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Cat with chronic kidney disease and typical symptoms: fatigue, emaciation and dull, shaggy coat. The chronic kidney disease of the cat (CKD or CNE) – also called chronic renal insufficiency (CRI or CNI) or chronic renal failure (CRF) in the older literature – is an incurable, progressive disease characterized by a gradual decrease in the nephrons and thus to a decreasing function ...
Contents. Feline lower urinary tract disease. Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is a generic category term to describe any disorder affecting the bladder or urethra of cats. [ 1 ] It encompasses around 10 different diseases of the lower urinary tract, all of which can present with very similar symptoms: [ 2 ]
Maropitant. Maropitant (INN; [ 2 ] brand name: Cerenia, used as maropitant citrate (USAN), is a neurokinin-1 (NK 1) receptor antagonist developed by Zoetis specifically for the treatment of motion sickness and vomiting in dogs. It was approved by the FDA in 2007, for use in dogs [ 3 ][ 4 ] and in 2012, for cats.
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.
Is your cat drinking more water than usual? It may not be a good thing. Vet. Dara Johns explains the signs of kidney failure and available treatment.
Kidney cancer, also known as renal cancer, is a group of cancers that starts in the kidney. [ 4 ] Symptoms may include blood in the urine, a lump in the abdomen, or back pain. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Fever, weight loss, and tiredness may also occur. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Complications can include spread to the lungs or brain. [ 6 ]
The disease begins when the cat stops eating from a loss of appetite, forcing the liver to convert body fat into usable energy. Feline lower urinary tract disease is a term that is used to cover many problems of the feline urinary tract, including stones and cystitis. The term feline urologic syndrome is an older term which is still sometimes ...
A disease which can kill cats, both domestic and wild, has been discovered for the first time in the US. A variant of the rustrela virus-- related to the wider-known rubella virus which causes a ...