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False Negative Test Result
The result of a diagnostic test is negative; but the animal actually does have the condition tested for.
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FDA
Food and Drug Administration. The federal agency which approves drugs and medications for use in animals and people.
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Feces
Body wastes excreted through the anus from the large intestine; also called stool.
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Feline
Pertaining to cats.
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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
A virus that chronically suppresses the immune system of cats resulting in secondary infectons.
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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
An infection of cats caused by a coronavirus. The virus invades various organs within the body causing a significant inflamatory response, fever, organ failure, and frequently an accumulation of fluid in the abdomen. It has 100% mortality.
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Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR)
A contagious disease caused by the rhinovirus that causes an upper respiratory infection in cats.
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Fertility
Capable of conceiving and bearing offspring.
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Fetal
Pertaining to an unborn animal, or fetus.
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Fetus
The developing young in the uterus before birth.
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Fibrosarcoma
A malignant tumor arising from collagen-producing fibroblasts (an immature fiber-producing cell of connective tissue).
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Fibrosis
Scarring.
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Fine Needle Aspirate
Suction is applied to a hollow needle which has been inserted into tissue and a core of the tissue is withdrawn to culture and/or examine microscopically.
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Fissure
Splitting of the skin surface.
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Flatulence
Increased stomach or intestinal gas.
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Flea Allergy Dermatitis
A hypersensitive allergic reaction to the bite of a flea and the flea's saliva leading to severe itchiness, damage to the hair and skin, localized inflamation and infection.
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Flea Dip
A solution made to kill fleas, applied to an animal and not rinsed off, to allow it to have residual action.
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Flexion
Movement decreasing a joint’s angle
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FLUTD
Feline lower urinary tract disease; a condition in cats characterized by blood in the urine, urination outside of the litter box, and straining to urinate. The name for this condition was previously called feline urological syndrome (FUS).
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Food Allergy
A hypersensitive allergic reaction to any of a variety of foods. The reaction, usually to a protein or carbohydrate in the diet, leads to itchiness primarily of the face, feet and ears. Food allergies have been associated with some cased of inflamatory
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