Sentences with phrase «majority of affected cats»

The exact cause is unknown, but the vast majority of affected cats are chronic carriers of calicivirus; the virus may play a role in this chronic inflammatory process.

Because the nasal cavity is the most common site of infection, the majority of affected cats will show signs like sneezing, noisy breathing, nasal discharge (usually thick and yellow, and occasionally bloody) and nasal deformity.

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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.

There are two points in the disease process that cause the majority of clinical signs that affect our cats: (1) the arrival (and death) of the juvenile worms in the blood vessels of the heart and lungs, and (2) the death of adult heartworms.6

In contrast to dogs, the majority of heart disease in cats affects the muscular part of the heart, rather than its valves, electrical system or the sac surrounding the heart.

According to the American Veterinary Dental Society, regular toothbrushing can help prevent development of periodontal disease, which is known to affect a great majority of cats.

The majority of the complaints involve dogs, but cats also have been affected.

Although the majority of these tumors are considered benign because they do not metastasize, that does not mean that they do not affect the cat.