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A NATURALLY occurring, crippling, bone disease of the cat has been recognized in Uruguay1 and in Queensland, Australia3,13. A feature of the disease is the development of exostoses in various parts of the skeleton, particularly the cervical vertebrae, forelimbs and the thoracic cage. The resultant postural changes and musculo-skeletal deformities produce a very characteristic clinical syndrome in affected animals. The condition has been diagnosed mainly in adult cats, 2–5 years of age, with no histoiy of previous traumatic injury or juvenile osteodystrophy.
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SEAWRIGHT, A., ENGLISH, P. & GARTNER, R. Hypervitaminosis A and Hyperostosis of the Cat. Nature 206, 1171–1172 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2061171a0
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