Feline Diseases Flashcards
Panleukopenia symptoms
Fever, dehydration, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, leukopenia, depression
Panleukopenia
Highly contagious, considered parvo of cats
Rhinotracheitis
Highly contagious, high morbidity rate, low to moderate mortality rate, most severe component of URIs in cats
Rhinotracheitis symptoms
Conjunctivitis, fever, nasal discharge, corneal ulcers, anorexia
Rhinotracheitis treatment
Supportive care, keep face clean, lysine
Calcivirus
Highly contagious, infected cats may become carriers, more often seen in kittens 2-6 months of age
Calcivirus symptoms
Fever, lacrimation/epiphora, nasal discharge, sneezing, anorexia, ulcerations in oral cavity
Chlamydia
Not as prevalent as FVR or FCV
Chlamydia symptoms
Persistent conjunctivitis, upper respiratory tract disease
Feline leukemia
Cats older than one year of age when infected may develop an immune response and may clear up infection, transmitted by fluids
Feline leukemia symptoms
Lymphosarcoma, anemias, immune mediated disorders, leukopenia
Feline infectious peritonitis - dry
Inflammatory masses (granulomas on any organ), signs based on original organ involved
FIP - wet
Often acute accumulation of a proteinacous, yellow to amber fluid in the thorax or abdomen
FIP symptoms
Distended abdomen, GI disease, non responsive fever, anorexia, chronic weight loss, dyspnea, diarrhea, constipation
FIP diagnosis
Asymptomatic cats may never be diagnosed, even symptomatic cats may never be correctly diagnosed because of oncoming symptoms to so many other diseases and no test
