Cat poop is something most pet owners would rather not spend time thinking about let alone studying, but our cat’s poop can give us a window into their overall health. Did you know, there is a well-known chart known as the Bristol stool chart which identifies the different types of feces we pass.
Cat Health Collection
Cat health articles. Browse our health collection for common and uncommon cat health issues.
Drooling (Ptyalism) in Cats
At a glanceDrooling occurs when saliva falls out of the mouth. Unlike dogs, cats are not prone to drooling. There are some cases when drooling Causes:
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Ataxia (Wobbly Gait/Loss of Balance) in Cats
What is ataxia?
Ataxia (pronounced a-tak-sia) is defined as a loss of muscle coordination (incoordination/unsteady gait) which is caused by disorders that affect your cat’s sense of motion, and it is a symptom of an underlying condition and not a disease in itself.
Complications of Diabetes in Cats
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is an endocrine disorder in which the pancreas doesn’t make enough (or any) insulin due to the destruction of the pancreatic beta cells (type 1 diabetes) or the cells within the body fail to respond to insulin, known as insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes). Glucose levels build up in the blood, but they cannot enter the cells, where it provides energy.
Most of the complications relate to uncontrolled diabetes, which highlights the importance of careful control and regularly monitoring your cat.
Neutering a Cat
What is neutering?
Also known as desexing, or castration, neutering is the removal of the testes in the male cat, to prevent him from fathering kittens.
Cat Infections – Common Infections in Cats
What is an infection?
An infection occurs when a disease-causing organism (known as a pathogen) enters the body obtaining nourishment and reproducing and causing harm.
There are a significant number of infectious agents that can affect cats. They fall into several categories depending on the pathogen (disease-causing microorganism).
Caring For An Immunocompromised Cat
I recently wrote an article on immunocompromised people who live with cats and ways to reduce the risks for those individuals. This article will focus on cats who have compromised immune systems and ways we can keep them healthy.
Nausea in Cats
What is nausea?
Nausea is the feeling of sickness and is often a precursor to actual vomiting (emesis) although not all cats who are nauseous do go on to vomit. Prolonged vomiting can be extremely debilitating to cats.
The purpose of nausea is to act as a warning as well as being protective. For example, nausea at a particularly unpleasant smell is going to put the cat off eating it and possibly save it from ingesting something dangerous. Nausea accompanied by vomiting after ingesting a food or substance is usually to rid the body of a toxin. Such as food that has gone off or an ingested toxin. It also serves as a warning system of organ dysfunction or damage.
Bladder Worms in Cats
Bladder worms are small, hair-like worms that infect a wide range of hosts. The worms attach to, or bury themselves into the bladder mucosa and sometimes in the pelvis of the kidney or urethra of the host where they cause mild inflammation. Adult males are 13-30 mm and females are 30-60 mm long.
Capillariasis is the name of bladder worm infection.
Broken Pelvis in Cats
The pelvis is a ring-like structure of bones located at the lower end of the trunk which consists of two halves, each one contains three bones, the ilium, ischium, and pubis.
Pelvic fractures are seen most frequently in young and healthy cats and are typically the result of significant trauma from an automobile accident or fall from a height. Internal injuries are common in cats with a broken pelvis, which can affect the urinary tract, thorax or nerve damage.