Talk:Cat health

Signs that a Cat Requires Veterinary Attention
I would like to reinstate the commend about there being other symptoms that require veterinary attention as otherwise I feel that the list could be misleading. Vet Help Direct contains far more detailed information on this and would be a useful link here. The site the only one of its kind anywhere on the internet: Ref: The Veterinary Times 16/10/06, The Veterinary Review 04/07, Miles Mendoza 16/1/07, The Times 4/10/06, Country Life Magazine 13/12/07, Dogs Today March 08, Your Dog Magazine Feb 07, British Horse Society E-News December 07, Your Horse Magazine 6/12/07, Horse and Pony Magazine3/12/07. Please could I get other people's feedback on this, Thanks Susievet (talk) 12:03, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not an advertising medium for your website that sells insurance. See WP:ADVERT and WP:COI. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:41, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Treatment for Feline Leukemia and FIV
We should have something about the new treatment method, even if the treatment might still be in the clinical trial phase. At least, the information would have been available to the general public. Seeing one's pet cat suffer from disease deemed to be incurable in the past is heart wrenching. Having this information about a possible cure for one's beloved cat/family member is reassuring. [I keep my babies indoor, but I know how discouraging it can be to not be able to do anything about finding a cure]. So, I vote to include/revert this section on treating feline leukemia and FIV back into the article. Does anyone object? Ronewirl (talk) 02:38, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The info is in the Feline leukemia virus article. I don't think that much detail is appropriate for this article.--Dodo bird (talk) 03:11, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Reduce Viral section to just list of links
The viral section seems unnecessary wordy, given that each virus mentioned has its own list. I would suggest collapsing it to a list of links only and adding any pertinent data about each virus to that virus' article page. (Adelle Frank (talk) 16:14, 8 July 2012 (UTC))

Signs of aging, deterioration?
I would like to see a section address common signs of old age, especially that when they stop eating may indicate they are signaling organ failure or something serious. And I don't believe nor have insurance! Sportfan5000 (talk) 23:01, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Cat health vs. cat disease
Interesting ... this page is called "cat health" but all it talks about now are the things that can go wrong ... and very wrong ... diseases, urban dangers ...

Wonder if it wouldn't be helpful to have something more positive, like the signs of good health. How long cats can live in good conditions. Features that promote good health, like regular vet visits, spaying/neutering, etc. Mulling this over.

Canadianknowledgelover (talk) 23:50, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

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Merge sections from Cat
Two large blocks of health content are piling up at Cat but are not covered in Cat health at all; they've been merge-tagged, and should be moved to this article leaving behind short summary information. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  21:59, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree. DferDaisy (talk) 02:15, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Section on retinal degeneration was already merged here.DferDaisy (talk) 17:52, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Kidney disease
Am I missing something? I couldn't find anything here on chronic kidney disease (CKD). let alone a standalone article. As I understand it, CKD affects 30% of older cats & iirc is the leading cause of death in geriatric male cats. This external article may not be a reliable secondary source in WP terms (although it looks pretty good to me) but it gives a good overview. The topic certainly deserves to be included in Cat health, since there is commonly said to be a relationship between diet (esp. wet vs dry food) and kidney health.

If there really isn't an article on CKD in cats, I would prefer to leave that to a vet or other health professional. But if nobody says "Nay", I may just get WP:Bold and add it to this article as it shouldn't be hard to find sources online. --D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 07:20, 16 April 2019 (UTC)


 * yeah, somebody should really add that to the article 186.84.20.21 (talk) 00:11, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Heterochromia
Why is heterochromia listed as a disease? Shouldn't it just be considered a trait? As far as I know it's not harmful. Graystorm Stormmmmmmmmmm 19:07, 18 July 2022 (UTC)