This web page contains a list of cat breeds and the genetic or hereditary diseases which have been reported in that breed. A brief description of the diseases and references to published papers can be found on the genetic and hereditary conditions of cats web page. Please note that these pages are intended for veterinary surgeons and that technical terminology is used throughout, with no translation for the lay person.
A similar database is available for genetic conditions of dogs from the University of Sydney.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Corneal sequestrum
Familial amyloidosis
Feline infectious peritonitis - predisposition to development of
Gingivitis - hyperplastic, early onset
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA)
Progressive rod cone degeneration and rod cone dysplasia
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
Retinal dystrophy
Thromboembolism
Feline infectious peritonitis (susceptibility to effusive FIP)
Feline infectious peritonitis - predisposition to development of
Azotaemia
Distal axonopathy
Encephalomyelopathy
Feline infectious peritonitis - predisposition to development of
Neutrophil granulation anomaly
Renal calculi
Thromboembolism
Feline infectious peritonitis (susceptibility to)
Haemophilia B
Diabetes
Feline infectious peritonitis: one study said less at risk, another said more at risk of dry FIP.
Feline leukocyte antigen DRB restricted polymorphism
Flat-chested kittens
Glaucoma - the Burmese cat may be predisposed to primary narrow-angle glaucoma
Hypokalaemic myopathy
Cornish Rex
Feline infectious peritonitis - predisposition to development of
Dystocia
Myopathy
Vitamin K-dependent multifactor coagulopathy
Corneal sequestrum
Diabetes
Gingivitis-periodontitis feline juvenile-onset
Hageman (coagulation factor XII) deficiency
Mucolipidosis type II
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
Staphyloma
Ventricular septal defect
Himalayan
Corneal sequestrum
Feline infectious peritonitis - predisposition to development of
Korat
Gangliosidosis
Sandhoff disease (is GM2-gangliosidosis)
Gingivitis-periodontitis feline juvenile-onset
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Laminin alpha2 deficiency-associated muscular dystrophy, myopathy
Sacrocaudal dysgenesis
Type IV glycogen storage disease
Persian
Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Corneal sequestrum
Dystocia
FIP - less susceptibility than some other breeds
Gingivitis - hyperplastic, early onset
Progressive retinal atrophy
Feline infectious peritonitis - predisposition to development of
Thromboembolism
Feline infectious peritonitis - predisposition to development of
Devon Rex
Vitamin K-dependent multifactor coagulopathy
Osteodystrophy
Dystocia
Familial hyperlipaemia
Gingivitis-periodontitis feline juvenile-onset
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Mucopolysaccharidosis VI
Nystagmus
Porphyria
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA)
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
Tonkinese
Renal calculi
Turkish Van
None reported
None reported
4 Nov 2011