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Pancreatitis in cats is an inflammatory condition affecting the pancreas, leading to symptoms like vomiting, lethargy, and loss of appetite. The exact cause is often unknown, so prompt veterinary care and dietary management are key to improving a cat’s recovery and quality of life.
Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is fairly common in people, but we often overlook the fact that it occurs in cats as well.
While we're working our science at the lab we find a few random facts about cats. Here are some of our recent favorites. Will you know them all?
Basepaws has added new genetic health and trait markers to its flagship Breed + Health Cat DNA test. In the Health Marker section of your cat’s report, Basepaws provides their results related to 43 genetic disorders that are represented by 64 health markers.
March is Poison Prevention Month and Basepaws wants to make sure you have as much information as possible to keep your cats out of harm’s way.
Black, white, brown, orange, or a bit of everything? Cats come in so many different colors and patterns that it’s simply too difficult to choose a favorite. The captivating colors of your special little kitty are written in its DNA, and some variations seem to be particularly beautiful and rare. Here are the top 10 rarest coat colors and patterns in cats. Do you have a favorite?
If your beautiful feline’s eyes are two different colors – yellow and blue perhaps – then you’ve got yourself an odd-eyed kitten! These captivating little creatures are carriers of a feline form of a condition known as complete heterochromia. Heterochromia in cats is a captivating genetic anomaly most commonly observed in white kitties.
