The Veterinarians' Guide to Your Cat's Symptoms PDF
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For Higgins and Mistry. May they continue to live happy, healthy lives. Acknowledgments Thanks to Mollie Doyle at Villard for her patience, calm, and understanding; and to Barbara Lowenstein, without whom this project would never have happened. Thanks in particular to Norman Kurz at Lowenstein Assodates for his help. Thanks also to Drs. Michael Garvey, Ann Hohenhaus, Katherine Houpt, and Melissa Wallace for their contributions, and espedally to Dr. John Pinckney for his heroic efforts. Last, but by no means least, thanks to my husband, Arthur Hettich, for his continuing encouragement and support. —Elizabeth Randolph Contents Acknowledgments A Note to the Reader Part One: A Healthy Cat 1. A Healthy Cat’s Body Skin and Hair Eyes and Vision Ears and Hearing Noses and a Sense of Smell Mouth and Teeth Cardiovascular System Digestive System Endocrine System Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Reproductive System Respiratory System Urinary System Other Systems 2. How to Keep a Cat’s Body Healthy Choosing a Veterinarian Choosing a Healthy Pet A Veterinary Checkup How Do Vaccinations Work, and What Do They Prevent? Recommended Vaccinations for All Kittens (Chart 1) Other Vaccinations That Are Available for Kittens (Chart 2) Recommended Vaccinations for All Adult Cats (Chart 3) Optional Vaccinations for Adult Cats (Chart 4) Spaying and Neutering Providing Good Nutrition Deficiencies in a Cat’s Diet: Causes and Results (Table 1) Excesses in a Cat’s Diet: Causes and Results (Table 2) Indoors Only, or Outdoors-Indoors? Grooming Litter Trays 3. Normal Cat Behavior Social Behavior Sleeping Behavior Eating Behavior Grooming Behavior Territorial Behavior Clawing Behavior Feline Communication Feline Body Language (Table 3) Communicating with a Cat Elimination Behavior Some Inappropriate Feline Behaviors How Cats Behave When They’re Not Feeling Well What to Do if a Behavior Problem Develops Owner Responsibilities Part Two: A Sick or Injured Cat 4. Accidents and Medical Emergencies Avoiding Accidents Some Feline Medical Emergencies Breathing Problems Cardiovascular Emergencies Collapse Diarrhea Hypoglycemia Pneumonia Pyometra Pyothorax Seizures/Convulsions Urinary Emergencies Vomiting Shock (Box) Accidental Feline Emergencies External Bleeding Broken Bones Burns Drug Poisoning/Intoxication Electrocution Eye Injuries Heat Prostration 5. Contagious and Infectious Feline Diseases Infectious Viral Diseases Against Which Cats Can Be Immunized Fungal Feline Diseases Parasitic Feline Diseases Diseases That Cats Can Transmit to People (Zoonotic Diseases) 6. Care of an Injured or Sick Cat Emergency First Aid Steps Signs of Pain (Box) Home Care of a Sick or Recuperating Cat Casts and Bandages Part Three: More Than 130 of the Most Commonly Seen Feline Signs/Symptoms of Illness, and How to Interpret Them More Than 130 of the Most Commonly Seen Feline Signs/Symptoms of Illness and How to Interpret Them Appendixes Appendix A: Some Common Household Products That Are Poisonous Appendix B: Some Congenital Defects and Disorders Glossary: Veterinary Medical Terms and Feline Diseases/Disorders Mentioned in the Text Telephone Numbers and Addresses Charts and Tables Chart 1: Recommended Vaccinations for All Kittens Chart 2: Other Vaccinations That Are Available for Kittens Chart 3: Recommended Vaccinations for All Adult Cats Chart 4: Optional Vaccinations for Adult Cats Table 1: Defiriencies in a Cat’s Diet: Causes and Results Table 2: Excesses in a Cat’s Diet: Causes and Results Table 3: Feline Body Language Illustrations Long, triangular head Brachiocephalic head Skeletal system Kitten playing with toy Cat sitting on window perch Cat using scratching post Claw clipping Ticks on eyelid Urine spraying Defensive aggression Normal urinating position Dominance aggression Cat in carrying case Compression with hand Compression bandage Makeshift muzzle Restraint/towel wrap Wiping of nutrients on roof of mouth Oral medication/force-feeding with a syringe Pilling Eyedrops Elizabethan collar Body—outside: (1) side, (2) front, (3) rear Ear canal Ear abscess
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