Cat Diseases

Question 1

What is FCoV?

Answer 1

Feline Coronavirus

Question 2

What is FIP? How do cats get it?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

How is FCoV transmitted?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What does FIP do?

Answer 4

Chronic immune stimulation

Question 5

What are the two forms of FIP?

Answer 5

Dry and Wet

Question 6

What is Wet FIP?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is Dry FIP?

Answer 7

Inflamed legions on the organs

Question 8

How does Wet FIP happen?

Answer 8

The body has no effective immune response to the virus

Question 9

How does Dry FIP happen?

Answer 9

The body has a partial response to the virus

Question 10

What is Feline Calcivirus?

Answer 10

A highly contagious RNA virus

Question 11

How do cats get Feline Calcivirus?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What is Transient Viremia?

Answer 12

The virus is in the blood for a short period

Question 13

Where does the virus go after transient viremia?

Answer 13

Found in distant tissues, kills epithelial cells

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What are the symptoms of FC?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What does FC do to the eyes?

Answer 17

Causes ulcers in the eye, inflammation and excessive tears

Question 18

What is Chronic Stomatitis?

Answer 18

Chronic inflammation of the mouth caused by an immune mediated problem

Question 19

What is highly virulent FC? What does it do

Answer 19

Highly virulent FC that cause disseminated intravascular coagulation

Question 20

What is Disseminated intravascular coagulation?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What is Feline Leukemia Virus?

Answer 21

An enveloped RNA virus

Question 22

What are the sub types of FLV?

Answer 22

A, B, C and T

Question 23

How is FLV spread?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Where does FLV begin?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

How long do cats with FLV live?

Answer 25

18 months to 3 years

Question 26

What does FLV do?

Answer 26

Suppresses the immune system which effect the body badly

Question 27

Why does FLV cause anemia?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

How do you mange FLV?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

What is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus?

Answer 29

The cat version of HIV

Question 30

What are the subtypes of FIV?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

How is FIV transmitted?

Answer 31

In utero, through sex or through biting

Question 32

What does FIV do?

Answer 32

Targets and damages CD4 T cells and macrophages

Question 33

What do CD4 T cells and macrophages do?

Answer 33

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

Question 34

What is the path of FIV?

Answer 34

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

Question 35

What happens at the peak of infection of FIV?

Answer 35

Anorexia, depression and fever

Question 36

What are the clinical signs of FIV?

Answer 36

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

Question 37

What is serology?

Answer 37

Testing to see if blood has the antibodies for a disease