Conditions and Symptons

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The following chart represents a great simplification and lists only the most common conditions and symptoms.Most of these conditions demand veterinary attention in which the vet considers the overall clinical picture presented by the patient. It should therefor be used with extreme caution and in no way be viewed as a substitute for veterinary consultation.


	=Variable symptoms that may occur in some patients but not in others.

	=Common symptoms that usually occurrs but is not decisive on its own.

	=Major symptoms that almost always occurrs with this particular condition, and is highly &NBSPsignificant.

	=Not significant in this condition.

[Pet Loss]

Feline infectious enteritis	Respiratory virus infection	Feline leukemia virus	Feline infectious peritonitis	Kidney disease	Heart disease	Tumour	Dietary disorder	Conjunc- tivitis	External parasites	Gyn. problem	Symptom

&NBSP											vomiting

											diarrhoea

											constipatio n

											abnormal urination

											lack of appetite

											salivation

											coughing/s neezing

											third eyelid showing

											eye discharge

											ear discharge

											nose discharge

											anal discharge

											genital discharge

											dehydration

											wasting

											pallor of gums

											breathing difficulty

											paralysis

											sudden death

											fever

											depressed temperature

											swollen abdomen

											swelling under skin

											skin irritation

											apparent pain

											lameness

											hair loss/skin lesions

											abnormal behavior

											no apparent symptoms

											DANGER TO OTHER CATS

											DANGER TO HUMANS

=Variable symptoms that may occur in some patients but not in others.

=Common symptoms that usually occurrs but is not decisive on its own.

=Major symptoms that almost always occurrs with this particular condistion, and is highly significant.

=Not significant in this condition.


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