Editing Himalayan cat (section)

==Health==
[[File:Himalayan CAT.jpg|thumb|A red-point showing the typical [[Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome|brachycephalic]] peke face]]
Like the Persian, the Himalayan is a [[Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome|brachycephalic]] breed which predisposes it to health issues such as respiratory infections, [[Epiphora (medicine)|epiphora]], corneal abrasions, ulcers, and [[corneal sequestration]].<ref name="Long Beach">{{cite web |title=Himalayan Cat |url=https://lbah.com/breed-disease/himalayan-cat/ |website=Long Beach Animal Hospital |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref> Himalayans are also suspecitible to [[polycystic kidney disease]], a hereditary condition that results in [[cysts]] growing in the kidney.<ref name="Long Beach" /> Himalayans have a higher incidence of [[feline asthma]].<ref name="Long Beach" />
In a review of over 5,000 cases of [[Bladder stone (animal)|urate urolithiasis]] the Himalayan was under-represented, with an odds ratio of 0.37.<ref name="pmid22443437">{{cite journal |last1=Albasan |first1=H. |last2=Osborne |first2=C. A. |last3=Lulich |first3=J. P. |last4=Lekcharoensuk |first4=C. |title=Risk factors for urate uroliths in cats. |journal=[[Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association]] |date=2012 |volume=240 |issue=7 |pages=842–847 |pmid=22443437 |doi=10.2460/javma.240.7.842 |pmc= |url= https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22443437}}</ref> A study of cats presented to the University of Missouri-Columbia Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital that underwent radiography found 4 Himalayans out of a population of 16 to have hip dysplasia, higher than the 6.6% average for all cats.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Keller | first1=G.G. | last2=Reed | first2=A.L. | last3=Lattimer | first3=J.C. | last4=Corley | first4=E.A. | title=Hip Dysplasia: A Feline Population Study | journal=Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound | publisher=Wiley | volume=40 | issue=5 | year=1999 | issn=1058-8183 | doi=10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb00375.x | pages=460–464| pmid=10528838 }}</ref>

Himalayans are predisposed to [[dermatophytosis]] (ringworm).<ref>{{cite book | last1=Hnilica | first1=Keith A. | last2=Patterson | first2=Adam P. | title=Small Animal Dermatology | publisher=Saunders | publication-place=St. Louis (Miss.) | date=2016-09-19 | isbn=978-0-323-37651-8 | page=}}</ref>

The Himalayan is predisposed to [[urticaria pigmentosa]], a type of benign [[Mastocytosis|mast cell disorder]].<ref>{{cite book | last1=Rhodes | first1=Karen Helton | last2=Werner | first2=Alexander H. | title=Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion | publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | publication-place=Ames, Iowa | date=2011-01-25 | isbn=978-0-8138-1596-1 | page=389}}</ref>

Idiopathic facial dermatitis, also known as facial dermatitis of the Persian and Himalayan cat is a type of dermatitis only observed in the Persian and Himalayan cat. It's characterised by greasy skin, debris adhering to the folds of the face and nose, [[ceruminous]] [[otitis externa]], secondary bacterial [[folliculitis]] and ''[[Malassezia]]'' dermatitis, and [[pruritus]]. Onset is at 10 months to 6 years.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Rhodes | first1=Karen Helton | last2=Werner | first2=Alexander H. | title=Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion | publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | publication-place=Ames, Iowa | date=2011-01-25 | isbn=978-0-8138-1596-1 | page=476}}</ref>