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Feline Infectious diseases Flashcards

1
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What would you expect to find on a CBC of a patient positive for feline panleukopenia?

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Moderate to severe leukopenia.

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Feline viral rhinotracheitis is also known as?

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Feline Herpesvirus

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3
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Which feline upper respiratory virus causes corneal ulcers?

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Feline viral rhinotracheitis.

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4
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Ascites and plural effusion are seen with which form of feline infectious peritonitis?

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Wet form

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5
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Which feline upper respiratory virus causes ulcerative stomatitis?

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Feline calicivirus

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6
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What does IFA stand for and what does it test for?

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Immunofluorescent antibody

Antibodies

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7
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What two ways is feline leukemia transmitted?

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Vertical- Queen transmits to neonates through utero and milk

Horizontal- Intimate contact such as grooming, sharing food and water bowls

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8
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What does the outcome of feline leukemia depend on?

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Age, immune competence, concurrent disease, viral strain, duration of exposure

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9
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How is feline panleukopenia transmitted?

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Direct contact

Contaminated environment

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10
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What type of sample is used for an FeLV/FIV snap test and which tests for antibody and which tests for antigen?

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Blood sample
FeLV- antigen
FIV- antibody

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11
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How long do oral ulcers last in patients with feline calicivirus?

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7-10 days

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12
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At what age do we give the first Feline leukemia vaccine?

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8 weeks of age

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13
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Cats should not be tested for FIV until what age and why?

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6 months of age due to the presence of maternal antibodies

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14
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What does FCV stand for?

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Feline Calicivirus

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15
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What does FVR stand for?

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Feline viral rhinotracheitis

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What does FECV stand for and what does it cause in patients?

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Feline Enteric Coronavirus- mutates to FIP within some infected cats

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17
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What feline infectious disease can you diagnose on a canine parvo snap test?

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Panleukopenia

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18
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What are the three types of infections that can occur with feline leukemia?

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Regressive
Progressive
Active

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19
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How is corona virus shed?

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Through the stool

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20
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Feline leukemia is what type of virus?

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Retrovirus

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21
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Why would an ELISA snap test not be a definitive diagnosis for feline infectious peritonitis?

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It cannot distinguish between the various strains of feline corona virus

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22
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What are the core vaccines for cats and what are the optional vaccines?

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Core: FVRCP
Noncore: FIP, FeLV

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23
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What does neoplastic and non-neoplastic mean?

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Neoplastic- tumor growth

Non-neoplastic- no tumor growth

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24
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When would we perform abdominal radiographs on a cat positive for feline leukemia?

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If masses are palpated

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25
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What would you expect the CBC to reveal on a cat positive for feline leukemia?

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Nonregenerative anemia

26
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What does the treatment for feline leukemia consist of and is there a cure for it?

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There is no cure

Treatment involves supportive care and immunomodulating drugs

27
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Feline infectious peritonitis has a mortality rate of?

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95%

28
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What are the two forms of feline infectious peritonitis?

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Wet

Dry

29
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Please explain an active infection of feline leukemia.

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Expresses clinical signs

30
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Morbidity is _____ and mortality is ______ in patients with feline viral rhinotracheitis and feline calicivirus.

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High

Low

31
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Feline leukemia positive cats should be retested how many months after the initial tests and why?

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3-4 months after to see if results are still positive

32
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What is the life expectancy of a cat positive for feline leukemia?

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Approximately 2 years

33
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What is the most common neoplastic disease seen in cats with feline leukemia and what area of the body do the tumors occur?

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Leukopenia

Thymus tumors

34
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If a cat has been vaccinated for FIV, what would be the results of the FeLV/FIV snap test and why?

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Positive due to the antibodies

35
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Feline infectious peritonitis mutates from what virus?

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Corona virus

36
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If a cat has FIP, what might you see on a CBC/SERUM chemistry?

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Decreased protein in the blood

37
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FIV is acquired through what type of transmission and what type of cats are more at risk?

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Horizontal transmission

Adult male, intake cats are more at risk

38
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What are 5 clinical signs seen in FIV positive cats?

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Gingivitis, stomatitis
Pale mm
Chronic URI
Cachexia
Chronic, unresponsive skin/ear infections
39
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What does FIV stand for and what is it also known as?

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Feline Immunodeficiency virus and it is also known has Feline aids

40
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How is feline viral rhinotracheitis transmitted?

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Aerosolized

Direct contact

41
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What three bacteria are associated with feline upper respiratory complex?

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Chlamydophila felis
Bordetella
Mycoplasma

42
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What is FIP stand for?

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Feline infectious peritonitis

43
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The feline upper respiratory is associated with which two viruses?

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Feline viral rhinotracheitis

Feline calicivirus

44
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What would ou epect the CBC to reveal on an FIV positive cat?

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Nonregenerative anemia

Lymphopenia

45
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What does FeLV stand for, is there a vaccine and is there a booster for it?

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Feline leukemia virus

Yes and boosted one time 3-4 weeks later

46
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Feline panleukopenia causes destruction of cells within which parts of the body?

A

Cerebellum

47
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Which feline upper respiratory is resistant to most disinfectants and stays in the environment for several days?

A

Feline calicivirus

48
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Some cats with FIV could be asymptomatic for how many years?

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10+ years

49
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Please explain a progressive infection with feline leukemia?

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No clinical signs, unable to have an immune response, persistently viremic

50
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Why would you need to do full mouth extractions on a cat positive for FIV?

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Chronic stomatitis

Gingivitis

51
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What type of virus is FIV?

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Lentivirus associated with immunodeficiency

52
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What is cerebellar hypoplasia and what causes it?

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Cerebellum is smaller due to cell destruction in the brain

Feline panleukopenia

53
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Which feline upper respiratory virus is not active in the environment and is easily killed by disinfectants?

A

Feline viral rhinotracheitis

54
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If a cat has FIP, what might you see on an abdominal radiographs?

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You wouldn’t be able to see and organs

55
Q

Cerebellar hypoplasia is associated with what feline infectious disease?

A

Panleukopenia

56
Q

Feline leukemia is associated with both ____ and ____disease

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Neoplastic

Non-neoplastic

57
Q

Feline panleukopenia is also known as?

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Feline parvovirus

Feline distemper

58
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Please explain a regressive infection of feline leukemia?

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Being exposed and contracting FeLV. Have an immune response, clear the virus and are resistant to future infections of the virus

59
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When running a FeLV/FIV test, how many drops of blood do you need and how many drops of solutions do you need?

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3 drops blood

4 drops solution

60
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FVRCP is a core vaccine for felines, what does this acronym stand for?

A

Feline
Viral
Rhinotracheitis
Calicipanleukopenia

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