1
Q
90% of cases of infectious rhinitis
A
Feline herpes virus, feline calicivirus
2
Q
10% of cases
A
chlamoydophila felis, mycoplasma, coronavirus, bordetlla
3
Q
Feline herpes virus
A
Rhinotracheitis;
- Establishes lifelong latency
- Treatment- oral antivirals(Famciclovir and acyclovir), but supportive is the main therapy
- Vaccination- parental or intra-nasal
- ulcerative keratisis, punctate, or dendritic ulcers
4
Q
Feline Calicivirus
A
- High mutation rate
- Direction transmission or via fomites
- Ulcers on the nose, tongue, hard palate, pneumonia, lameness
- can get limping kitten syndrome
- Tx- antiboditics, supportive care
5
Q
Chlamydophila felis
A
- conjunctivitis with chemosis
- Tx- topical tetracyclines or erythromycin
6
Q
Is bacterial rhinitis a primary disease process?
A
No- it’s very rarely a primary disease process; mucopurlent to purlent nasal discharge
Secondary to an underlying disease process
7
Q
What are the most common types of fungal rhinitis in cats and dogs?
A
dogs- aspergillus
Cats and dogs- cryptococcus neoformans and var gattir
8
Q
Nasal aspergillosis
A
- Nasal ulceration and depigmentation
- Tx- debridment with clotrimazole and systemic antifungals
9
Q
Pneumonyssus canium
A
- lives in the nasal cavity
- not in cats
- Tx- with ivermectin
10
Q
Lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis
A
- lymphocytic and plasmacytic infiltration
- Can be uni- or bilateral nasal discharge
- Tx-nasal steroids,
11
Q
Is lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis common?
A
No! with the same CS these are much more common
- Neoplasia
- Fungus
- Foreign body
12
Q
Nasal Neoplasia
A
- Most common are adenocarcinoma
13
Q
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
A
- Immotile cillary syndrom
- Rare
- affects the nasal cavities, trachea, and lower airways
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