinococcosis. Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the Echinococcus type. [ 1] The two main types of the disease are cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis. [ 1] Less common forms include polycystic echinococcosis and unicystic echinococcosis.
Hepatic microvascular dysplasia (HMD or MVD) or portal atresia is a disorder where mixing of venous blood and arterial blood in the liver occurs at the microscopic level. It occurs most commonly in certain dog breeds such as the Cairn and Yorkshire terriers although any dog breed may be at risk. This disease may also be found in cats.
A kitten’s body condition score is an easy way to determine if your cat is overweight or obese. The body condition score ranges from 1-5, with 1 being emaciated and 5 being morbidly obese. A ...
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