Neurological disease
From Felipedia
There are a broad range of diseases in cats which are capable of causing neurological signs.
Complete neurological testing is mandatory prior to further diagnostic workup[1].
The list below are diseases affecting the nervous system of cats.
Table 1. Causes of neurologic disorders in the cat[2]
| spina bifida | spinal lymphoma | meningioma |
| hypervitaminosis A | Thiamine (B1) deficiency | FeLV-associated CNS lymphosarcoma |
| Cryptococcus | CNS thromboembolism | FIP (2ry non-suppurative meningoencephalomyelitis in 30% of infected cats) |
| Feline polioencephalomyelitis (viral aetiology, possibly neurotropic virus | Borna disease virus - 'staggering disease in cats') | Aortic thromboembolism |
| fibrocartilaginous embolism | spinal cord trauma/fractures/luxations | cerebellar diseases - hereditary cerebellar hypoplasia, inherited spongiform encephalopathy in Egyptian mau cats |
| Neuraxonal dystrophy in tricoloured DSH cats | Sphingomyelinosis in Siamese and Balinese cats | miscellaneous storage and genetic diseases, hydrocephalus |
| Feline Panleucopenia |
