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Information on a cat's tendency towards obsessive compulsive disorders, anxiety, fear, and over-attachment to its owner is highly advantageous for diagnosis and treatment. Wherever possible, cases of feline hyperesthesia syndrome should be referred to a specialist in feline behaviour for a secondary opinion.
SPATCCM is an incurable genetic disease, however patients are often treated with anti-epileptics including vigabatrin, topiramate or clobazam, to reduce associated seizures. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] Supplementation of L-serine has also been proposed as a treatment.
In March, Kitakata became an early adopter of CatsMe!, an AI-driven smartphone application that purports to tell when a cat is feeling pain. Japan's beloved cats get healthcare help from AI Skip ...
MICPH has no specific treatment and no cure. Antiseizure medications (ASMs) are used to manage seizures; however, in most cases, control is partial or transient. Commonly used ASMs include valproic acid, clobazam, vigabatrin and Levetiracetam. There is no data for the efficacy and safety of ASMs in MICPCH.
A mother holding her son who was born with microcephaly due to vertically transmitted infection with Zika virus. Microcephaly (from Neo-Latin microcephalia, from Ancient Greek μικρός mikrós "small" and κεφαλή kephalé "head" [2]) is a medical condition involving a smaller-than-normal head. [3]
Essential oils are toxic to cats and there have been reported cases of serious illnesses caused by tea tree oil and tea tree oil-based flea treatments and shampoos. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Many human foods are somewhat toxic to cats; theobromine in chocolate can cause theobromine poisoning , for instance, although few cats will eat chocolate.
Frunevetmab is a cat-specific monoclonal antibody (a type of protein) designed to recognize and attach to a protein called nerve growth factor that is involved in the regulation of pain. [3] When frunevetmab binds to nerve growth factor, it prevents the pain signal from reaching the brain.
Achalasia microcephaly; Chest x-ray of an individual with achalasia. The arrows point to the areas of extreme esophageal dilation. Symptoms: Manifestation of achalasia: regurgitation, vomiting and dysphagia, alongside diagnosis of microcephaly: abnormally small head size below the third percentile as well as mild to moderate mental retardation.