Sentences with phrase «affecting aging cats»

The health issues affecting aging cats tend to be similar across all domestic breeds, largely because of their similarity in size.

Many conditions that affect aging cats, while not correctable, can be controlled through diet, medications, or environmental changes.

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A: The lesions described could be pustules, and the condition is commonly known as feline chin acne — a common skin condition that can affect cats of any age, breed, and gender.

This condition, however, is more likely to affect dogs more than cats — puppies just over a year old in age are most prone to this.

With age comes the decline in cognitive functioning, affecting the senior cat's memory, ability to learn, awareness, as well as sight and hearing perception.

Although hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid glands, is common in middle aged and elderly cats, it rarely affects younger cats.

Feline hyperesthesia syndrome or FHS is a condition with an array of symptoms, including tail chasing, affecting house cats of any age.

In affected cats, signs are usually first evident by the time kittens are 1 - 5 months of age, and will progress over time to the point where there will be weakness (first of the hind limbs then front limbs as well), depression, seizures and eventually the kittens will die, typically at 8 - 10 months of age.

Heart disease is one of the more common problems in the cat, and can affect cats of all ages.

Furthermore, a healthy cat who lives the majority of its life indoors, especially one that has been neutered, will most likely age later than one which has been affected by disease or environmental problems early in life.

Feline rhinotracheitis is a highly contagious viral infection and can affect cats of all ages, but sadly, kittens are at greatest risk.

Demodicosis caused by D. cati typically affects middle - aged or older cats.

The prevalence of HCM increases with age, affecting approximately 25 - 30 % of apparently healthy cats older than 9 years of age.

And dental disease is at epic proportions, affecting over 70 percent of dogs and cats before the age of two.

Arthritis (also known as degenerative joint disease) is one of the most common diseases affecting dogs and cats of all ages.

While fleas can affect cats of any age, the effects are more severe in older cats.

Taking one step back, FIP is a fatal disease most often affecting kittens (though cats of any age can get this disease).

At The Drake Center, we know that periodontal disease affects nearly 85 percent of all cats and dogs over three years of age.

Any cat can be affected by mast cell tumors, but it seems more common in felines over 4 years of age.

Such clinical signs can vary with patient age, with mean ages at diagnosis averaging between 2 and 5 years for dogs6 - 8 and 37 and 40 months for cats.2, 3 Signs can worsen if body weight is increased, articular cartilage damage is present, and if there is concurrent cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture.9 Affected cats have shown signs of intermittent locking of the stifle after extension and can have a shuffling or crouching gait.

Such is the case with hyperesthesia syndrome, a bizarre disorder that can affect cats of all ages, although its onset most often occurs in mature animals.

Senior cats are generally affected, over the age of 10.

Although any age cat can be affected, the highest occurrence occurs in cats between four and seven years old.

The irises (the colored parts of the eyes that open and close in response to light) often become mottled around age 15, but this change does not affect cats» vision.

Ignoring your pet's oral hygiene can lead to potentially life - threatening heart, liver, and kidney disease, as Dr. Bellows explains, «Oral disease is the most frequently diagnosed health problem for pets, with most dogs and cats becoming affected by age 3.»

It is most commonly seen in middle - aged to older cats but can affect cats of any age.

By age 3, 85 % of dogs & cats are affected with some level of dental disease.

Cats of any age or gender can be diagnosed with HCM, but middle - aged males seem to be more commonly affected.

What is important to understand is that dental care cats is just not for the feline that is getting old, as it can affect cats at any age.

Periodontal disease affects nearly 85 percent of all cats and dogs over three years of age.

Dr Danielle Gunn - Moore, professor of feline medicine and head of companion animal science at the University of Edinburgh, believes that approximately ten percent of cats of all ages will go on to be affected by geriatric onset behavioral problems.

Affected cats may begin to develop problems as early as three months of age, while less affected cats show signs of heart failure by two to four yearsAffected cats may begin to develop problems as early as three months of age, while less affected cats show signs of heart failure by two to four yearsaffected cats show signs of heart failure by two to four years of age.

Did you know that dental disease affects nearly 85 percent of dogs and cats over three years of age?

Over 85 % of all dogs beyond the age of 3 and 80 % of cats beyond the age of 5 are affected by some form of dental disease.

Senior wellness exams are recommended semi-annually for aging cats because they help our veterinarians detect, diagnose, and treat any medical conditions before they progress into serious problems and negatively affect your cat's quality of life.

This is a disease that generally affects middle - age and older cats.

Dental disease affects 78 % of dogs and 68 % of cats over age 3.

However, if a female cat is nursing kittens and there is an option to delay the surgery, we prefer to wait until the kittens are fully weaned (usually at 6 - 8 weeks of age), so that the mother's milk production and ability to nurse is not affected.

Cranial cruciate ligament disease can affect dogs of all sizes, breeds, and ages, but rarely cats.

The most common joints affected were shoulders, elbows, hips and tarsal joints.4 A U.S. study of 100 cats between 6 months and 20 years of age undergoing orthopedic radiography revealed that 91 % of the cats had damage in at least one joint.5 Osteoarthritis in cats exists and is much more prevalent than anyone knew.

This includes diabetes (+16 % in cats and +32 % in dogs), ear infections (+34 % in cats and +9.4 % in dogs), internal parasites (+13 % in cats and +30 % in dogs), and dental disease, which is the leading health condition that now affects almost 80 % of dogs and 70 % of cats over 3 years of age.

Feline Acne: Yes, Your Cat Can Get Acne Too Feline acne can affect male and female cats of all ages, although the exact cause is unknown.

Since we treat felines exclusively, we are adept at recognizing both the diseases and disorders that could potentially affect your cat's health as he or she ages.

A lot of things are going to affect the needs of dogs and cats, including activity level, age, pregnancy, nursing, size, breed, health, and age.

Diabetes mellitus affects middle - aged to older cats and is more common in males.

The top health cause of cat aggression is hyperthyroidism — but this most typically affects middle - aged or older cats.

Unfortunately time and age really affects our dogs and cats.

This affliction, which primarily affects young cats (less than two years of age) and those that are 10 years of age and older, is caused by infection with the feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), a mutated form of the feline coronavirus (FCoV), so named due to the microscopic appearance of its outer surface, which resembles the sun's corona.

Cats of any age can be affected by IBD, but the disease occurs most often in middle - aged and older cCats of any age can be affected by IBD, but the disease occurs most often in middle - aged and older catscats.

In fact, epilepsy is a common reason for seizures in young - to - middle - aged dogs, though it rarely affects cats.