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Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses. Some of these can be treated and the animal can have a complete recovery. Others, like viral diseases, are more difficult to treat and cannot be treated with antibiotics, which are not effective against viruses.
Non-effusive FIP diagnosis should be considered when the following criteria are met: [16] History: the cat is young (under 2 years old) and purebred: over 70% of cases of FIP are in pedigree kittens. [citation needed] History: the cat experienced stress such as recent neutering or vaccination [17]
Before the onset of clinical signs, the animals have been fed the offending food components for at least two years, although some animals are less than a year old. In 20 to 30% of the cases, cats have concurrent allergic diseases (atopy / flea-allergic dermatitis). A reliable diagnosis can only be made with an elimination diet.
Diagnosis of FVR is usually by clinical signs, especially corneal ulceration. Definitive diagnosis can be done by direct immunofluorescence or virus isolation. However, many healthy cats are subclinical carriers of feline herpes virus, so a positive test for FHV-1 does not necessarily indicate that signs of an upper respiratory tract infection ...
Articles relating to diseases of cats. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. C. Cancer in cats (13 P) S. Syndromes in cats (4 P)
In February, health officials in Oregon shared their suspicions of the "likely" source behind the state's first case of the bubonic plague in a human in eight years: a symptomatic pet cat.
Feline idiopathic cystitis begins as an acute non-obstructive episode and is self-limiting in about 85% of cases, resolving itself in a week. In approximately 15% of cases, it can escalate into an obstructive episode ("blocked cat") which can be life-threatening for a male cat. [5]
Cat owners can rejoice, as a medication that can treat a fairly deadly illness will be available in the United States from June 1. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease that can ...