Pica Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Print An eating disorder that makes you crave -- and eat -- things that aren't edible, like dirt
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Pica in cats is the act of eating objects that are not food. Eating non-food items can be very dangerous to a cat, as chewing on electrical cords can cause a feline to be electrocuted, and plant consumption can be toxic. Other inedible objects, such as clothing, can block the intestine and prevent food from passing.
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is one of the three vessels that provide arterial supply to the cerebellum. It is the most variable and tortuous cerebellar artery. It is the most variable and tortuous cerebellar artery.
Pica is the compulsive eating of material that may or may not be foodstuff. The material is often consumed in large quantities without regard for nutritional consequences. The medical term comes from the Latin for magpie (Pica pica), a bird that by folklore incessantly gathers objects to satiate its curiosity.
This behaviour, called pica, may be a sign that the child has a developmental, behavioural, emotional, nutritional or health problem. Pica can also be the cause of some serious health problems. Adults may have pica too. The strange cravings for things that are not food that some women get during pregnancy have been called pica. Causes of pica
La pica, seudorexia o alotrofagia es un trastorno de la alimentación cuyo principal síntoma es un gran deseo por ingerir sustancias que no son nutritivas. En función de cuál sea el objeto que la persona quiere comer, se utilizan diferentes nombres para describir esta enfermedad psicológica.
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La pica, seudorexia o alotrofagia es un trastorno de la alimentación cuyo principal síntoma es un gran deseo por ingerir sustancias que no son nutritivas. En función de cuál sea el objeto que la persona quiere comer, se utilizan diferentes nombres para describir esta enfermedad psicológica.
Medical problems: Cat pica is also associated with feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus, and it may be triggered by conditions like diabetes or brain tumors. Genetic predisposition: For some cats, pica appears to be in their genes. For example, wool sucking, sometimes a precursor to pica, is seen more frequently in Siamese and Birman cats, says Alice Moon-Fanelli, PhD, CAAB, a certified applied animal behaviorist researching wool sucking at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary