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Urinary tract disorders have a high rate of recurrence, and some cats seem to be more susceptible to urinary problems than others. An older term, feline urologic syndrome ( FUS ) is obsolete. It was renamed to discourage the perception that the clinical signs seen represent one disease with one cause.
If upon investigation the inflammation of the feline bladder is in fact found to be the result of an infection, then it is described as a feline urinary tract infection (UTI) or less commonly, feline bacterial cystitis. In cats under the age of 10 years old, FIC is the most common urinary disease seen in cats and UTIs are very rarely encountered.
Cat with chronic kidney disease and typical symptoms: fatigue, emaciation and dull, shaggy coat. The chronic kidney disease of the cat (CKD or CNE) – also called chronic renal insufficiency (CRI or CNI) or chronic renal failure (CRF) in the older literature – is an incurable, progressive disease characterized by a gradual decrease in the nephrons and thus to a decreasing function ...
Is your cat drinking more water than usual? It may not be a good thing. Vet. Dara Johns explains the signs of kidney failure and available treatment.
Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses. Some of these can be treated and the animal can have a complete recovery. Others, like viral diseases, are more difficult to treat and cannot be treated with antibiotics, which are not effective against viruses.
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