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Weakness and lethargy: Cats can spend 12-16 hours a day sleeping, and a pregnant cat will want to rest more than usual. But if she seems extremely lethargic and weak, there could be a medical issue.
Roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, coccidia, and giardia are parasites that can infest a cat’s digestive system and cause gas and fluid buildup, vomiting, a swollen abdomen, and other symptoms ...
Feline asthma is a common allergic respiratory disease in cats, affecting at least one percent of all adult cats worldwide. It is a chronic progressive disease for which there is no cure. Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, labored breathing and potentially life-threatening bronchoconstriction.
Feline disease refers to infections or illnesses that affect cats. They may cause symptoms, sickness or the death of the animal. Some diseases are symptomatic in one cat but asymptomatic in others. Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses.
Polyprenyl immunostimulant is the only currently-approved treatment in the US for feline rhinotracheitis caused by herpesvirus. [11] Effectiveness was demonstrated in a clinical study with cats experimentally infected with feline herpesvirus: 20 cats were treated with polyprenyl immunostimulant and 20 received a placebo.
Cats are "obligate carnivores," meaning in order to stay healthy a cat's diet is primarily meat, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Your pet will get most ...
Cats can have a feeding tube inserted by a veterinarian so that the owner can feed the cat a liquid diet several times a day. If the cat stops vomiting and regains its appetite, it can be fed in a food dish normally. The key is aggressive feeding so the body stops converting fat in the liver. The cat liver has a high regeneration rate and the ...
Dogs and cats who develop pneumonia usually show symptoms like moist or productive cough, [1] followed by nasal discharge and breathing sounds. [1] After some time, the respiratory rate becomes more rapid and breathing difficulties [1] appear. Another conspicuous indication is appetite loss, [3] followed by weight loss. [1]