CATS Flashcards
what are the 4 hypersensitivity reaction patterns in cats?
miliary dermatitis (MD)
self inflicted alopecia/hypotrichosis
head and neck pruritis
eosinophilic granuloma complex
what is this and what could it indicate?
miliary dermatitis: small, crusted, erythematous papules, common on the trunk and
neck
ddx: flea allergy dermatitis, feline atopy, food allergy
what is this? what are some differentials for this?
head and neck pruritis
ddx: feline atopy, food allergy, flea allergy
what is this and what are some differentials?
self induced hyperthrichosis and alopecia
ddx: psychogenic (can be a food reaction/food allergy), bladder disease, endocrinopathy, anything pruritis
what is this
self induced hypotrochosis and alopecia
what is this and what are some differentials?
eosinophilic granuloma complex/plaques
ddx: infections (bacterial, viral, fungal), neoplasia, idiopathic/familial
most cats with feline atopy and food allergies have how many reaction patterns?
at least 2, usually more than 1!
what is this?
eosinophilic granuloma complex (indolent ulcers)
flea allergies are most likely to cause which of the 4 reaction patterns in cats?
miliary dermatitis
a cat comes to you with signs of miliary dermatitis and you suspect flea allergies. treatment?
isoxazolines–>treat ALL pets in the household even if they dont have clinical signs
what is this
head and neck pruritis
you are presented with a cat named Grezelda who seems to have head and neck pruritis and miliary dermatitis. how should you proceed before diagnosing anything?
- rule out flea allergy and other parasitic disease by treating with isoxazolines
- rule out a food allergy by doing 8 week diet trial
- rule out ringworm by doing a ring worm culture
- treat any secondary infections
- recheck in 6-8 weeks: if no improvement it’s probably atopy. if there is some improvement continue the feed and treatments and recheck in 4-6 weeks. if complelte improvement, do a food re challenge
what is a “food rechallenge” for cats with symptoms of atopy?
give everything the cat had before the diet trail and they should flare up within 2 weeks if they have a food allergy
WHAT IS THE ONLY REASON TO DO ALLERGY TESTING IN ANIMALS
->to start immunotherapy
what treatment options are there for feline atopic skin syndrome?
antihistamines (dont often work), steroids (cats handle them better than dogs), atopica (modified cyclosporin), apoquel (off label use), immunotherapy
do antihistamines work well usually for cats with atopy?
no
which of the 4 reaction patterns in cats responds well to antibiotics
eosinophilic granuloma complex (specifically the plaquesand indolent ulcers)
it is often associated with bacteria and antibiotics can resolve it in some cases
will also respond to steroids and possibly atopica
for cats, we usually give them the dog pills Atopica instead of liquid because
the liquid is NASTY and they hate it
why do cats on feline atopica need to be kept indoors and not fed raw meat?
because of toxoplasmosis! cats exposed to
toxoplasmosis for the first time while on CsA are more likely to develop clinical disease.
titers should be performed before starting Cyclosporine in cats in cases where they might get outside or eat raw meat. If titres show the animal has not been exposed or has recently been exposed to toxoplasmosis, starting cyclosporin should be reconsidered.
dont start it if the have FIV or FeLV either
true or false cats need a higher steroid dose
true they have hald the GR receptors that dogs do!
true or false, using apoquel in cats is off laberl
true
indolent ulcers are associated with
licking, the lesions are oriented in the direction that the cat licks
if a cat has an acute flare up you should consider
a new food allergy or exacerbation of a known food allergy, or consider a parasitic cause e.i are they on flea prevention year round?
