Cat Health ProblemsYou have arrived at your main source of useable friendly advice and information regarding cat health problems!What you see below is a list of Symptoms, in alphabetical order. These are what you will see as changes in your cats behavior, capabilities, or actions. These changes will often mean that something is wrong - your cat needs your help. If you think you have an emergency situation, click here to go to the Emergencies! page. If you don't think that you have an emergency, then take the time to review the symptoms and what they may mean.You'll find that each symptom can have MANY health problems causing it. This is why it is important to visit withyour veterinarian, and probably do some testing (bloodwork, fecal exams, x-rays and such), to be able to actually diagnose the problem. Once you have a diagnosis, then you can give your cat treatments that are directed at thatspecific problem. You say that you've already been to the vet, and you have a diagnosis? That's great! The Cat Illnesses and Problems section has a listing of common cat health problems and illnesses. These are organized alphabetically within a listing of general body parts or systems. With a diagnosis you can skip the Symptoms section (which is to help folks understand the possibilities) and go directly to the illness that you and your cat are dealing with. If the link you need is not yet active, then I apologize. I am working full time as I do this, so it will go slower than I want. <---- Please, sign up for the RSS feed to receive notices of both new pages that are up, and important safety and recall information. Click on the blue "?" to learn more about how this works. OR, sign up to Follow us on twitter, (above and to the right) to have this information tweeted to you!
CAT SYMPTOMS
Appetite Increased Back Hunched Bad Smell Blind Cough Defecating in house Drinking more than normal Eye, Cloudy Eye, Discharge Eye, Pawing at Eye, Red Fat Cat Hair loss with itch Hairloss without itch Incoordinated Jaundiced Leg, not using Lethargy Limping Peeing (see conditions under "urinating") Penis, Licking a Lot Pooping in house Scratching Shaking Head Stiff rising or walking Swelling on face, leg, tail/butt, etc. Swollen Abdomen (belly) Tired all the time Urinating outside of the litter box Urinating less volume, more frequently Urinating more frequently Urinating more volume Weight Gain Weight Loss Won't eat, Mouth Open Won't get up on bed, couch, etc. Yellow color to skin/eyes Yowling *******************************************************
CAT HEALTH PROBLEMS OR ILLNESSES
Bladder Blood Cancer Feline Immunodefiency Feline Infectious Peritonitis Feline Leukemia Saddle Thrombus Cancers Carcinoma Chondrosarcoma Leukemia Lung cancer Lymphoma or Lymphosarcoma Mast Cell Tumor Melanoma Transitional Cell Carcinoma Vaccine Related Fibrosarcoma Ears Aural Hematoma Bacterial Infection Otitis Externa Polyps Eyes Cataracts Corneal Ulcer Entropion Foreign Body Herpes Virus Lens Luxation Sequestrum GI Cancer Colitis Constipation/Obstipation Food Sensitivity Foreign Body Hairballs Inflammatory Bowel Disease Intestinal Parasites Heart Arrhythmias Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure) Heartworm Disease Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Murmurs Infectious Diseases Feline Leukemia Feline Immunodeficiency Feline Infectious Peritonitis Upper Respiratory Disease Vaccines Kidneys Cancer Pyelonephritis Liver Cancer Gallbladder Issues Hepatitis Liver Failure Metabolic Diseases Diabetes High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Hyperthyroid Obese/Overweight Mouth Dental Disease Gingivitis/Stomatitis Neck Lesions or Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesions (FORL's) Oral Tumors Pharyngeal Foreign Body Muscle/Bone Cancer Cranial Cruciate Ligament damage Fractures Neurologic Cancer Cerebellar Hypoplasia Seizures Pancreas Cancer Diabetes Pancreatitis Respiratory Asthma Cancer Pneumonia Upper Respiratory Disease Skin Allergies Anal Gland issues Bite Wounds and Abscesses Cancer Foreign Body Laceration Lumps Overgrown Toenails Pyoderma Vaccine Reaction Vaccine Related Sarcoma
******************************************************** The information presented here is not meant to replace the advice of your own veterinarian! A valid veterinary-client-patient relationship (created when you take your pet to see your vet) is essential to providingexcellent individual pet care. If your pet is ill, call or go to your vet or an emergency veterinary hospital! Go to the Pet Health Home Page from Cat Health Problems
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