Felipedia

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  • Egyptian mau

    The history of the Egyptian Mau cat goes almost as far back as the history of Egypt itself. Pictures similar to the Egyptian Mau are found going back to 1500 BC. The Egyptian Mau may be descended from the African wildcat –Felis lyica ocreata. The modern history of the Egyptian Mau cat as an internationally […]

  • Lymphosarcoma

    Lymphosarcoma is a neoplasm of malignant lymphocytes in solid organs such as lymph nodes, bone marrow, or visceral organs such as the liver and spleen. Lymphosarcoma is usually amenable to chemotherapy protocols that are within the capabilities of most veterinary practices. Hematopoietic tumors are the most frequently occurring tumors in domestic cats, and they account […]

  • FeLV

    Introduction Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus infection that causes immunosuppression in cats. FeLV is transmitted horizontally (from cat to cat) primarily through saliva, which contains high concentrations of the virus. While biting, licking and grooming are the most common routes of infection, kittens may be infected transplacentally or by nursing from infected mothers. […]

  • Thiamine deficiency

    Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency causes a clinical syndrome in cats associated with vascular and neuronal damage. It is due to an inadequate dietary intake of thiamine, a component of the B complex group of vitamins, relative to the body’s overall needs. This deficiency is more common in cats than dogs and is especially prevalent in […]

  • Lymphoma

    Feline lymphoma is a loose generic term for any feline tumour affecting lymph cells or lymph nodes[1]. Lymphomas are irregular (neoplastic) growth of lymphoid tissue as tumors, which can affect a single organ (e.g. kidney, mesenteric or mediastinal lymph node, spleen or liver). Whereas lymphoma have been classically defined as neoplastic cells found in fluid exudates (such […]

  • Feline Panleucopenia

    Feline Panleucopaenia virus (FPV) is an autonomous parvovirus belonging to the family Parvoviridae and in the subgroup feline parvovirus. FPV is a severe, highly contagious disease that is oftentimes fatal. Feline Panleucopaenia occurs worldwide, but is rarely seen as a clinical entity due to the effectiveness of vaccination in preventing the disease. Young, unvaccinated kittens […]

  • Spina bifida

    Spina bifida is a rare neurological disease or cats characterized by the presence of a midline cleft in the vertebral arch of one or a few vertebrae[1]. The cleft may involve most of the vertebral arch or only the spinous process. This anomaly results from failure of fusion of the two vertebral laminae and may be accompanied […]

  • Niemann-Pick disease

    Contents 1 Introduction 2 Clinical signs 3 Diagnosis 4 Pathological features 5 References   Introduction Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) or Sphingomyelin lipidosis is a neurovisceral lysosomal storage disease characterized by neurologic dysfunction, hepatosplenomegaly, and early death. NPD is an inherited defect that results in the visceral and neuronal accumulation of sphingomyelin. Human beings exhibit five subtypes (A, B, C, D and […]

  • Myasthenia gravis

    Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease in which IgG antibodies attack the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction (see figures below). Acetycholine is the chemical responsible for communication between nerves. In MG, the body develops antibodies against the sites where acetylcholine binds, thus blocking their action. This results in skeletal muscle weakness. There are […]

  • Laminin alpha2-deficient muscular dystrophy

    Contents 1Causes 2 Symptoms 3 Treatment 4 References Causes Laminin alpha2-deficient muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease in cats, although the genes responsible for the laminin alpha2-deficiency are yet to be identified and characterised. Laminins are large glycoproteins that make up the basement membranes in a variety of tissues including muscle and Schwann cells. Although named muscular dystrophy, […]