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Open Wound Care in Cats
What is a wound?
A wound is an injury causing damage to the skin and often the underlying tissues. It can be open (e.g. a cut) or closed (e.g. a bruise).
Pancreatitis in Cats
What is pancreatitis?
The pancreas is a vital organ located in the right side of the abdomen. It has two functions: 1) to produce enzymes that help in digestion of food and, 2) to produce hormones such as insulin. When the pancreas becomes inflamed, the disorder is called pancreatitis. It is a disease process that is seen commonly in the dog and occasionally in the cat. There is no age, sex, or breed predisposition.
Panleukopenia (Feline Distemper)
What is feline panleukopenia?
The term panleukopenia means a decrease in the number of all the white blood cells in the body. White blood cells play major roles in immunity and are thus important in defending against infections and diseases. In severe panleukopenia white blood cell numbers may drop from the normal of several thousand per milliliter of blood to just a few hundred. This makes an affected cat extremely vulnerable to other infections.
Pregnancy and Birth in Cats
Breeding cats can be an extremely rewarding experience. However, before undertaking a breeding program, it is essential to understand what this involves from the time of mating to the time of weaning. It is also important to remember that there are many unwanted cats and that breeding requires responsibility that ensuring permanent, loving homes are found.
Pyometra in Cats
In its simplest terms, pyometra is an infection in the uterus. However, most cases of pyometra are much more difficult to manage than a routine infection.
Pyothorax in Cats
What is pyothorax?
Pyothorax refers to the presence of inflammatory fluid (pus) within the chest cavity.
Rabies in Cats
What is rabies?
Rabies is a virus disease that can infect all warm-blooded animals, including cats and people, although some species are somewhat naturally resistant to the disease. When signs of rabies occur it is an almost invariably fatal disease.
Raising Kittens
Raising kittens can be an extremely rewarding experience or it may produce frustration and failure. The following information is provided in order to increase your chances of success.
Ringworm in cats
What is ringworm?
“Ringworm” is the common name given to a fungal infection of the superficial layers of the skin, hairs and nails. The name comes from the classical appearance of C-shaped red raised ‘ring’ marking the boundary of inflammatory lesions of the infection in people.
Roundworms in Cats
Roundworms are one of the most common intestinal parasites of the cat. They can be an important cause of illness, and even death, in kittens.
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