Feline infectious peritonitis is a virus commonly found in the feline population.  It is an untreatable, often fatal disease.  Currently there is no known treatment for this virus.

Some available treatments are designed to induce a short term remission.  Unfortunately, it is only successful in a small number of cats.  Treatment is mostly aimed at supportive [...]

Clinical signs, laboratory tests, and a record of the patient’s past medical history can be of great assistance in the diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis.  A blood test may be conducted to determine whether the cat has been exposed to the feline corona virus.

The test detects the presence of antibodies against the feline corona virus.  [...]

Feline epilepsy is usually caused by an infection, kidney failure, drug overdose, trauma, or metabolic disorder; although in most cases it is a genetic disease.  The actual causes that trigger epilepsy among cats are still unknown.

Epilepsy causes an unorganized firing of the nerves present inside a cat’s brain.  Under normal circumstances, impulses are sent out [...]

The treatment of feline urinary tract infections is determined by the symptoms exhibited by the patient.  Symptoms can vary depending upon the severity of the infection.  In cases of feline urinary infections, one of the first signs pet owners notice is non use of the litter box or other changes in urinary habits.  As a [...]

The causes of feline hyperesthesia are generally unknown, many veterinarians are of the opinion it is mainly due to inferior diets, consumption of chemicals and preservatives found in cat foods, and over vaccination.  It is sometimes called the rolling skin syndrome and seizures resembling those seen in epilepsy cases are experienced by cats suffering from [...]

Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome has similarities resembling a seizure syndrome and is called the feline rolling skin syndrome.  Cats suffering from this condition often display erratic behavioral changes, appearing to fantasize or become highly active and display violent behavior.

Other commonly observed clinical signs of feline hyperesthesia syndrome include scaring of the skin near the tail, dilated [...]

Feline epilepsy is a neurological disorder; although incurable, treatment is available to decrease frequency and severity of the seizures.  In most cases of feline epilepsy, a cat’s life is not threatened unless status epilepticus develops. Idiopathic epilepsy, the most common form of epilepsy experienced by cats can be treated through the use of anticonvulsant medications.

Phenobarbital [...]

Cats often suffer from digestive disorders that lead to diarrhea and vomiting.  Sometimes they regurgitate after eating.  This occurs as a response to a blockage in the esophagus caused by food or fur.  This habit of regurgitation is not the same as vomiting.

Unlike regurgitation, vomiting is distinguished by the odor of stomach acid.  Frequent regurgitation [...]

Feline epilepsy is seldom seen in very young cats.  They normally have their first seizure between the ages of two to three years of age.  Feline epileptic seizures vary in intensity.  Three categories of seizures can be associated with the feline population:

Petit Mal
Grand Mal
Status Epilepticus

Petit mal is classified as seizures in their mildest form.  In [...]

There is no cure for a cat suffering with a viral infection, such as calicivirus.  Care should be taken to keep the cat as warm and comfortable as possible, while treating the flu-like symptoms.  The discharge from the eyes and nose should be gently cleaned with a warm cloth dipped in a salt water solution.  [...]