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• Feline Hepatic Lipidosis - A cat rescuer describes her treatment and success through herbs and homeopathy of four severely ill cats who had developed this fatty liver disease.
• Feline Ophthalmology - Symposium presentation on feline eye diseases.
• Inka's Story - Study dealing with nonketotic hyperosmolar syndrome. Information on the relationship of diet to the disease, glucose charts, case history of this surviving feline.
• Speedy - The amazing story of "Speedy", a kitten born without a pelvis, and saved by a compassionate veterinarian and assistant with the creation of a prosthetic mobile cart made from K'Nex toys.
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Allergies

• Eosinophilic Granuloma - Description of this feline allergic skin disease including treatment and photos.
• Humane Society If your or a family member's allergies to your pets are simply miserable, but not life-threatening, take these five steps to reduce the symptoms.
• Pawprints and Purrs

Bartonella

• Bacillary angiomatosis - A comprehensive resource on Bacillary angiomatosis, sometimes called 'cat scratch disease, from AEGIS.
• Cat Scratch Disease - Article on history, care, and prevention.
• Cat-Scratch Disease - Features cause, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
• eMedicine - Bartonellosis - Article by Brian Edwards, MD.
• Unraveling Mysteries Associated with Cat-Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis, and Related Syndromes - Research article on Bartonella infections.
• The Winn Feline Foundation - Cat Scratch Disease - Factsheet on the disease.

Cancer

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Tumors - Overview of the pathology, diagnosis and treatment of these conditions in cats.
• Feline Cancer Resources - Information and links to resources; memorial and support pages for owners whose cats are diagnosed with various forms of cancer.
• Feline Leukemia Virus - An information sheet about Feline Leukemia Virus, a virus which can be responsible for certain types of cancer in cats
• Feline Oral Neoplasia - Overview from a veterinary perspective of two of the most common oral neoplasms - Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Fibrosarcoma.
• Tumors of the Spleen in Cats and Dogs - Veterinary overview of splenic cancers in cats and dogs.
• Tumors and Cancer in Cats - A veterinarian provides answers to pet owners' questions about cancerous tumors affecting their cats.

        Lymphoma  

• Canine and Feline Lymphoma - Review of Prognostic Factors and Treatment Options - Technical report outlining prognostic factors in the treatment of lymphoma in cats and dogs.
• Feline Lymphoma - Link to newsletter article about feline lymphoma from Leahy Animal Hospital.
• Lymphoma - Overview of the condition including diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Includes photos.
• Lymphoma - Cancer of the White Blood Cells - Overview of the condition and its treatment in dogs and cats.
• Lymphoma Information Network - Animal Lymphomas - Information on lymphomas in various animals.

          Squamous Cell Carcinoma  

• Cancer and Tumors - Squamous Cell Carcinoma - A veterinarian provides answers to pet owners' questions about the condition. The cases discussed affect the ears, nose or jaw of their cats.
• Feline Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Personal Accounts & Reference - Links to information about this disease and others' experiences with it.
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Detailed article from veterinary perspective of the condition, including Skin, Tonsillar, Tongue and Nasal Planum variants.

        Vaccine Associated Sarcomas

• Feline Fibrosarcoma - Overview of the condition from a veterinarian.
• Fibrosarcoma In A Feline - Overview of the condition and detailed photographs showing a tumor removal operation.
• Fibrosarcoma in Cats - A veterinarian provides answers to pet owners' questions about the condition. The cases discussed affect the eyelid, spine, skin or leg of their cats.
• Injection-Site Sarcoma - Detailed description of these cancers including Chondrosarcoma, Fibrosarcoma, Histiocytoma, Liposarcoma, Myxosarcoma, Osteosarcoma and Rhabdomyosarcoma. Includes sections on diagnosis, treatment, preventative and home care.
• Jack's Web Directory for Vaccine-Associated Sarcoma - Provides information about this condition and links to other websites with important information about this disease.
• Treatment of Feline Fibrosarcoma with Lipopolysaccharide and Cyclophosphamide; - Highly technical case report into the treatment of the condition.
• Vaccine Associated Feline Sarcoma Task Force - Formed in response to the increased incidence of sarcomas occurring at vaccination sites. Concerns for cat owners, vaccination risks and benefits, task force reports, guidelines, and recommendations.

Deafness

• Congenital Deafness and Its Recognition - Highly technical paper concerning congenital hearing loss in cats and dogs from a veterinary perspective.
• Deafness in Dogs and Cats - Information about the condition, including an article describing the association of congenital deafness with white coat color.
• Genetics and the White Cat - Several articles concerning congenital hearing loss with a focus on the Norwegian Forest Cat.
• The Pigment Parade - Discussion of the association of impaired hearing with white inheritance and blue eye color.
• Roy Robinson on White Cats - Article by the late Roy Robinson on the association of congenital hearing loss with whiteness and blue eye color.

