HCM - Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - a common heart disease in cats. Make sure you adopt your Sphynx from a reputable breeder who does regular screening for this disease. Anesthetics can be fatal to your Sphynx! Cats with liver or kidney conditions are at greater risk. Take a look at ...
Nine Lives It is common myth that cats have nine lives, in some cultures it is seven. This myth is believed to be true because cats are supple and swift creatures which helps the cat get out of situations that would be fatal for other beings. Also lending credence to this myth is that...
All cats studied were skeletally mature (i.e. had stopped growing) with no previous history of lameness, orthopaedic disease, neurological disease or trauma. All of the FDD cats showed some curvature in the upper and lower limb bones; generally at the ends of the long bones. The radius (...
So, your cat got diagnosed with feline diabetes? I know how horrifying it feels at first. But believe me, there is light at the end of the tunnel as this disease doesn't have to be a life-limiting illness. All you need to do is give your furry feline the correct healthy food, vet...
Inherited predisposition to become hypersensitive to environmental allergens; symptoms develop on areas that have not had physical contact with the allergen. Symptoms include miliary dermatitis ("scabby cat disease" resembling flea-bite eczema), fur loss and eosinophilic granulomas (rodent ulcers, plaques...
The issue with this story is that not only was it published 166 years after his death, but it also never even mentions a cat flap, just holes for his cats! Neutering your cat can increase its average life expectancy by 62%! If you’re not planning on your cat being a parent to an...
Kidney disease High blood pressure Insulin resistance Type 2 diabetes Cancer Mobility issues Decreased liver function Furthermore, excess weight can decrease the life expectancy of your pet byup to 2 and a half years. By monitoring your pet’s heart rate variability using a wearable device you ca...
s life and quality of life significantly. But the motto, too little too late, applied in my personal journey. The application of my new valuable knowledge came just too late to save him. But it’s not too late to help your cat and provide you with what I wish I had known months ...
and many commercial vegetarian dog foods do not appear to be nutritionally adequate. There is also little reliable research evidence showing dogs can remain healthy when fed only a vegan diet. Given the unexpected health problems seen with theoretically adequate grain-free diets, we should be cautio...
A summary of “A Deletion in FOXN1 Is Associated with a Syndrome Characterized by Congenital Hypotrichosis and Short Life Expectancy in Birman Cats” by Marie Abitbol, Philippe Bossé, Anne Thomas and Laurent Tiret)Sphynx cats are homozygous for an autosomal recessive hairless allele (hr or ...