Carefuly caring for your cat assures it a good, long life. This information is meant to guide you in keeping your cat healthy, and recongnizing diseases.....
Feline Illnesses and Issues:Click the links for more information
Feline Leukemia Virus (FELV): A retrovirus considered to be the most common cause of serious illness and death in domestc cats. It causes a breakdown in your cat's immune system causing your cat to become susceptible to many diseases which it might otherwise be able to fight off.

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV): A retrovirus that enters the lymph nodes and targets the white blood cells that fight infection. As a result, the cat is unable to fight off various infections and cancers.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP): A hard to diagnose, fatal, and not typical disease. In attempt to fight against this virus, your cat's immune system actually speeds along the process of the disease. It can often be difficult to diagnose because each cat can display signs similar to many other diseases.

Feline Panleukopenia (Feline Distemper): A severe, highly contagious, viral disease. This virus tends to invade cells which are rapidly growing.
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