Diabetes Mellitus  

• Cornell Feline Health Center - Fact sheet about feline diabetes including diagnosis, treatment, insulin, diet, home care and prognosis.
• Feline Diabetes - Includes message board, care guides, the "Diary of a Diabetic Cat," and photo gallery.
• Feline Diabetes Community - Discussion forum for the owners of diabetic cats providing support, advice, general chat and sharing experience.
• Gorbzilla - Message boards, feline diabetes information, diabetic cat owner directory
• Sugar Cat Simon - Personal account with information on home-testing and injections.
• Sugarcats - A slightly offbeat look at the disease of feline diabetes.
• Sugarpets.net - Personal accounts - injecting, blood testing, ongoing monitoring and complications.
• Vetinfo.com: Diabetes in Cats - A veterinarian provides answers to pet owners' questions about diabetes, including home testing, conversion factors for insulin, medications, neuropathy, Cushings disease and xanthomas.

Feline Cardiomyopathy  

• Cats and Heart Disease - Information on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, its symptoms and treatment.
• Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Defines feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most common heart disease in cats. Includes information about causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

Feline Chronic Renal Failure

• Feline Chronic Renal Failure Information Center - A comprehensive resource for those with cats diagnosed with chronic renal failure.
• Tanya's Feline Chronic Renal Failure Information Centre - Describes symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and how to cope with it. Also information on the effect of diet, giving fluids, and links.
• Yahoo! Groups : Caring-for-CRF-Felines - Email list for CRF and other types of kidney insufficiency.
• Yahoo! Groups : Feline-CRF-Support - A high volume email list about Chronic Renal Failure.

Feline Herpes

• Feline Herpes Cat Flu FVR - Articles by Dr. Dennis Hacker and Dr. Margaret Muns plus many links to feline herpes and anti-virals.

Feline Hip Dysplasia  

• Feline Hip Dysplasia - The Winn Feline Foundation defines hip dysplasia, symptoms of the disease and provides x-ray charts illustrating the abnormality.
• Feline Hip Dysplasia Awareness - A site dedicated to the awareness of hip dysplasia in cats.
• Hip Dysplasia in Cats - A clear and concise fact sheet about the condition.

Feline Hyperthyroidism

• Feline Hyperthyroidism - Also called thyrotoxicosis, hyperthyroidism is one of the most common diseases of the middle-aged and older cat. The Winn Feline Foundation describes clinical signs, methods of diagnosis and treatment options.
• Hypurrcat - A treatment center built exclusively for radioiodine treatment of cats with hyperthyroidism.
• Radiocat - Centers for the treatment of feline hyperthyroidism. Discusses services and philosophy, the different ways of treatment, hospital locations and phone numbers.
• Thyro-Cat - A Long Island, New York based center dedicated to the treatment of cats with feline hyperthyroidism, using I-131.
• Veterinary Nuclear Imaging - A southern California based veterinary facility providing diagnostic nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging for animals as well as radioiodine therapy for feline hyperthyroidism.

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

• AAFP FIV Testing - FIV (Feline HIV) and FeLV (Feline Leukemia) testing resources.
• Bengal Cats and FIV - Provides a general definition of the disease, some symptoms to look for and the means of transmission.
• Bud's FIV Therapy - Describes the full range of experimental therapies undertaken, as distinct from secondary diseases. Includes information on HIV drugs, immunomodulators, wasting therapies, promising botanicals.
• Feline AIDS FIV - Information about Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and treatments.
• Feline Immunodeficiency Virus - Cornell Feline Health Center provides a comprehensive fact sheet about this condition.
• Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) - Overview, Risk Factors & Transmission - Description of this infectious disease, including risk factors, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) causes an infectious disease in domestic cats and cheetahs similar to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection) in humans.

Feline Infectious Anaemia

• Feline infectious anaemia (FIA) is the term used
  to describe the disease caused by a bacterial parasite
• FIA - Feline Infectious Anaemia
  Feline infectious anaemia (FIA) is the term used to describe the disease caused
  by a single-celled parasite called Haemobartonella felis

Feline Infectious Peritonitis

• Dr Addie's Feline Infectious Peritonitis and Coronavirus Site - Accurate and up to date information on FCoV, the cause of FIP, from Dr Diane Addie, lecturer and researcher in this field based at Glasgow University, UK.
• Feline Education Information - Three articles that include general information about FIP, warnings about the vaccine and DNA based detection of the virus.
• Feline Infectious Peritonitis - Winn Feline Foundation report. Disease overview and links to additional articles the Foundation has written.
• Feline Infectious Peritonitis - Comprehensive fact sheet about FIP from Cornell Feline Health Center.
• rec.pets.cats Feline Infectious Peritonitis FAQ - Provides answers to frequently asked questions about this disease and about management of FIP in a multi-cat and cattery environment.
• Susie's Diary - Diary of a cat with FIP. Treatments, and responses discussed.

