Pet Health

Cherry eye in cats is a condition in which the third eyelid falls down or slips out of place and is then visible in the corner of the cat’s eye. Unlike people which only have 2 eyelids, cats have another eyelid that is normally invisible otherwise known as the nictitating membrane. The function of this third eyelid is to help protect and moisturize the eye through its tear gland.

When a dog or cat begins to go deaf the process is normally a gradual one. Cats and dogs are gifted with the ability to easily rely on their other senses to make up for one that they lost, and you will probably not be able to tell that your cat or dog is going deaf until they have lost most of their hearing.

Anaphylactic shock is a type of deadly allergic reaction that can quickly result in death if it is not treated in time. This type of allergic reaction is most well known for causing anaphylactic reactions in people who are allergic to bee stings. However many mammals can suffer from anaphylactic shock, and cats are no exception.

Feline immunodeficiency virus attacks a cat’s immune system. As a result, symptoms of FIV in cats can affect almost any part of the cat’s body as the immune system begins to breakdown.

There are three types of feline leukemia viruses (FeLV), and all of these viruses are a type of retrovirus. How an infected cat is affected by the virus depends on what type of strains the cat is carrying. The three types of feline leukemia viruses are FeLV-A, FeLV-B, and FeLV-C.

The full name for Lupus is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, or SLE for short. This disease affects a number of species including dogs, cats and humans.

Cats have 30 permanent teeth, and at some point one of these teeth may become fractured during the cat’s life. A fractured tooth can be extremely painful, but unfortunately our feline friends cannot tell us when they are in pain.

Meningitis in cats is a condition in which protective membranes around the spinal cord and brain, termed meninges, become inflamed. Cats diagnosed with meningitis often develop the disease as a result of feline infectious peritonitis, toxoplasmosis, feline immunodeficiency virus, and feline leukemia virus.

Narcolepsy is a condition that causes excessive sleepiness during the day, sudden collapse, and cataplexy. This type of condition is very rare in cats, but it can be easily identified due to the cataplexic episodes that commonly occur in narcoleptic cats. While all cats are prone to excessive sleepiness and sudden naps, cataplexy is a type of brief paralysis in the muscles that will spontaneously resolve.

Cats can develop a number of health conditions that can also occur in their human companions, and stroke is one of these conditions. However even though cats can suffer from a stroke, the symptoms and effects of stokes in cats are much different than symptoms and effects of strokes in people.