Many of the most serious feline diseases, including diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and kidney and heart disease, show few, if any, clinical signs until the disease has progressed to the advanced stages when treatment options are limited. The good news is that many feline diseases progress slowly, so they can be easily managed through nutrition or drug therapy if they are caught early through routine urine and blood tests.

MAF has funded many feline research studies that have led to some of the gold standards of care for veterinary medicine, including vaccines, diagnostics and treatments for feline diseases.

Want to find out which diseases your cat is susceptible to based on his/her age? Click here for an age/disease chart.