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any upper respiratory tract disease in felines

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Feline upper respiratory disease (URI)

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what does URI cause

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discharge and sneezing

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etiology of URI

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viral: feline herpes virus (FHV-1) Rhinotracheitis
feline calicivirus (FCV)
bacterial: chlamydia felis, mycoplasma felis (feline pneumonitis)

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transmission of URI

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direct contact, herpes can be latent

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incubation of URI

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2-6 days

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T/F URI is zoonotic

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false

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T/F URI is reportable

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false

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clinical signs of URI

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sneezing, conjunctivitis rhinitis, salivation, nasal/ocular discharge, depression, anorexia

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where do lesions occur in URI

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resp. tract, conjunctiva, and oral cavity

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treatment for URI

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supportive, saline nose drops, lysine

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prevention of URI

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FVRCP

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highly contagious, often fatal disease in kittens

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feline panleukopenia

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T/F feline panleukopenia is zoonotic

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false

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T/F feline panleukopenia is reportable

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false

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etiology of feline panleukopenia

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feline panleukopenia virus (FPV)

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T/F feline panleukopenia is enveloped

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false

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transmission of feline panleukopenia

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direct contact

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pathology of feline panleukopenia

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destroys actively dividing cells, can be spread transplacentally

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incubation of feline panleukopenia

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2-7 days

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clinical signs of feline panleukopenia

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self limiting, GI disease, panleukopenia, CNS ataxia and tremors, transplacental causes early fetal death and abortion

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treatment for feline panleukopenia

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supportive

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prevention of feline panleukopenia

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vaccines

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23
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immunosuppressive infection of all cats everywhere

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feline leukemia

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T/F feline leukemia is zoonotic

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false

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T/F feline leukemia is reportable
false
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etiology of feline leukemia
viral: FeLV, RNA virus
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transmission of feline leukemia
direct contact, mother to fetus
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is feline leukemia fragile?
yes
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pathology of feline leukemia
starts in nose, then to the lymphoid tissues, then blood
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incubation of feline leukemia
2-6 weeks
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signalment for feline leukemia
male and females 1-5 yo
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clinical signs of feline leukemia
immunosuppression, neurologic (peripheral neuropathies, incontinence, ocular pathology, anisocoria, mydriasis
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diagnosis for feline leukemia
ELISA
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feline AIDS is known as
feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
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what does feline immunodeficiency virus do
severely weakens immune system and makes cat susceptible to secondary conditions
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T/F feline immunodeficiency virus is zoonotic
false
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T/F feline immunodeficiency virus is reportable
false
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etiology of feline immunodeficiency virus
viral: retrovirus, lentivirus (slow acting and fragile)
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transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus
saliva (bite wounds)
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incubation of feline immunodeficiency virus
5 years or more
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what is FIV similar to
FeLV
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treatment of FIV
no treatment, supportive care
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feline coronavirus mutation (highly fatal)
feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)
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is FIP fragile
yes
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T/F FIP is zoonotic
false
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T/F FIP is reportable
false
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transmission of FIP
feces and saliva (sharing litter boxes)
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signalment of FIP
6 week kittens when in contact with mothers feces
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clinical finding in FCoV
mild diarrhea and/or vomiting, kittens may have stunted growth
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clinical findings in FIP
anorexia, weight loss, icterus, fever
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3 forms of FIP
wet: effusive, exudate dry: non-effusive, non-exudative, granulomatous, parenchymatous mixed form
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prognosis of FIP
poor
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diagnosis of FIP
increased total serum protein
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protozoal disease that infects people and other warm-blooded animals including birds and marine animals
feline toxoplasmosis
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T/F feline toxoplasmosis is zoonotic
true
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T/F feline toxoplasmosis is reportable
false
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transmission of feline toxoplasmosis
cats: ingest cyst, oocyst, or tachyzoite from rodents, birds, unpasteurized dairy humans: consumption of oocysts in cat feces infected meat and mother to fetus
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clinical signs of feline toxoplasmosis
most will not show signs, suppressed immune system, fever, anorexia, lethargy
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testing for feline toxoplasmosis
blood test, titer sent to lab, necropsy
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feline toxoplasmosis treatment
cats: clindamycin humans: sulfadiazine

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