{"id":12042,"date":"2025-03-11T07:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T07:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/why-are-cats-such-a-medical-black-box\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T07:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T07:21:41","slug":"why-are-cats-such-a-medical-black-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/why-are-cats-such-a-medical-black-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Cats Such a Medical Black Box?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Maybe that was a true reflection of reality. Our dogs regularly romped through Prospect Park in Brooklyn, swapped germs with playmates and scarfed down rogue chicken bones, while our cats lived cosseted, indoor lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now I suspect that we may have missed signs of illness in our cats. I had worried that we were overreacting when we took Olive to the vet for seeming maybe, slightly, sort of not herself. In fact, she was critically ill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Indeed, cats are talented at masking their symptoms, which may also present differently from those in dogs, experts told me. Arthritic dogs often develop noticeable limps, which are easily spotted on walks, while many arthritic cats show no obvious signs of lameness, Dr. Perry said. They might just jump onto the couch less often or seem crankier when being handled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cGiven that cats are sleeping so many hours a day, and owners are generally only around them for a few of those hours, it\u2019s much easier to not realize that your cat is gradually changing over time,\u201d Dr. Perry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In retrospect, it seemed likely that Olive had been quietly declining for weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Eventually, vets concluded that her immune system was destroying her red blood cells. But they couldn\u2019t say what had triggered it or find a medication that helped. Finally, as something of a last resort, an internist suggested that we could consider removing Olive\u2019s enormous spleen, which was probably where her red blood cells were being destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I emailed another veterinarian for a second opinion. \u201cSplenectomy is not the worst option,\u201d she wrote back, noting that it was an established treatment for human patients with similar conditions. \u201cWe just don\u2019t have data in vet med,\u201d she added, \u201cespecially in cats.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-77c6517d\">Getting curious about cats<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/science\/cats-veterinarians-health.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe that was a true reflection of reality. 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