Acute disease

Acute disease: A rapidly progressing illness.
Adult cat: A cat eight months or older.
Afterbirth: Expelled after the delivery of each newborn kitten, this matter consists of fluids and membranes that surround kittens in the uterus.

Acute Disease: An illness that manifests rapidly.
Acute Metritis: An infection of the uterus.
Advocate: To speak, plead, or argue in favor of, as in an animal advocate.
Agouti: In a Tabby cat, the color between the stripes.

In acute disease, such as a toxicity, the signs occur suddenly and can be very severe. In chronic kidney disease, the onset may be very slow and the signs fairly nonspecific, i.e., the animal is "just not doing well.

Depending upon the exact cause of the disease, treatments may consist of medication, surgery and/or or radioactive iodine therapies. Since hyperthyroidism is not an acute disease, emergency therapies are rarely necessary.By far ...

See also: Hormone, Renal, Metabolism, Inflammation, Injection