Cat Ovarian Cancer Ovaries are the glands that produce the eggs in cats. There is no specific cause for ovarian tumors except the fact that your cat is intact. The most common tumor of the ovaries is carcinoma. Ovarian tumors are rare in cats. It is felt that this is due to spaying rather than […]
Cat Palliative Cancer Care In most homes, cats become part of the family. Therefore, finding out that they have Cat Cancer can be a devastating experience. More specifically, finding out they have a serious form of cancer or tumor can leave you with many questions and future decisions on what you should do. Palliative care […]
Cat Pancreatic Cancer The pancreas is a gland that assists both the exocrine and endocrine systems of a cat’s body. As part of the exocrine system it aids in digestion. It produces several hormones as part of the endocrine system. Generally the cancers of the pancreas are epithelial and unfortunately have metastasized before they are […]
Cat Parathyroid Tumor Owning a cat comes with many responsibilities and costs. One of those costs is caring for a sick cat, especially when their illness is due in part to a type of Cat Cancer. One of the common forms of cancer in cats is parathyroid tumors. Parathyroid tumors, once found, are usually benign, […]
Cat Pituitary Tumors The pituitary gland is on the underside of the cat’s brain. It is attached to a very important part of the brain called the hypothalamus. This area is a collecting center that will gather the information from the cat’s body and determine if the body is in good working order. When this […]
Cat Petroleum and Gasoline Toxicity Signs and Symptoms Petroleum products can be quite lethal to cats. These products are not among the top causes of animal poisoning, but they can cause severe problems nonetheless. The most common products that are the causes of this type of poisoning are kerosene, gasoline, diesel and propane. Petroleum products […]
Cat Prostate Cancer Is your cat suffering from symptoms such as blood in the urine, incontinence, Cat Constipation, Cat Vomiting, or unusual tiredness? If so, your cat might have prostate cancer. Although prostate cancer is one of the rarer Cat Cancer diseases in cats, you should still go to your vet and get the necessary […]
Cat Prostatic Tumor Prostatic neoplasias are cancerous tumors of the prostate gland. There has never been a prostate tumor that has been benign. For this reason, all tumors of the prostate are considered to be malignant. Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of malignant prostate tumor. On occasion the tumor will be a transitional cell. […]
Cat Pyrethoid Poisoning That Cat Fleas and tick treatment you are using on your dog or cat to keep them from being infested by these pests may literally be killing your cat. Many household insecticides, pet shampoos, sprays, dusts and spot-on flea and tick products contain Pyrethrin or its chemical counterpart Pyrethoid, which can literally […]
Cat Rabies When we hear the word rabies, we usually associate it with mad dogs foaming at the mouth. However, cat rabies does exist and, more alarming, domestic felines have become the foremost carrier of the virus in the United States. What Is Cat Rabies? Rabies is caused by a virus from the Lyssavirus genus, […]
