Burmese

• Lipemia of the Aqueous Tumor. This refers to a milky appearance on a kitten’s eyes which will usually resolve by itself.
• Corneal dermoid refers to skin and/or hair which grows over the surface of the cornea. It can be corrected with surgery.
• Orofacial Pain Syndrome. When the cat is stressed, it may experience pain in its face and will lick, chew, or paw at the mouth frequently to try and reduce the discomfort. The cause is unknown, but medication can be prescribed to help manage the pain, and some cats may be made to wear collars to prevent them from hurting their faces.
• Congenital Peripheral Vestibular Disease. This is characterised by poor balance, head tilting, rapid eye movement, lack of coordination and possibly deafness in kittens.
• Burmese head defect is a craniofacial deformity causing incomplete or abnormal formation of the skull. It drastically reduces the quality of life of the cat. Carriers of the defective gene should not be bred.
• Hypokalaemic polymyopathy is a muscle weakness resulting from a lack of potassium in the blood. Symptoms include weakness, stiffness in the legs, reluctance to walk and tremors. It can be treated with potassium supplements.
• Flat-Chested Kitten Syndrome. This is a deformity which can prevent the development of the chest/ribcage. Kittens who survive into adulthood generally show no signs.
• Other Issues. Burmese cats may also be prone to kinked tail (a tailbone deformity which does not cause pain or discomfort), elbow osteoarthritis, endocardial fibroelastosis (a heart condition causing a thickening of the left ventricle and stretching the heart), dilated cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart) and diabetes.

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