| Cats are beautiful animals and they take their place | | | | immediate attention to take care of any future |
| next to dogs. The cat health of a Persian sees some | | | | problems. |
| health problems that require some specific knowledge. | | | | Some Signs Your Persian Has Kidney Disease |
| Persian cats have some genetic problems that are | | | | Persians have a need to use the litter box more |
| prone to happen to any cat of this breed. | | | | frequently and have a strong need for water. The cat |
| A Little History on the Persian Cat | | | | will more than likely sleep more than usual and may be |
| Persian cats have beautiful long silky hair and their long | | | | a bit depressed and finicky about eating, which will lead |
| hairs float everywhere they visit, including your lap. In | | | | to body weight loss. In some instances, the liver and |
| the sixteenth century, Persian cats walked the roads in | | | | the uterus sometimes is affected with the growth and |
| Turkey and some other areas. Some people believe | | | | spread of the cysts. |
| that the longhaired Persian is a mutation of the | | | | Getting Care for Your Sick Persian Cat |
| shorthaired Persian from Egypt. Some believed that | | | | Because the Persian cat is normally born with the |
| the difference in hair length was triggered by the cool | | | | generic make up causing it to be prone to polycystic |
| weather conditions. | | | | kidney disease, your vet may prescribe a drug to help |
| Make Up Of a Persian Cat | | | | with anemia that occurs after the spread of the cysts. |
| The Persian cat has a short tail that extends outward | | | | The cats diet has to change to eliminate phosphorous |
| with thick bones and a round body. The eyes of a | | | | and protein in the diet, which will cause more problems |
| Persian are beautiful and big while the ears are small | | | | for your ailing Persian. In some cases, the vet will |
| and appear too small for their heads. They have a flat | | | | recommend a phosphate binder, which you add to the |
| nose similar to a Pekinese dog breed. The mild | | | | food or water supply. |
| temperament and easygoing disposition makes the | | | | Scientists believe that the disease is caused by a |
| Persian an idea cat for everyone. | | | | dominate gene and requires finding the potential carrier |
| Susceptible To Polycystic Kidney Disease | | | | of this gene and eliminating the potential for further |
| The Persian cat is often susceptible to polycystic | | | | reproduction of the carrier. Vets can determine if the |
| kidney disease, which affects the kidneys's and | | | | Persian kittens have the cysts at an early age to |
| generally are common from birth. Although these cats | | | | prevent reproduction of the cat that has the dominate |
| do not show signs until the age of six and up, the | | | | gene. An ultra sound will provide a scan of the kitten's |
| Persian cat has the cysts that grow as they grow and | | | | kidneys and determine if the Persian kitten requires |
| age causing the kidney to become enlarged. The | | | | immediate sterilization to prevent further breeding of |
| prognosis is kidney failure, which will result in death for | | | | cats with the gene. |
| the cat. This href=" health problem needs to have | | | | |