List of hereditary diseases of the cat

Published on 22 Feb. 2008 by alex

The hereditary diseases in cats come before (some of them very rare!) Or at the following disorders of the cat can be a hereditary component to be (more information at Dr. Addie):

  1. Amyloidosis (abnormal protein deposits between the cells that leads to stiffening of the heart muscle, dysfunction in the brain to dementia, gradual loss of kidney function)
  2. Azotaemia (abnormal proliferation of nitrogenous end products of protein metabolism, can lead to kidney failure)
  3. Chediak-Higashi Syndrome (From the special albinism)
  4. Diabetes mellitus
  5. Dystocia (inclination to heavy births)
  6. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (increased Elstizität the skin and unusual tear same)
  7. Encephalomyelopathie (disease of the central nervous system)
  8. hereditary cerebral degeneration
  9. familial hyperlipaemia (elevated blood lipids)
  10. "Flat-Chested kitten" (funnel chest with kittens)
  11. Glaukome (Green Star, a continuous loss of nerve fibers in the optic nerve)
  12. Glycogen Storage Disease (accumulation of glycogen in the liver, heart, skeletal muscle and Zentrelnervensystem)
  13. Hornhautsequester [PDF] (death of Breichen the cornea)
  14. Hip dysplasia
  15. Hypokaliämische myopathy (muscle periodic paralysis) [PDF]
  16. Hemophilia (blood clotting disorder, hemophilia, "inhibited blood clotting),
  17. Coagulopathies (blood clotting disorders, excessively strong running clotting)
  18. congenital Hypothyroidismus (congenital hypothyroidism function),
  19. verstibuläre congenital disease (congenital disorder of the Gliechgewichtssinns)
  20. Lipoproteinlipasemangel, hereditary
  21. Lysosomal storage diseases, Mukolipidose, Mucopolysaccharidose, Mannosidosen, GM1 and GM2 gangliosidosis (disorder of brain function, head tremors, paralysis)
  22. Muskuleldystrophie (progressive, balanced trained muscle weakness)
  23. Myopathische disorder of Neutrophilengranulation
  24. Kidney stones
  25. Osteochondromatose (formation of slow-growing tumors on cartilage tissue from bone)
  26. Osteodystrophie (bone demineralization)
  27. Pelger-Huet abnormality (ineffective production of blood cells, Anmämie [anemia])
  28. Polycystic kidney disease (cyst formation in the kidneys)
  29. Polyneuropathy (disease of the peripheral nervous system)
  30. Porphyria (metabolic disorder associated with reduced production of red blood dye goes hand in hand)
  31. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) (disease of the retina with ongoing destruction of the photoreceptors)
  32. Pyruvatkinasemangel (causes hemolytic anemia [anemia])
  33. Retinal dystrophy (degeneration of the retina)
  34. Sphingomyelinasemangel
  35. Staphylom (Vorwölbung a diluted portion of the cornea)
  36. Deafness
  37. Vitamin K-dependent multifactorial coagulopathies (clotting disorder)
  38. Zapfen-Stäbchen-Degeneration/Zapfen-Stäbchen-Dysplasie
  39. Diaphragm rupture
  40. Dwarf growth

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