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Table of cat illnesses

Here is a table in which you can look up the symptoms of the commonest illnesses of cats, or work the other way round and tell, at least roughly, what your cat has fallen ill of. The table cannot claim, of course, to list every symptom and every disease.

Symptoms of disease Panleuko-
penia (viral enteritis)
Food poisoning / gastroente-
ritis
Hairballs (bezoars) Colitis Rabies Respiratory virus infection Herpes / Rhinotra-
cheitis
Vomiting ! !! !!        
Diarrhea ! !! !!        
Constipation ? ? ?        
Blood in feces       !!      
Lack of appetite !! ! !       !
Excessive thirst ? ? ?   ?    
Abnormal urination              
Salivation ? ? ?   ! ? ?
Cough and sneezing   ? ?     !! !!
Protrusion of the third eyelid ! ? ?   ? ! !
Discharges from the eyes           !! !
Discharges from the ears              
Discharges from the nose           ! !!
Anal discharges ?     ?      
Genital discharges              
Dehydration !!         !  
Loss of weight ?         ? !
Paleness of gums !            
Difficulty in breathing           ? ?
Loss of consciousness ?       !    
Paralysis         !    
Sudden death !!       ?    
Fever (high temperature) ?       ? ! !
Low temperature !! ?       ?  
Bloating   ? ?        
Swelling under skin              
Dermatitis       !     !
Lesions of skin / mucosa / cornea       ?     !!
Fur loss     ?   ?   !
Obvious pain ! ? ? ! ?    
Lameness              
Abnormal behavior !     ? !!    
Shock !! ?          
Absence of obvious symptoms   ? ?        

Symptoms of disease Infectious anemia Feline Leukemia Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Feline urinary syndrome / urolithiasis Renal failure Heart failure
Vomiting ? ? ? ! !  
Diarrhea ? ? ?      
Constipation         !!  
Blood in feces            
Lack of appetite ! ! ! ! ! ?
Excessive thirst ? ?     !!  
Abnormal urination       !! !!  
Salivation            
Cough and sneezing     ?     !
Protrusion of the third eyelid   ? ?   ?  
Discharges from the eyes            
Discharges from the ears            
Discharges from the nose            
Anal discharges            
Genital discharges     ?      
Dehydration   ! ?   !  
Loss of weight ? !! !!   !! ?
Paleness of gums !! ? ?   !  
Difficulty in breathing ? ! !     !
Loss of consciousness       ? ? !
Paralysis           !
Sudden death       ?   !!
Fever (high temperature)     !      
Low temperature   ? ! ? ?  
Bloating   ? !! !   !!
Swelling under skin           ?
Dermatitis            
Lesions of skin / mucosa / cornea            
Fur loss     ?      
Obvious pain     ? !    
Lameness           ?
Abnormal behavior       !    
Shock       ?    
Absence of obvious symptoms !! !!       ?

Symptoms of disease Heat
stroke
Cancer Wrong feeding Roundworms (ascarids) Tapeworms Toxo-
plasmosis
Stomatitis Conjunc-
tivitis
Vomiting !! !! !! !        
Diarrhea !! !! !! !        
Constipation   ! !          
Blood in feces       !        
Lack of appetite   !! ! ?   ! !! ?
Excessive thirst   !!            
Abnormal urination                
Salivation !! ?         !!  
Cough and sneezing   !   ?   ? ?  
Protrusion of the third eyelid   ? ! ? ? ?   !
Discharges from the eyes       !     ? !!
Discharges from the ears   ?            
Discharges from the nose   ?         ?  
Anal discharges   ?            
Genital discharges   ?            
Dehydration                
Loss of weight   !! ? ! ? ?    
Paleness of gums   ! ? ?        
Difficulty in breathing !! !!   ?   ?    
Loss of consciousness !! ?            
Paralysis   ?            
Sudden death ! !            
Fever (high temperature) !! ?       ?    
Low temperature   ?            
Bloating   !! ? !        
Swelling under skin   !            
Dermatitis     ? ? ?     !
Lesions of skin / mucosa / cornea   ?         ! !
Fur loss   ? ? ? ?     ?
Obvious pain   ?         !  
Lameness     ?          
Abnormal behavior !!   ?         ?
Shock !              
Absence of obvious symptoms   ! !! !! !! !! !!  

Symptoms of disease Inflam-
mation of cornea (keratitis)
Inflam-
mation of ear (otitis)
Fleas; ticks; ringworm Abscess Haematoma (haemor-
rhage)
Poisoning Heat Preg-
nancy
Gyneco-
logical diseases
Vomiting           !   ! ?
Diarrhea           !   ! ?
Constipation           !      
Blood in feces                  
Lack of appetite ?   ? !   ? ! ! !
Excessive thirst           ?     !
Abnormal urination                 ?
Salivation           !      
Cough and sneezing !                
Protrusion of the third eyelid !   ?     ?     ?
Discharges from the eyes !!                
Discharges from the ears   !! ? ? !        
Discharges from the nose                  
Anal discharges                  
Genital discharges             !! ? !!
Dehydration           !     ?
Loss of weight     ?           ?
Paleness of gums     ?     !     ?
Difficulty in breathing           ?   ?  
Loss of consciousness           !     ?
Paralysis           !      
Sudden death           !!      
Fever (high temperature)   ?   !         ?
Low temperature           ?   ? !
Bloating           !   !! !
Swelling under skin   ? ! !! !!        
Dermatitis   ! !! ?     !    
Lesions of skin / mucosa / cornea !!   !! !!          
Fur loss   ? !! ! ?     ? ?
Obvious pain !! !   !!   ? ?   ?
Lameness       ! ?        
Abnormal behavior ? ? ?     !! !! ? ?
Shock           !!     ?
Absence of obvious symptoms   !! !         ! ?

What the marks mean:
!! — the chief and most characteristic symptoms, always present in the illness or condition concerned; ! — symptoms usually seen in it, but not decisive; ? — secondary symptoms

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