exam 4 - felines

Question 1

conjunctivitis

Answer 1

pink eye

Question 2

icterus

Answer 2

an excessive accumulation of a yellow pigment in the blood and tissues (jaundice)

Question 3

rhinitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose

Question 4

feline calicivirus (FCV)

Answer 4

who - young cats, multi-cat households
how - ingestion or inhalation of secretions,
fomites
signs - lesions on tongue, sneezing, rhinitis,
fever, conjunctivitis, drooling

Question 5

feline calicivirus (FCV) - life cycle

Answer 5

incubation - 2-14 weeks
illness - 1-2 weeks
- lifelong carriers shed virus from oral cavity

Question 6

hemorrhage feline calicivirus (FCV)

Answer 6

signs - limb & facial edema, icterus, bloody
stool, nasal hemorrhage

Question 7

herpes virus

Answer 7

caused by - feline viral rhinotracheitis
how - aerosolized drops, direct contact
who - vaccinated & unvaccinated
signs - sneezing, conjunctivitis, rhinitis,
ulcerated nasal planum, corneal
ulcers, fever, depression, anorexia
high morbidity, moderate mortality

Question 8

feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)

Answer 8

caused by - lentivirus
endemic
who - outdoor, free-roaming, mainly male,
6-8 years
how - fighting, food bowls, grooming,
nursing
what - attacks lymphocytes, macrophages,
opportunistic infections
signs - stomatitis and gingivitis

Question 9

diagnostic test of FIV

Answer 9

ELISA

Question 10

stages of FIV

Answer 10

acute - 3-6 months
mild signs, fever, lethargy, anorexia
subclinical - months to years
no signs
chronic clinical - months to years
chronic stomatitis, weight loss, VRI,
chronic enteritis, ringworm, OU disease
tumors, neurologic disease

Question 11

feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)

Answer 11

caused by - feline coronavirus
how - feces, urine, saliva

Question 12

forms of FIP

Answer 12

dry form:
- vague
- hard to diagnose
- more common
wet form:
- ascites/ pleural effusion
- rapid clinical progression

Question 13

feline leukemia virus (FELV)

Answer 13

caused by - retrovirus
causes - cancer & non-cancerous
disease
how - close contact; saliva, tears,
urine, fighting, grooming,
vertical transmission
signs:
non-cancerous: anemia,
anorexia, depression,
weight loss, secondary
infections, neurologic
disease
cancerous: lymphoma (cancer
of WBC) of GI tract, thymus,
lymph nodes

Question 14

diagnostic tests of FELV

Answer 14

ELISA

Question 15

stages of FELV

Answer 15

transient infection - make Ab
recovery
persistent viremia:
- no clinical signs
- virus in blood
active - with clinical signs

Question 16

feline panleukopenia

Answer 16

caused by - parvovirus
antigenically related to CPV
who - young unvaccinated cats
how - direct contact
signs - fever, depression,
anorexia, vomiting, fetid
diarrhea, neurologic signs,
death

Question 17

feline panleukopenia - cerebellar hypoplasia

Answer 17

• mother infection while pregnant
• affects cerebellum development