Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Hypervitaminosis A
- Anatomy and Physiology: signs ans symptoms
- stiff neck
- cervical and thoracic spine fuses (Ankylosis) as well
as artheritis causes great stiffness that
can prevent a cat from grooming.
- fore limb lameness
- boney growths around joints
- gingivitis
- can cause premature loss of teeth
- dull coat
- stiff neck prevents
grooming
- weakness
- loss of coordination
- ridigity of muscles
- seizures & dilated pupils
- liver damage
- Neutrition
- caused from eating to much liver
- cats need liver in thier diet because they cannot
make thier own vitamin A so they require
preformed vit A from the liver of their prey
- treatment:
- give a balanced diet
GRADUALLY! given a
large meal can cause
vomiting and
decrease thier health
further
- pain killers (analgesic)
- if left untreated can cause
serious bone deformities and
result in paralysis
- Animal welfare
- depression
- bone deformities are irriversable
but overall the cats health can
return to normal if changed to a
sutible diet.
- to prevent this always feed a
balance diet and reduce the
amount of vit A if your cat
hunts.