Cat Eye Disorders
Posted in Wellness Dog Food Articles on 10/19/2009 02:40 am by adminEye tumors
Seventy percent of tumors in the eye of the cat are malignant, aggressive form of cancer (in dogs, the ratio reversed, 75 percent of the tumors are benign and do not spread or become life-threatening). Iris melanoma is a cat's eye effect is the most common type of tumor. Older cats may develop a visible brown or black spot on the iris of their eyes. The iris is the colored part of the eye. The spots can be single or multiple and pigmented cells called melanocytes, whichovergrown. The test involves using a slit lamp biomicroscope, which determines whether the tumor is cancer. When the pigmented area on the iris is flat, the lesion described as an Ins Melanosis. This is seen as precursors of colorectal cancer and is aimed to review every six months.
IRIS melanoma GLAUCOMA
Iris melanoma is also known as melanosis and / or melanocytoma. Iris melanoma is the term used when the pigmented area will be increased to the iris. This is a cancerous lesion.Treatment is with a diode laser to destroy the cancer cells. Without treatment, Iris Melanoma usually result in glaucoma. Glaucoma occurs because the cancer cells and prevents the spread of the drainage angle of the eye, which is to leave when the fluid inside the eye normally reach the sewer. Since the fluid from the eye does not drain, it builds in the eye, which increases the pressure in the eye and cause glaucoma. In dogs, glaucoma results in blindness by a fast irreversible damage to theRetina.
The only sign of glaucoma in cats may be a slight difference in the size of the pupils, who are the dark central area of the eye. The surgical removal of the eye, which will be called enucleation is often necessary in advanced cases of melanoma ins. This relieves the pain of glaucoma and removes the cancerous mass.
Retinal Degeneration
Retinal degeneration is an inherited disease, Abyssinian cats. It takes between four to six years and will lead to blindness. AMalnutrition of the amino acid taurine may occur even cats, dogs, mainly food, the results in the Food-retinal degeneration. This condition was first described in 1975 and was called Feline central retinal degeneration (FCRD). Katzenfertigfutter are now fortified with taurine to prevent this problem.
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