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Cat Hepatic Ascites: Symptoms and Causes
Heart disease, tumors, liver disease, kidney disease, FIP, and other peritonitis causes can all lead to ascites in cats. Older cats more often have tumors; kittens more often right-heart failure; parasites are also possible.
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.
Cat Acute Diarrhea: Symptoms and Treatment
Diarrhea is caused by excess water in the stool and is an important sign of intestinal disease in cats. It can affect your cat through severe fluid loss, leading to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance or acid-base disturbance.
Symptoms of Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a chronic viral infectious disease caused by the feline coronavirus, characterized by peritonitis, large amounts of ascites and abdominal distension. This article explains the symptoms and treatment of FIP.
Cat Colitis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Cat colitis brings chronic constipation then watery, bloody, foul diarrhea and weight loss. Causes include stress, parasites, allergies, FIV/pancreatitis, and diet change. Treatment is antidiarrheals, sometimes steroids, plus cause removal and good nutrition.
Can Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Ascites Be Drained?
FIP ascites should generally not be drained unless it severely impairs breathing, and draining alone does not cure FIP. The effective antiviral GS-441524 is the real treatment, so a vet diagnosis and timely medication matter — and remember ascites can also come from liver or heart disease.
Cat Gastroenteritis vs. Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
Gastroenteritis and FIP can look alike at first, but FIP is far more dangerous. Gastroenteritis brings vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy and is usually treatable; FIP (driven by coronavirus mutation) causes fluid buildup, jaundice, eye inflammation, and neurological signs, and is often fatal. Both need prompt veterinary care.
Symptoms and Treatment of Common Viral Infectious Diseases in Dogs and Cats
Viruses need host cells to multiply, then spread via blood and lymph causing infection. Here are common viral diseases in dogs and cats.
How to Tell If a Cat Has FIP
FIP isn't the only cause of ascites—liver and heart issues also cause fluid buildup, though FIP is more serious. This guide lists dry vs wet FIP symptoms and a simple checklist, plus the tests needed to confirm.
Cat’s Belly Is Swelling: How to Tell If It’s FIP
A swollen belly doesn't automatically mean FIP—wet FIP causes ascites, but so do liver or cardiac ascites and pregnancy. This guide covers FIP symptoms, how to distinguish them, and the diagnostic workup.