A - Z of Cat Health and First Aid: A Holistic Veterinary Guide for Owners Book

	Preface	xi
	Author's note	xii
	How to use this book	xiii
	Introduction	xv
	Abortion	1
	Abscess	1
	Accident	4
	Aggression	7
	Airgun injury	9
	Allergy	11
	Anal glands	13
	Anemia	15
	Anxiety/fear	16
	Appetite (abnormal)	18
	Arthritis	20
	Asthma	22
	Bad breath	25
	Balance (loss of)	26
	Baldness	28
	Behaviour problems	30
	Bereavement	33
	Birth	34
	Bites	38
	Bleeding	39
	Blindness	41
	Blood blister	43
	Bone/joint problems	45
	Brain damage	47
	Breathing problems	49
	Bronchitis	51
	Bruising	51
	Burns	52
	Cancer	55
	Canker	57
	Castration	57
	Cat flu	58
	Chlamydia infection	61
	Choking	62
	Coat contamination	64
	Colds	65
	Colic	65
	Collapse	66
	Conjunctivitis	67
	Constipation	68
	Cough	71
	Cystitis	72
	Dandruff	76
	Deafness	76
	Dehydration	76
	Dermatitis	78
	Diabetes	78
	Diarrhoea	80
	Drooling	83
	Drowning	83
	Ear problems	85
	Eczema	89
	Electrocution	89
	Enteritis	89
	Epilepsy	91
	Euthanasia	91
	Eye problems	95
	Falls	99
	Feline calicivirus	100
	Feline enteritis	100
	Feline herpes virus	102
	Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)	102
	Feline infectious anemia (FIA)	104
	Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)	105
	Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV)	106
	Fever/high temperature	108
	Fights	110
	Fireworks	110
	Fits	111
	Fleas	113
	Food allergy	115
	Foreign body	116
	Fractures/dislocations	118
	Fur ball	121
	Fur mites	121
	Gangrene	123
	Gastritis	124
	Gingivitis/stomatitis	124
	Glands	126
	Glaucoma	126
	Granulomas	126
	Grass eating	127
	Grazes	127
	Grief	128
	Grooming (poor)	128
	Growths	129
	Haematoma	130
	Haematuria	130
	Haemobartonella felis	130
	Haemorrhage	130
	Hair ball	130
	Harvest mites	130
	Head tilt	131
	Heart disease	132
	Heatstroke	135
	Hepatitis	135
	Hernia	135
	Horner's syndrome	136
	Hyperactivity	137
	Hyperthyroidism	137
	Hypothermia	137
	Iliac thrombosis	139
	Incontinence	139
	Incoordination	140
	Indigestion	141
	Infections	142
	Infertility	144
	Inflammation	144
	Influenza	146
	Injury	146
	Intussusception	147
	Irritability	148
	Itching	149
	Jaundice	151
	Jealousy	151
	Keratitis	153
	Key Gaskell syndrome	153
	Kidney disease	154
	Kittens' problems	156
	Labour	159
	Lameness/limp	159
	Leukaemia	160
	Lice	160
	Lipoma	161
	Liver disease	162
	Loneliness	164
	Lumps	166
	Lung worm	166
	Luxation	166
	Lymphoma/lymphosarcoma	167
	Mammary (breast) problems	168
	Mange mites	170
	Miliary eczema	171
	Milk sensitivity	172
	Miscarriage	173
	Moulting	173
	Mouth and tooth problems	173
	Nail problems and scratching behaviour	176
	Neoplasia	179
	Nephritis	179
	Neutering	179
	Nose problems	181
	Notoedres	183
	Nystagmus	183
	Obesity	184
	Oedema	187
	Oestrus and mating	188
	'Off colour'	189
	Oil on coat	190
	Old age problems	190
	Osteomyelitis	192
	Overgrooming	193
	Pain	195
	Pancreatitis	196
	Panleucopaenia	198
	Panting	198
	Paralysis	199
	Parasites	200
	Peritonitis	202
	Plants (eating)	203
	Pneumonia	203
	Poisoning	204
	Pregnancy	205
	Prolapse	207
	Pyometra	208
	Rabies	210
	Rheumatism	211
	Rhinitis/sinusitis	211
	Ringworm	212
	Rodent ulcer	214
	Roundworms	214
	Salivation	216
	Scabs	217
	Scratching	217
	Season	218
	Senility	218
	Shock	218
	Sinusitis	219
	Skin problems	219
	Snake bite	220
	Sneezing	221
	Socialisation	222
	Spaying	224
	Spinal injury	225
	Sprain/strain	225
	Spraying (urine)	226
	Sting	230
	Straining	231
	Stroke	232
	Stud tail	232
	Sunburn	232
	Surgery	233
	Swallowing	236
	Tapeworms	238
	Tartar	239
	Temperature	239
	Thirst	239
	Thyroid (overactive)	240
	Ticks	243
	Toileting problems	244
	Tonsillitis	244
	Tooth problems	244
	Toxoplasmosis	244
	Travel fears and sickness	245
	Tumour	247
	Ulcers	249
	Urination problems	250
	Urticaria	250
	Vaccination	252
	Viruses	256
	Vomiting	257
	Warts	260
	Wax (ears)	260
	Weaning	261
	Weight loss	261
	Wheezing	263
	'Wool' eating	263
	Worms	264
	Wounds	264
	Zoonoses	268
	Descriptions of some common first aid homoeopathic remedies	269
	Index	273