Salivary mucoceles in cats: A retrospective study of seven cases

Veterinary Medicine;  September 1, 2007 ;   Kiefer, Kristina M; Davis, Garrett J;   787 words ......number of cases in cats makes determining...gland difficult. Clinical signs and diagnosis Clinical...Five of the seven cats had been seen by...improvement of clinical signs. Physical examination...all cases. Five cats had a unilateral...In two of these cats, the ...

Possible food allergy in a colony of cats

The Journal of Nutrition;  December 1, 1998 ;   Hirt, Reinhard; Iben, Christine;   787 words ......Foods Austria), and the cats were observed for clinical signs and hematologic changes...eosinophil count of the 18 cats with no clinical signs was 0.7 x 10^sup 9^/L...SD = 0.27) as well as clinical signs; the cats stopped vomiting and...

Zoonotic diseases in cats can be easily avoided with proper prevention,...

DVM;  May 1, 2003 ;   Ballweber, Lora;   787 words ......tubaeforme is primarily found in cats while A braziliense can infect both cats and dogs. The life cycle...in as little as one week Cats can then be infected by...prepatent period is 13-27 days. Cats can also become infected...hookworms differ. The main clinical signs associated with ...

Lack of peritonitis signs may bode well for cats.

The Boston Herald;  June 20, 1999 ;   Jong, D.V.M John De;   227 words ...Dear Dr. John: One of our four cats recently tested positive for feline infectious peritonitis. We brought in our other three cats; one of them also was positive. They seem fine otherwise, and we have kept the healthy cats away. Should we vaccinate any of the cats, and when can they be together ...

Beware! Toxic houseplants Some common plants you may choose for your home...

Cat Watch;  July 1, 2007 ;   Tomb, Erin;   787 words ......their owner's attention. * Cats may chew plants due to...Some experts propose that cats may chew plants because...harmful or even fatal for cats that eat them. Karyn Bischoff...immediately. Marijuana can cause clinical signs similar to those in humans...Lilies are lethal to cats. A ...

Ask the Vet: Cats often try to hide their health problems; An X-ray is...

Charleston Daily Mail;  March 21, 2006 ;     637 words ......around a lot like older cats do. Should I be worried? A: Cats by nature hide most health...X-ray. If he is showing clinical signs of arthritis, talk to your...management options. Common clinical signs that you may notice at...on their rear legs. But cats are not small dogs; ...

Pancreatitis: Clinical signs depend on severity of disease

DVM;  July 1, 2003 ;   Hoskins, Johnny D;   787 words ......review pancreatitis and its diagnosis in dogs and cats? A Pancreatitis is a common gastrointestinal disorder in both dogs and cats. The following article describes the current diagnosis...Annual Forum ACVIM 20:562-564, 2002. Clinical findings Clinical signs in dogs with pancreatitis depend ...

Disease differs in cats, dogs

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 6, 1997 ;   Sanford R. Blum;   270 words ......Feline pancreatitis tends to have different causes, clinical signs, means of diagnosis and treatments than canine pancreatitis...parasites. It may occur after anesthesia or sedation in some cats. In other cases, the cause is unknown. The clinical signs of pancreatitis in cats are ...

Flea-associated illnesses in cats

DVM;  June 1, 2005 ;   Lappin, Michael R;   787 words ......Mycoplasma species infections in cats. Bartonella species infections...disease develop a variety of clinical signs, such as lymphadenopathy...months to resolve completely. Cats can also be infected with...prevalence is highest in cats from states where fleas...we collected fleas from ...

Disk disease in cats

Veterinary Medicine;  September 1, 2002 ;   Harari, Joseph;   357 words ......UPDATES In this study, the clinical features of intervertebral disk disease in 10 affected cats were reviewed. No gender...and the average age of the cats at presentation was nearly 10 years. Clinical signs varied in severity and included...acute and nonprogressive. The cats had no ...

Is your cat a carrier?; Learn about these microscopic killers.(Healthy...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  July 30, 2008 ;     446 words ......or nursing. Healthy adult cats who are exposed to the virus...outdoor, sick and older cats are at highest risk for disease. Many infected cats can go years before developing clinical signs of illness, although 85 percent of cats with FeLV infection die...infected up to 1 million ...

Managing diabetes mellitus in cats: What makes it work?

Veterinary Medicine;  June 1, 2008 ;   Scherk, Margie;   787 words ......diabetes does not predispose cats to hypertension, hypertensive...investigated associations among clinical signs, serum biochemical markers...found that, "Many of the cats with urinary tract infections had no clinical signs of lower urinary tract...tract infections in these ...

West Nile encephalitis: A new differential for neurological illness in...

DVM;  June 1, 2003 ;   Glaser, Amy;   787 words ......infection data in dogs and cats. A serosurvey was done by...stray and owned dogs and cats in New York City after the...1:320 while none of the cats had neutralizing antibody...for the conclusion that cats and dogs are susceptible...infection does not cause overt clinical signs in ...

Forebrain disease in older cats: Look for intracranial neoplasia

DVM;  September 1, 2004 ;   Hoskins, Johnny D;   787 words ......forebrain dysfunction in cats is intracranial neoplasia...meningiomas occur rarely in cats. Brain neoplasia has both...foramen magnum or both. Most cats with meningiomas are 10...affected disproportionately. Clinical signs occurring secondary to intracranial...forebrain disease in effected ...

LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT WEST NILE AND CATS, DOGS

Roanoke Times & World News;  November 3, 2002 ;   JILL BOWEN;   620 words ......about dogs and cats? Can they be infected...infections in dogs, cats and farm animals...rarely develop clinical signs of the disease...possibility that it did. Cats have not been investigated...would suggest that cats could develop clinical signs of a ...