The most frequent conditions are complexly inherited and involve combinations of multiple genes and environmental factors. Jerold S. Bell, DVM, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, discusses:
- Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD)
- Diabetes mellitus
- Lymphocytic or plasmacytic inflammatory disease
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Source: Clinician’s Brief, December 2016.
Genetic diseases should be recognized in practice because they must be treated as chronic illnesses—not episodic diseases.