Infectious diseases - cats Flashcards
what is feline panleucopenia caused by?
feline parvovirus
how is feline parvovirus shed?
faeces, vomit, saliva, and urine
what are the clinical signs of feline panleucopenia?
- pyrexia
- anorexia
- diarrhoea
- hypothermia
how is FURD shed?
nasal and ocular discharge
what causes feline upper respiratory disease?
- feline herpesvirus
- feline calicivirus
- mycoplasma felis
- bordetella bronchiseptica
- chlamydia felis
what are some characteristics of feline herpesvirus type 1?
- killed by routine disinfection
- incubation of 2-10 days and infection of 10-14 days
- remain carriers for life
what are some clinical signs of FHV-1?
- depression
- inappetence
- sneezing
- rhinitis
what is feline calicivirus?
- incubation period 1-7 days
- infection 7-14 days
what are some clinical signs of feline calicivirus?
- sneezing
- mild ocular/nasal discharge
- inappetence
- pyrexia
what is bordetella bronchiseptica?
- bacterial respiratory disease
- coughing
what is chlamydia felis?
- intracellular parasite
- present on mucosa of infected cats
- incubation 4-10 days
what are some clinical signs of chlamydia felis?
- Conjunctivitis
- blepharospasm
- ocular discharge
what is feline infectious peritonitis?
- caused by coronavirus
- shed via faeces
what is wet FIP?
if the vasculitis occurs in the peritoneum or pleura, it causes protein-rich fluid leakage and accumulation in the cavities
what is dry FIP?
inflammation and development of pyogranulumatous lesions throughout thee body without fluid accumulation
what are some clinical signs of wet FIP?
- pleural effusion
- dyspnoea
- tachypnoea
- ascities
- weight loss
what are some clinical signs of dry FIP?
- weight loss
- inappetence
- neuro signs
what is feline leukaemia?
- retrovirus (the viral information is carried in RNA and passed to DNA)
- oncogenic (causes tumours to form)
- immune-mediated disease
- causes lymphopenia, neutropenia, and hyperglobulinaemia
what are the three possible outcomes of exposure to FeLV virus?
- cat eliminates virus (40%)
- virus becomes dormant (30%)
- cat becomes infected (30%)
