Pyruvate kinase deficiency is an inherited condition whereby there is a defect in a gene that codes for an enzyme, pyruvate kinase, which is an important part of the metabolic processes by which cells, including red blood cells, release the energy they need for normal function. (read more)

Atrophy means the partial or complete wasting of a body part. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), is a group of degenerative diseases that affect these photoreceptor cells. With this disease, the cells deteriorate over time, eventually leading to blindness in the affected cat. (read more)

Polycystic kidney disease or PKD is an inherited condition in cats that causes multiple cysts (pockets of fluid) to form in the kidneys. These cysts are present from birth. (read more)

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV). The virus commonly causes anemia or lymphoma, but because it suppresses the immune system, it can also predispose cats to deadly infections. (read more)

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV). Although the virus is slow-acting, a cat’s immune system is severely weakened once the disease takes hold. (read more)

Condition that causes the muscular walls of a cat’s heart to thicken, decreasing the heart’s efficiency and sometimes creating symptoms in the other parts of the body.