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Cat Folliculitis: Symptoms and Treatment
Feline folliculitis is caused by endocrine imbalance or infection (often Staphylococcus intermedius), showing coal-like black specks on the chin or tail. It affects appearance and has a long treatment cycle; clean care and the right medication clear it up.
Symptoms of Feline Jaundice Hepatitis
Cat jaundice is the typical sign of feline hyperbilirubinemia. Jaundice hepatitis mainly includes acute toxic hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, cholangiohepatitis, diabetes, tumors, and viral infections such as FIP and feline leukemia.
Symptoms of Urinary Stones in Male Cats
Because of their anatomy, male cats get urinary tract disease more than females; a common one is urinary stones, with signs split into full and partial urethral blockage. Here are the detailed symptoms and treatment.
Symptoms and Causes of Diarrhea in Cats
Diarrhea is not a disease itself but a sign of many different illnesses. A healthy cat passes stool daily without trouble, usually one to three times a day. Like human diarrhea, cat diarrhea happens when undigested food moves through the gut too fast, or when too much water enters the stool from the large intestine.
Dog Coccidiosis: Symptoms and Treatment
Coccidia of the Eimeria and Isospora families cause gastrointestinal disease in dogs, with bloody stool, anemia, weakness, and dehydration as the main signs. Here is how to treat coccidiosis.
Cat Hairballs: Symptoms and Treatment
As a cat parent, you've likely seen your cat vomit a hairball — usually a long tubular mass of hair, quite distressing for your cat.
Symptoms and Treatment of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
At the words 'feline infectious peritonitis,' cat parents shiver, because it has long been seen as a near-always-fatal cat disease. But is it really that scary? Here is the answer.
Cat Conjunctivitis: Symptoms and Treatment
Conjunctivitis is one of the most common eye diseases in cats, with the highest incidence in kittens. Every good owner should learn the basics of feline eye conditions to prevent and treat them before a small problem becomes a big one.
FIP in Cats: Symptoms and Treatment
FIP, short for Feline Infectious Peritonitis, means inflammation of the abdominal lining. When this inflammation is linked to a specific mutated feline coronavirus, it is infectious peritonitis (FIP). Only a small fraction of coronavirus strains cause FIP.
Cat Ear Hematoma: Symptoms and Treatment
A cat ear hematoma forms when an external-parasite infection makes the cat scratch its ear, causing bleeding or fluid buildup under the ear-flap skin into a swelling. When you notice an ear hematoma, watch the cat's daily behavior.