Not exact matches
When they do show enough
signs that it's noted, your
cat can be quite
sick, sometimes to the point
of being past help.
The reason is that
cats don't get visibly
sick from CKD until their kidneys are very unhealthy (see the common
signs of kidney disease here), so we rely on regular testing
of blood and urine to screen for early indicators
of kidney disease.
The three
cats that were fed pet food with both melamine and cyanuric acid became
sick within 12 hours, began to vomit, lose their appetite, and showed
signs of kidney failure.
Adult
cats can become infected and can be contagious without showing any
signs of being
sick.
Both dogs and
cats hide outward
signs of heart disease and typically do not appear
sick until they are in a crisis situation.
In addition to those contained there, below are many
of the
signs and symptoms
of sick cats.
Because the
signs that your pet is
sick are not always obvious, preventative care testing is recommended as part
of your dog or
cats annual physical exam.
Preventative Bloodwork: Because the
signs that your pet is
sick are not always obvious, preventative care testing is recommended as part
of your dog or
cats annual exam.
You should know that unlike pet dogs (and some
of us)
cats usually don't make a fuss or show any
signs of being
sick.
Interpretation:
Sign of contentment; however, a
cat may also purr when it's anxious or
sick.
There is not an easy way to diagnose pyometra, and by the time a
cat is showing clinical
signs of it, she is very
sick and close to death.
When
cats shed the flu virus, they often become
sick again, although it's possible to shed the virus without exhibiting any
signs of illness.
When your dog or
cat is
sick, you need to be aware
of the warning
signs that indicate your pet needs emergency attention.
In
cats,
signs of heart disease may be very subtle as
cats are very good at hiding just how
sick they may be and they tend not to exercise in the conventional sense at least when compared to dogs, with most
cats perfectly happy to spend their days lounging in a comfortable bed.
What the investigators observed was that the healthy
cats showed as many
signs of «
sick behaviors» as the IC
cats, including refusal to eat, vomiting, and «going» outside
of their litter boxes.
If you've found a
cat who appears to be
sick or injured, and there is no
sign of an owner, the Humane Society will come and pick it up or you can drop it off between 8 am and 6 pm seven days a week.
On the plus side, purring is just one
of many outwardly facing
signs that your
cat may be
sick, so you should only worry about it if they're also acting odd in other ways.