All too often we see patients who have simply outlived their teeth, or have suffered
from systemic illnesses (heart disease, kidney failure, etc.) caused, or worsened by, dental disease.
Discomfort
from systemic illnesses can lead to a decrease in activity.
Not exact matches
Symptoms range
from mild
illness with low - grade fever to severe
systemic disease with abdominal perforation and extra-intestinal infection that, if untreated, may be fatal.
Additionally, D2 also has an opposite response
from that of D1 to physiologic and emotional stress, depression, both dieting and weight gain, PMS, diabetes, leptin resistance, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, inflammation, autoimmune disease, and
systemic illness.
Impairment of the highly specific nutrient uptake processes, or compromised GI barrier function, as in «leaky gut syndrome,» can result
from a number of causes including: • Low gastric acid production • Chronic maldigestion • Food allergen impact on bowel absorptive surfaces • Bacterial overgrowth or imbalances (dysbiosis) • Pathogenic bacteria, yeast or parasites and related toxic irritants • The use of NSAIDs and antibiotics Impairment of intestinal functions can contribute to the development of food allergies,
systemic illnesses, autoimmune disease, and toxic overload
from substances that are usually kept in the confines of the bowel for elimination.
Where vomiting is associated with
systemic signs of
illness, or is persistent, the clinician has to differentiate metabolic, polysystemic infectious, toxic and neurologic causes
from intra-abdominal causes.
Discomfort
from joint disease or
systemic illnesses can also lead to a decrease in activity.
The cause of diarrhea in felines ranges
from a bacterial infection or parasite, to a
systemic illness or cancer; however, a sporadic case could be caused by something as simple as a change in diet.
If left untreated, it can lead to health problems for your cat, ranging
from bad breath, dental pain and loose teeth to
systemic illnesses that can be life - threatening.