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Symptoms
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Possible Cause
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Vomiting
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The cat vomits a sausage shaped hairball.
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Hairball
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Slight vomiting. No other symptoms.
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Upset stomach; parasites; lactose intolerance
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Brown or yellow liquid, accompanied by diarrhea and lethargy.
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Feline Enteritis; poisoning
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Food and Drink
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The cat seems to be thirsty but refuses to drink.
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Infectious feline enteritis
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Excessive thirst
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Kidney disease; feline leukemia; diabetes
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The cat seems hungry but only eats small portions
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Hairball
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Weight
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Sudden weight loss accompanied with increase in thirst and urine.
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Kidney disease
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Gradual weight loss, increase in appetite and thirst, hyperactivity.
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Hyperthyroidism
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The abdomen appears distended, but the back appears thin.
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Infectious feline peritonitis; tumor
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Eyes
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Third eyelid is visible.
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General sign of disease; parasites
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Clear and thick mucous, sneezing, lethargy, lack of appetite.
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Cat flu; sinusitis
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Ears
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Persistent scratching, shaking the head, brown earwax in the ear canal.
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Ear mites; ear ulcers
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Large blood blister in the ear canal.
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Hematoma
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Mouth
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Drooling; swollen gums; tartar; brown teeth; difficulty eating.
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Gingivitis
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Drooling; reluctance to eat; bruising on the mouth; difficulty breathing.
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Something is caught in the mouth; poisoning; flu
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Abnormally pail gums.
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Anemia; if the cat is wounded it may be shock
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Chronic gingivitis, weight loss and recurring infections.
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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
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Nose
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Sneezing
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Cat flu; allergy; grass seed in the nose; sinusitis
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The nose is wet; sneezing; lethargy; loss of appetite.
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Cat flu
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Skin and Fur
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Patches with broken or no fur.
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Ringworm; hormonal disease
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Severe inflammation; possibly with pus; depression; reluctance to eat.
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Abscess
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Small inflammation, with a white or green cap, the cat appears normal.
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Ticks
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Itching, small black spots on the fur.
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Fleas
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Pink rashes on the skin.
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Allergy to fleas
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Anal Area
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Persistent licking of the anal area.
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FLUTD
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Dirty with feces.
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Diarrhea
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White “rise grains” visible in the hair around the anus or in the droppings.
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Tapeworm
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