Cat health conditions

Tapeworms are a common gastrointestinal parasite in cats. Tapeworms are transmitted by ingestion of fleas or raw meat infected with tapeworms. Tapeworm infections are normally asymptomatic but occasionally result in weight loss, abdominal distension, anal itch, vomiting, or diarrhea.

Testicular tumors are masses of uncontrolled and disordered cells growing within the testicles, and are very rare in cats.

Ticks are small, parasitic arachnids found worldwide year round. Ticks feed on the blood of their hosts which allows them to transmit diseases

Tick paralysis is primarily a disease of Australian cats with only rare occurrences reported in North American

Toad venom toxicosis is a severe and uncommon condition in cats and occurs as the result of ingestion, licking, or mouthing of toads.

The presence of bacteria in the blood is referred to as bacteremia or septicemia. The persistence of bacteria in the bloodstream might lead to sepsis in cats. 

Toxoplasmosis is an infection of *Toxoplasma gondii*, a common protozoan parasite that affects all warm-blooded animals, including cats and humans.

Tracheal collapse is a very rare condition in cats that occurs when the trachea’s supportive cartilage weakens and flattens, narrowing the airway, causing potentially fatal breathing difficulties.

Triaditis in cats is a general term describing a simultaneous presentation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cholangitis, and pancreatitis. These are inflammatory conditions affecting the  digestive tract, bile duct, and pancreas, respectively.

Thymic tumors are abnormal growths of tissues of the thymus gland, and are rare in cats.