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Article: A breeding ground for trouble? All cats, especially females, are at risk for developing many severe reproductive-system disorders.(Health)(Cover story)
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- Cat Watch
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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Feline reproductive-system disorders are fairly common, especially in females. Owners would thus do well to know about these complex arrangements of organs and glands and to be aware of the disorders that may affect them and in some instances even pose a lethal threat.
In almost every respect, the anatomy of the feline reproductive system corresponds directly to that of humans. The female system's major components include the uterus (an organ in the lower abdomen in which fertilized eggs --or ova--develop into kittens); the ovaries (two small organs that produce the ova along with the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which are crucial to the reproductive ...