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Cats
Worried about your cat? Find real cases like yours.
Every PetCaseFinder guide for cats — feline-specific conditions, owner-vocabulary symptom pages, and real peer-reviewed case reports of cats with the same problem.
Conditions in cats
Named diagnoses — what your vet would write on a chart. Each guide explains what the condition is, what vets check for, and links to real peer-reviewed cases.
- Chronic kidney disease in cats652 cases
- Corneal ulcers and eye disease in cats424 cases
- Feline asthma231 cases
- Feline dental disease (tooth resorption)261 cases
- Feline diabetes mellitus367 cases
- Feline haemoplasmosis (Mycoplasma anaemia)335 cases
- Feline hyperthyroidism317 cases
- Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)477 cases
- Feline leishmaniasis97 cases
- Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD)618 cases
- Feline obesity126 cases
- Feline upper respiratory infection (cat flu)346 cases
- FIV and FeLV526 cases
- Hepatic lipidosis (feline fatty liver)90 cases
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats1084 cases
- Inflammatory bowel disease in cats335 cases
- Lymphomacross-species2323 cases
- Osteoarthritis in cats305 cases
- Ringworm in cats (dermatophytosis)521 cases
- Squamous cell carcinoma in cats902 cases
- Toxoplasmosis in cats116 cases
Symptoms in cats
Owner-vocabulary entry points — start with what you've noticed and we'll show you the diagnoses to think about and real cases that started the same way.
Recently translated cats cases
Real peer-reviewed case reports, rewritten into plain English. Each one is a single pet's story — what the owner noticed, what the vet tried, and what worked.
1990
Cat pelvic widening surgery helped constipation and walking problems
A cat with a pelvic fracture was treated with a surgical procedure called symphysiotomy, which involved inserting a graft to widen the pelvis. This surgery helped improve the cat'…
Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde
1990
Cat nasal fibrosarcoma removed with good cosmetic healing
A 7-year-old male domestic cat was diagnosed with a fibrosarcoma, which is a type of tumor located on the nose. The cat underwent two surgeries to remove the tumor, and thankfully…
Tierarztliche Praxis
1991
Congenital peritoneo-pericardial hernia in an 8-month Persian cat
An 8-month-old Persian cat was diagnosed with a diaphragmatic hernia, a condition where abdominal organs move into the chest cavity, causing breathing problems. The cat showed sig…
Tierarztliche Praxis
1991
Urinary leaking in a 1-year-old Persian cat from ureter problem
A 1-year-old male Persian cat was experiencing urinary incontinence due to a condition called bilateral ectopic ureters, where the ureters are not properly positioned. After diagn…
Tierarztliche Praxis
1991
Cat with lameness from footpad calcinosis and kidney failure
A cat developed lameness in one hind leg due to an infection from an abscess-like lesion on its footpad. Upon further examination, it was found that the lesion was caused by cutan…
Tierarztliche Praxis
1993
Fibroepithelial mammary growth in neutered tomcats after progestin
Three castrated male cats developed swelling in their mammary glands after being treated with progestins, a type of hormone medication. This condition, known as fibroepithelial hy…
Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde
1993
Cat with stiff walk and muscle disease causing regurgitation
A 1-year-old male Domestic Shorthair cat was brought in for regurgitation, a stiff walk, and trouble exercising. Tests showed high levels of a muscle enzyme called creatine kinase…
Tierarztliche Praxis
1993
Cat vomiting and heart problems from oleander poisoning
A cat experienced severe vomiting and diarrhea after ingesting oleander, a toxic plant. Unfortunately, despite veterinary care, the cat showed serious heart issues and damage to i…
Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde
1995
Cat with lung tumor causing swollen foot pads and nail loss
A cat with progressive problems walking, swollen foot pads, and losing nails was diagnosed with a lung tumor that had spread to its foot pads and other areas. The primary tumor wa…
Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde
1995
Malignant melanoma with spread in two cats including eye tumor
A 8-year-old European shorthair cat and a 10-year-old Persian cat were diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer that had spread to other organs. The European short…
Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde
1995
Cat born blind with extra eye tissue and eye cancer in one eye
A 6-year-old domestic cat that was blind in the right eye since birth began to lose sight in the left eye. An eye exam showed a condition called uveal leukosis and an unusual dupl…
Tierarztliche Praxis
1996
Cat with mammary cancer spread to brain and lungs at 17 years
A 17-year-old cat was found to have a mammary tumor that had spread to her brain, lungs, and kidneys. This was confirmed through tissue examinations after she passed away. Unfortu…
DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift