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Eosinophilic keratitis
Feline eosinophilic keratitis (FEK) is a relatively common corneal disease that appears in cats from 1 to 14 years of age with the average age of occurrence of <4 years of age. Castrated males are over represented in most studies. FEK commonly occurs in both domestic shorthair and the domestic longhair cats. However, this disease also is seen in specific breeds […]
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Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) or ‘Dry eye’ is a rare eye disease of cats characterised by reduced or absent lacrimal tears. KCS may be a consequence of feline herpes viral infection, particularly following severe conjunctivitis when conjunctival cicatrization (scarring) can affect the function of the lacrimal ductules. Orbital trauma, direct trauma to the lacrimal gland and damage to […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]