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Feline Infectious Diseases Flashcards

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Feline Panleukopenia Transmission

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  • Contact with contaminated fecal
  • In Utero - cerebellar hypoplasia
  • Contaminated Environment
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Feline Panleukopenia Clinical Signs

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  • Vomiting / Diarrhea
  • Dehydration
  • Fever
  • Low WBC
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Feline Panleukopenia Diagnosis

ELISA

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Antigen Test
* False Negative = 1-2 days post infection
* False Positive = vaccine, 2 weeks after

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Feline Panleukopenia Treatment

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  • No specific therapy
  • Supportive care
  • Anti-FPV Serum - prevent infection after exposure, before clinical
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Feline Panleukopenia

Prevention

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  • Same as canine parvo - disinfect environment
  • Vaccines - don’t vaccine pregnant (cerebellar hypoplasia)
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Feline Upper Respiratory Infection

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  • Viral Rhinotracheitis
  • Calicivirus
  • Pneumonitis
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Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis

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Feline Herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1)
* most cats have been exposed to this and have antibodies
* stress induced

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Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis Transmission

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Cat to cat contact (most important)
* facial secretions and sneezing (5 ft)
* mutual grooming

Not stable in environment

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Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis

Clinical Signs

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  • Eye discharge
  • Nasal discharge
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Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis Treatment

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  • Antiviral
  • Supportive care
  • Really smelly food
  • Lysine - supplement to prevent replication of virus
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Calicivirus

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  • All cats can be infected
  • Constantly mutates with new strains
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Calicivirus Transmission

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Direct Cat to Cat Contact
* facial secretions
* acute = blood, feces, and urine

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Calicivirus Clinical Signs

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  • Sneezing / Nasal discharge
  • Oral Ulcerations (tongue mostly)
  • Lameness
  • Pneumonia
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Calicivirus Treatment

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  • Antiviral (not common)
  • Supportive Care
  • Analgesics - for mouth pain
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Feline Leukemia Virus Transmission

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Friendly-Cat Virus
* Close social contact
* Nursing

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Feline Leukemia Virus Clinical Signs

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Acute
* fever
* weight loss

Latent
* asymptomatic

Secondary Infection
* Upper respiratory infection
* Stomatitis

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Feline Leukemia Virus

Hematologic

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Bone marrow suppression
* non-regenerative anemia

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Feline Leukemia Virus Diagnostics

ELISA

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Antigen Test
* initial = 30 days
* retest if positive in 3-4 months or do IFA test

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Feline Leukemia Virus Diagnostics

IFA Test

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Detects virus in blood and platelets
* only positive if bone marrow is infected

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Feline Leukemia Virus Treatment

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  • No cure
  • Drug therapy to alleviate symptoms
  • Antivirals
  • Routine exam every 6 months
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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission

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Mean-Cat Virus
* Blood and Saliva
* Intact males = more susceptible with aggression

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

Clinical Signs

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Nonspecific or Absent
* similar to FLV

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Diagnosis

ELISA

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Antibody Testing
* 60 days
* false positive = kittens with infected mom (retest in 6 months) or after vaccine given

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Treatment

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  • No cure
  • Drug therapy for symptoms
  • Antiviral
  • Antibiotics
  • Routine exam every 6 months
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Feline Coronavirus

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  • Very common
  • Asymptomatic or self-limiting diarrhea
  • Easy to kill within environment
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Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus

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  • Mutation of FCoV
  • Easy to kill within environment
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Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Clinical Signs

Wet Form

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Effusive
* acute, rapid progression
* develops after stressful event 4-6 weeks
* leakage of fluid into body cavities
* end stage of non-effusive form

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Clinical Signs

Dry Form

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Non-effusive
* chronic signs
* incubates months to years
* inflammatory lesions around body

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Treatment

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  • No cure
  • Supportive care

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