Video: Common Cat Medical Problems

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Pet cats are subject to a variety of common medical problems from hairballs to obesity. Learn more about common medical problems in cats with tips from a veterinarian in this free cat health video.

- Cat Health: Upper Respiratory Infections
- Cat Health: Vomiting & Hairballs

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In this first part of common medical problems in cats, we'll be talking a lot about fleas, the life cycle of the flea, and how fleas and tapeworms are interrelated and the problems that they can cause for your cat such as skin disease and allergic problems. We'll talk about how to find fleas and identify them and what topical medications that you can use to treat fleas as well as other methods of killing and treating fleas. We'll also talk about intestinal parasites, look at the life cycle of some of those intestinal parasites, show you what they look like so you know how to identify them and talk about de-worming strategies so you can keep your cat's intestines healthy. We'll also talk about vomiting, about diarrhea, and show you the difference between a normal stool and diarrhea and what you want to look for and how you would collect a sample to go to your vet, and finally we'll talk about obesity in cats and some of the problems associated with over weight in felines.

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Common Cat Medical Problems

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