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Kidney Disease & Hyperthyroidism terms
Chronic kidney disease in cats, new drugs and diets for it, hyperthyroidism and its treatments, blood-pressure and heart disease in cats.
Bladder crystalsMicroscopic mineral particles in urine that can clump into stones and irritate or block a cat's urinary tract.Blood pressureThe force of blood against artery walls; high readings in cats usually come from another disease and can damage the eyes, brain, heart and kidneys.Chronic kidney diseaseA gradual loss of kidney function, common in older cats, that can be managed for months or years but not cured.CystitisInflammation of the bladder, which in cats is often stress-linked and has no infection or stone behind it.FLUTDAn umbrella term for the conditions that cause pain, straining and bloody urine in a cat's bladder and urethra.HyperthyroidismA common disease of older cats in which an overactive thyroid speeds up the body, causing weight loss despite a big appetite.Polycystic kidney diseaseAn inherited condition in which fluid-filled cysts grow in the kidneys, best known in Persians and related breeds.Urinary blockageA life-threatening emergency in which the urethra is plugged so a cat cannot pass urine, most often in male cats.