Feline viral disease (Yr 2)

Question 1

what causes feline panleucopenia?

Answer 1

feline/canine parvovirus

Question 2

what type of disease does feline panleucopenia cause?

Answer 2

infectious enteritis

Question 3

how is feline panleucopenia controlled?

Answer 3

successful vaccination protocol

Question 4

what cells does feline panleucopenia target?

Answer 4

rapidly dividing cells such as villus crypt epithelium, bone marrow, neonatal cerebellum, early pregnancies (wide range of clinical signs depending on what it infects)

Question 5

what are some common clinical signs of feline panleucopenia?

Answer 5

diarrhoea, pyrexia, panleucopneia, cerebellar hypoplasia, abortions

Question 6

how is feline panleucopenia treated?

Answer 6

interferons and fluid therapy
antibiotics for secondary infections

Question 7

what viruses cause enteric disease in cats?

Answer 7

feline panleucopenia
feline enteric coronavirus (FIP)
astrovirus
rotavirus (kittens)
torovirus

Question 8

what cats are more at risk of cowpox?

Answer 8

rural hunting cats (small wild mammals are the main reservoir)

Question 9

what are the three core vaccines for cats?

Answer 9

feline coronavirus
feline herpesvirus
feline panleucopenia

Question 10

what can cats be vaccinated for?

Answer 10

feline coronavirus
feline herpesvirus
feline panleucopenia
chlamydophila
Feline leukaemia virus
rabies
feline immunodeficiency virus
Bordetella bronchiseptic