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DEAFNESS:

Deafness in Dogs and Cats - http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/deaf.htm
Information about the condition, including an article describing the association of congenital deafness with white coat color.

The Pigment Parade - http://home.earthlink.net/~featherland/off/white.html
Discussion of the association of impaired hearing with white inheritance and blue eye color.

Congenital Deafness and Its Recognition - http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/VetClinNA.htm
Highly technical paper concerning congenital hearing loss in cats and dogs from a veterinary perspective.

All Breed White Deafness Survey: Discussion Paper - http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/brini/whtdeaf/whtdoc.htm
A technical paper designed to stimulate thought on the heredity of white linked deafness in cats.

Genetics and the White Cat - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/L_P_swepston/genewhit.htm
Several articles concerning congenital hearing loss with a focus on the Norwegian Forest Cat.

Roy Robinson on White Cats - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/L_P_swepston/RoyRob.htm
Article by the late Roy Robinson on the association of congenital hearing loss with whiteness and blue eye color.

DENTAL: (See MOUTH PROBLEMS)

DERMATOLGY: (See SKIN DISORDERS)

DIABETES:

Cornell Feline Health Center - http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/
Fact sheet about feline diabetes including diagnosis, treatment, insulin, diet, home care and prognosis.

Feline Diabetes - http://www.felinediabetes.com/
Includes message board, care guides, the "Diary of a Diabetic Cat," and photo gallery.

Vetinfo.com: Diabetes in Cats - http://www.vetinfo.com:80/cdiabetes.html
A veterinarian provides answers to pet owners' questions about diabetes, including home testing, conversion factors for insulin, medications, neuropathy, Cushings disease and xanthomas.

Sugarcats - http://www.sugarcats.com/
A slightly offbeat look at the disease of feline diabetes.

Sugar Cat Simon - http://sugarcat_simon.home.att.net
Personal account with information on home-testing and injections.

Gorbzilla - http://www.gorbzilla.com
Message boards, feline diabetes information, diabetic cat owner directory

Sugarpets.net - http://www.sugarpet.net
Personal accounts - injecting, blood testing, ongoing monitoring and complications.

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