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Dry eye syndrome; Ectopia lentis; Eosinophilic granuloma; Fading kitten syndrome, a broad term for neonatal decline and death that has several potential causes, including infection, congenital malformation, environmental or nutritional deficits, and neonatal isoerythrolysis [5] Feline acne; Feline asthma; Feline cognitive dysfunction; Feline ...
Flat-chested kitten syndrome (FCKS) is a disorder in cats wherein kittens develop a compression of the thorax (chest/ribcage) caused by lung collapse. [ citation needed ] This is a soft-tissue problem and is not caused by vertebral or bony malformation.
The condition is most commonly seen in kittens with type-A blood born to mothers with type-B blood since type-B cats form very strong anti-type A antibodies. The condition is less common (and less severe) in type-B kittens born to type-A mothers. It can be prevented by blood typing the mother and kittens.
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Genetic disorders may also be complex, multifactorial, or polygenic, meaning they are likely associated with the effects of multiple genes in combination with lifestyles and environmental factors. Multifactorial disorders include heart disease and diabetes. Although complex disorders often cluster in families, they do not have a clear-cut ...
Kittens are more likely to carry the bacteria in their blood, so may be more likely to transmit the disease than adult cats. [10] However, fleas serve as a vector for transmission of B. henselae among cats, [ 5 ] and viable B. henselae are excreted in the feces of Ctenocephalides felis , the cat flea. [ 11 ]
A squitten with foreleg micromelia sitting in upright posture, showing short forelimbs. The term squitten is generally used to refer to cats with the condition radial hypoplasia (underdeveloped radius bones) or foreleg micromelia (small forelegs) and related conditions known as radial aplasia (absent radius bones), radial agenesis (failure of radius bones to form) that produces stunted forelegs.
FVR is very contagious and can cause severe disease, including death from pneumonia in young kittens. It may cause flat-chested kitten syndrome , but most evidence for this is anecdotal. All members of the family Felidae are susceptible to FVR; in fact, FHV-1 has caused a fatal encephalitis in lions in Germany .