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Some abnormal behaviours may be related to environmental conditions (e.g. captive housing) whereas others may be due to medical conditions. The list does not include behaviours in animals that are genetically modified to express abnormal behaviour (e.g. reeler mice). A polar bear performing stereotyped pacing.
Cancer in cats is the leading cause of death among cats. It is caused by uncontrolled cell growth, and affects a wide range of cell types and organs in the body. Feline cancer initially manifests as a lump or bump on any part of the body.
The most common echocardiographic abnormalities in hyperthyroid cats is hypertrophy of the left ventricular caudal wall and interventricular septum. The effects of thyroid hormone are known and explain most cardiac abnormalities; [ 2 ] however, one study found only 37% of hyperthyroid cats to have an echocardiographic abnormality, with 32% ...
Titin [5] (/ ˈ t aɪ t ɪ n /; also called connectin) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TTN gene. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The protein, which is over 1 μm in length, [ 8 ] functions as a molecular spring that is responsible for the passive elasticity of muscle .
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.
They surveyed over 400 cat parents about their cats’ behavior after losing another cat or dog, and found that they showed behaviors we tend to associate with grief, like eating less and playing ...
Hemangiosarcoma is a rapidly growing, highly invasive variety of cancer that occurs almost exclusively in dogs, and only rarely in cats, horses, mice, [1] or humans (vinyl chloride toxicity). It is a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels; that is, blood-filled channels and spaces are commonly observed microscopically.
Jungle cats are slightly larger than domestic felines and are native to the Middle East and parts of Central, South and South East Asia. Binks is a rare black jungle cat, with the animals usually ...