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Cat Diseases Flashcards

1
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What is FCoV?

A

Feline Coronavirus

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What is FIP? How do cats get it?

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis, 1 in 9 cats with FCoV will progress to FIP

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How is FCoV transmitted?

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Usually through fecal-oral contact (litter box) and sometimes in utero

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What does FIP do?

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Chronic immune stimulation

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What are the two forms of FIP?

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Dry and Wet

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What is Wet FIP?

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The lining of the body cavity will leak fluid, an excess of fluid in the body cavity

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What is Dry FIP?

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Inflamed legions on the organs

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How does Wet FIP happen?

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The body has no effective immune response to the virus

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How does Dry FIP happen?

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The body has a partial response to the virus

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10
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What is Feline Calcivirus?

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A highly contagious RNA virus

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How do cats get Feline Calcivirus?

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Through the mouth, noise and eye, the main route is through the oropharynx (spot in throat). Has Transient viremia for 2-4 days

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What is Transient Viremia?

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The virus is in the blood for a short period

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Where does the virus go after transient viremia?

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Found in distant tissues, kills epithelial cells

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What are the symptoms of FC? How do they progress?

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Blisters on the tongue that rupture into ulcers. Tissue heals in 2-3 weeks. Most cats will recover in 30 days, but will shed the virus for life

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What are the symptoms of FC?

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Acute oral and upper respiratory tract disease, limping syndrome, eye problems, chronic stomatitis

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What does FC do to the oral and upper respiratory tract?

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Causes sneezing, watery eyes, coughing, lethargy. Can cause fluid to build up in lungs

17
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What does FC do to the eyes?

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Causes ulcers in the eye, inflammation and excessive tears

18
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What is Chronic Stomatitis?

A

Chronic inflammation of the mouth caused by an immune mediated problem

19
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What is highly virulent FC? What does it do

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Highly virulent FC that cause disseminated intravascular coagulation

20
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What is Disseminated intravascular coagulation?

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A bunch of microthrombi form and invade the organs, causing organ failure. If cat survives this the microthrombi have used up a lot of platelets so the cat has excessive hemorrhaging

21
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What is Feline Leukemia Virus?

A

An enveloped RNA virus

22
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What are the sub types of FLV?

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A, B, C and T

23
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How is FLV spread?

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Its in blood, so through saliva, milk, nasal secretions and poop. Friendly cat interaction and biting is how it mostly spreads. Pregnant cats can give it to their babies in utero

24
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Where does FLV begin?

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In the oropharynx, which then infects lymphocytes. The lymphocytes infect the bone marrow which then infects the entire body

25
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How long do cats with FLV live?

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18 months to 3 years

26
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What does FLV do?

A

Suppresses the immune system which effect the body badly

27
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Why does FLV cause anemia?

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Limits the body’s ability to produce red blood cells, causes inflammation that uses red blood cells and alters the uptake of heme into red blood cells

28
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How do you mange FLV?

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Its incurable so you make sure infected cats are separated from other cats and try to help the cats get through the challenges caused by FLV, like giving antibiotics or blood transfusions

29
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What is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus?

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The cat version of HIV

30
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What are the subtypes of FIV?

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A, B, C, D and E. B is most common

31
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How is FIV transmitted?

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In utero, through sex or through biting

32
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What does FIV do?

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Targets and damages CD4 T cells and macrophages

33
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What do CD4 T cells and macrophages do?

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They are the generals and corporals of the immune response so when damaged then entire immune response is altered

34
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What is the path of FIV?

A

Attaches to the CD4 and macrophages and then in 2 weeks is identified in blood. 8-12 weeks after exposure is when the infection peaks, afterwards the cat recovers and can remain asymptomatic for the rest of its life

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What happens at the peak of infection of FIV?

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Anorexia, depression and fever

36
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What are the clinical signs of FIV?

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Secondary infections caused by the suppressed immune system, tumors and can effect neurons

37
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What is serology?

A

Testing to see if blood has the antibodies for a disease

AN SC 120 (6 decks)

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