Feline Leukemia

• Chloe's Web: Feline Leukemia Virus - Variety of resources relating to FeLV for vets, caregivers, researchers and pet owners.
• Feline Leukemia FeLV Treatments - Information for owners of cats with the disease but which are not responding to traditional veterinary methods of treatment.
• Feline Leukemia Virus - A comprehensive fact sheet about FeLV from Cornell Feline Health Center.
• Feline Leukemia Virus - Overview, Risk factors & Transmission - Description of the condition including the different types of FeLV and its incidence.
• Fighting FeLV - Concise fact sheet on the disease that describes its symptoms, prevention and treatments in layman's terms.
• Infectious Disease - Feline Leukemia - Information on FeLV including, but not limited to, symptoms, mortality rates, survivability and transmission methods.
• Marley Fund - Non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for FeLV research, community education, and making life better for affected cats.
• Some Moore Cats - Feline Leukemia - Story about a cat called Maxwell and his battle with FeLV and his chronic eye problems, including corneal ulcers, entropion, and conjunctivitis.

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

• Feline Cystitis - Provides answers to frequently asked questions about FLUTD, also known as feline urologic syndrome (FUS).
• Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease - Fact sheet about this disease from the Cornell Feline Health Center.
• FUS (Feline Urinary Syndrome or FLUTD) - Answers to frequently asked questions about this disease including symptoms, causes and management of the condition.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Description of the disease, methods of diagnosis, treatments and prognosis.
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Cat - Brief introduction to gastrointestinal disorders in general, moving to discussion of methods to diagnose IBD and subsequent treatment.

Mouth and Dental Conditions

• Boot's Story: Feline Stomatitis, Immune Compromising Viral Diseases and Interferon - Information and links concerning feline stomatitis and other auto immune diseases for which interferon offers hope in treating.
• Cat Dental Health - Information on feline dental health.
• Chronic Gingivitis in the Cat - Description of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
• Feline Dental Pathology and Care - Article concerning feline oral resorptive lesion (FORL), lymphocytic plasmacytic gingivitis-pharyngitis syndrome, oral neoplasia squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and orthodontic problems.

Pancreatic Disorders

• ADDL: Pancreatic Eurytremiasis - Case study of a cat infested with Eurytrema procyonis, a fluke.
• Pet Care Library: Pancreatitis in Cats - Overview including contributing factors and prevention advice.
• Petinfocenter.com: Pancreatic Insufficiency in Cats - Causes, symptoms, disorders with similar symptoms, and management.
• VetCentric: Feline Pancreatitis - Includes symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Polycystic Kidney Disease

• Polycystic Kidney Disease Defines three types of polycystic kidney disease and describes its genetic origins, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as ongoing research.

Respiratory Diseases

• Bordetella in Cats - Veterinary information about Feline Bordetellosis and Bordetella bronchiseptica upper tract respiratory infections in cats. Site is in English, French, German, and Spanish.
• Chronic Coughing in Cats - Detailed, three part article describing the causes, diagnosis and treatment of chronic coughing in cats.
• Feline Upper Respiratory - Description of what cats are at risk from these conditions, the course of infection, treatment and vaccinations.
• Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Disease - Cat Flu - Description of the primary causes of the condition, symptoms to look for, diagnosis, treatment, how infection occurs, prevention and control measures.
• Miss Nikki Have-A-Chat's Website - Information for cat owners dealing with a cat ill with pyothorax.
• Yahoo Groups - Feline Asthma and Respiratory Diseases - Discussion group at Yahoo for owners of cats with these conditions.

Toxoplasmosis

• Cat Fanciers' Association: Health Committee - Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy - Addresses the concerns of pregnant cat owners about the disease.
• CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases : Toxoplasmosis - Features symptoms, fact sheet, laboratory tests, and articles.
• Congenital Toxoplasmosis - Includes symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this protozoal disease.
• Congenital Txoplasmosis - Fact sheet about the disease in infants.
• eMedicine: Toxoplasmosis - Article by Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP, DABMA.
• Handbook of Ocular Disease Management: Toxoplasmosis - Information on the effects of the disease on the eye.
• Kidshealth: Toxoplasmosis - Focus is on the disease in children. Features signs, sypmtoms, prevention, and treatment.
• MedicineNet: Toxoplasmosis - Doctor produceed consumer health information on toxoplasmosis including cuases, symptoms, risk factors, complications in babies and children, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
• Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Toxoplasmosis - Features symptoms, prevention, treatment, illustrations, and prognosis.
• Medlineplus: Toxoplasmosis - Includes articles and links.
• Toxoplasma gondii - Photomicrographs of the stages of the organism that causes toxoplasmosis.
• Toxoplasmosis - Comprehensive information about Toxoplasma gondii and AIDS-related conditions, from The Body.
• Toxoplasmosis - Protozoan parasitic disease transmissible from animals to people. Includes transmission routes, dangers to people, prevention, and symptoms in cats.
• Toxoplasmosis Facts - Includes cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.
• Toxoplasmosis in Cats and Humans - Cornell Feline Health Center provides a comprehensive fact sheet about toxoplasmosis.