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Cat Health and Diseases Flashcards

1
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Cats will attempt to ___ their illness

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Signs of illness

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  • coughing, sneeze, vomit, lumps under skin, nasal discharge

**Nictitating membrane exposed!!!

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Normal temperature

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~101.5ºF

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Nictitating membrane

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  • 3rd eyelid
  • not often in healthy cats (not 100% always)
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Chronic

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  • long illness
  • may see more general signs: dull coat, lacked appetite, dull eyes
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Acute illness

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  • more severe and fast
  • end results are in a few days, often -> die or feel better soon
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Where would you find nictitating membrane?

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on the eye

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T/F: It is okay to treat major problem yourself; vet is not always necessary

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FALSE

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Disease prevention methods

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  • biosecurity, sanitation, nutrition, dental hygiene, vaccines, parasite control
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Methods of disease spread

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  • people, fomites, vectors
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fomite

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inanimate objects that spread diseases
- clothes, shoes, …

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vectors

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animate things that spread diseases
- insects, animals, …

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Sanitation

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  • can be part of biosecurity
  • kitty litters, cleaning compounds
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14
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Feed a complete ration

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  • AAFCO labeling
  • formulated to meet cat’s status
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15
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Ration must have adequate:

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  • Vit A
  • Nicin
  • Taurine
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16
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Dental care

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  • dry food
  • flossing toys (maybe)
  • dental treats
  • train to accept toothpaste/brush (easy to start with kittens)
  • cat dentists (vet tooth cleaning)
17
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Principles of immunization/Vaccination

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  1. Give antigen
  2. Body mounts response to antigen
    - antibody production
    - long-term protection
18
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Vaccination: form of ____ immunity

19
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Vaccination: different from ____ immunization from mother: _________

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passive, colostrum

20
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Active immunity

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  • Cat actively makes those antibodies
  • lasts longer -> memory
21
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Passive immunity

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Cat gets the antibodies passed from mother

Short term

Usually from colostrum
- 24 hours
- lasts 1-2 months

22
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Parasite control

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  • Prevention before moving into a new
    apartment – esp. fleas
  • Feed your cat cooked food
  • Avoid allowing consumption of birds,
    rabbits and rodents
  • Treatments/preventatives to control external parasites
23
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Cat diseases treated by what?

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preventive medicine

24
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VIRA Cat diseases: Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

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  • Biology - a coronavirus & a problem in catteries,
    uncommon in home environment, high mortality (~ 95%)*
  • Clinical signs: Enlarged abdomen caused by fluid buildup
    – Fever, weight loss, eye lesions, nasal discharge
  • Prevention - vaccine introduced in 1991
    – Place drops in nose (two doses, 3 or 4 weeks apart)
  • Treatments - No cure !!!!
25
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VIRAL Cat disease: Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)

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  • Biology - a virus shed in saliva, urine and
    feces
    – 25 to 60 % of free roaming cats are infected
    (most common very young and very old)
    – If chronically infected rarely live longer than
    three years.
    – Impaired immune system – die of other
    diseases
  • “Treatment” - Control secondary infections
  • Prevention
    – Avoid contact with infected animals
    – Vaccinate - 9 weeks, 12 weeks, and annually
  • No cure, but cats can live with it for a while
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VIRAL Cat disease: Feline Panleukopenia (FPL)

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Cat distemper, fever, plague

  • Biology - A contagious viral disease that
    affects all members of the cat family as well as raccoons, mink and ferrets

– It is an acute disease with either recovery or
death within a week.

27
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VIRAL Cat Disease: Feline Herpesvirus & Feline calicivirus

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  • AKA feline rhinotracheitis virus
  • Most AKA feline URI (upper respiratory
    infection)
  • Biology
    – Transmitted by cat-to-cat contact, clothing, food and litter boxes
    – Virus shed for a year after recovery
    – Species-specific
  • Clinical Signs
    – Fever, sneezing, coughing, hypersalivation, nasal discharge,
    tearing, oral ulceration
    – Treatment - Supportive care antibiotics & fluids
  • Prevention/control: vaccination!
28
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VIRAL Cat Disease: Rabies

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  • infects all mammals
29
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BACTERIAL Cat Disease: Feline Pneumonitis

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  • Biology
    – humans can be infected
  • Clinical signs - chronic conjunctivitis for 45 days
    – Mild rhinitis
    – sneezing and nasal discharge
  • Treatment - antibiotics
30
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BACTERIAL Cat Disease: Cat Scratch Fever

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  • Biology – Bartonella infection
    – Not a problem in cats but is zoonotic
31
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FUNGAL Cat Disease

32
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Protozoal -> Toxoplasmosis

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Protozoal: Single-cell organisms

Toxoplasmosis:
- life cycle/transmission, oocysts
- special precautions

33
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Do parasites affect from inside or outside of cat?

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affect inside and outside

34
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Feline Urinary Syndrom (FUS)

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urolithiasis, FLUTD

35
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Other diseases

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diabetes, allergies, hair balls, posins

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