Diseases

Cat Diseases

Diseases of the domestic cat (Felis catus or F. domesticus). This term does not include diseases of the so-called big cats such as CHEETAHS; LIONS; tigers, cougars, panthers, leopards, and other Felidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases of the domestic cat (Felis catus or F. domesticus). This term does not include diseases of the so-called big cats such as CHEETAHS; LIONS; tigers, cougars, panthers, leopards, and other Felidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Feline Diseases
  • Cat Disease
  • Disease, Cat
  • Disease, Feline
  • Diseases, Cat
  • Diseases, Feline
  • Feline Disease

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

IM GEN or unspecified; coord IM with specific dis /vet (IM) or specific cat dis (IM); for abnormalities or injuries, index under CATS /abnorm or CATS /inj; does not include diseases of the so-called "big cats" (LIONS; CHEETAHS; tigers, panthers, etc.); don't forget also check tags CATS (NIM) & ANIMALS

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. C22w.180

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cat Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002371. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002371
  2. Cat Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2084422