The Himalayan
The following diseases are reported to occur more frequently in the Himalayan cat  than in the general cat population. In some cases the disease either has, or is believed to have, a genetic, hereditary cause but many of the diseases listed here do not have a proven genetic basis. 

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Alimentary tract diseases
This section includes diseases that involve the mouth, oesophagus (gullet), stomach, small intestine (duodenum and ileum), large intestine (colon and rectum), liver and pancreas.

Diseases involving the mouth

Diseases affecting the gullet (oesophagus)

Diseases involving the pancreas

• Pancreatitis

Diseases affecting the small intestine

Diseases affecting the large intestine

Cancer

• Basal cell tumours

Heart valve disorders

Abnormal development of major blood vessels to the heart

Heart muscle disease

Diseases of the cornea

• Corneal sequestration

Diseases of the eyeball

Diseases of the eyelids

Diseases of the third eyelid (nictitating membrane)

Diseases of the lens

• Cataract (congenital)

Diseases of the retina

Kidney & Urinary tract diseases

• Urolithiasis - calcium oxalate

Liver diseases

• Portosystemic shunt (congenital)

Nervous system diseases

• Hyperaesthesia syndrome

Skin diseases

• Cutaneous asthenia (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
• Dermatophytosis
• Epitrichial cysts (multiple)
• Facial dermatitis
• Feline acromelanism
• Skin tumours
• Systemic lupus erythematosus

   

Other

• Reactions to griseofulvin