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Feline Panleukopenia AKA

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Feline distemper

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Feline Panleukopenia caused by

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DNA virus closely related
to canine parvovirus

Young, unvaccinated cats and feral cats

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Feline Panleukopenia transmission

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Direct contact or contaminated
environment

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Feline Panleukopenia leads to

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Multiplies w/in actively dividing cells of the neonatal brain, bone marrow, and lymphoid tissue πŸ‘ͺ destruction of cells

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Feline Panleukopenia signs

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􏰀 Fever, depression, anorexia
􏰀 V/D
􏰀 Dehydration
􏰀 Fetal death, spontaneous abortion
􏰀 Cerebellar or retinal defects in neonates

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Feline Panleukopenia dx

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􏰀 CBC: moderate to severe panleukopenia
􏰀 + SNAP test
􏰀 Serum antibody titers

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Feline Panleukopenia tx

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Aggressive supportive therapy: fluids and electrolytes, tube or force feeding, broad-spectrum antibiotics

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Feline Panleukopenia prevention

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Vaccines

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

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Disease of catteries and multi-cat households

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) causes

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τ°€ Catteries πŸ‘ͺ 80%-90% have antibodies to feline coronavirus (FECV)
􏰀 Shed virus intermittently
􏰀 Highly contagious through feces, urine and
saliva

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) doesn’t occur w/out

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FECV β€”-mutates πŸ‘ͺ FIP πŸ‘ͺ macrophages πŸ‘ͺ whole body

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) forms

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τ°€ Effusive or β€œwet” form (75%)
τ°€ Noneffusive or β€œdry” form
􏰀 Clinical progression more rapid

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) prevention

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􏰀 1 approved vaccine 􏰀 Effectiveness???

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) clinical sign types

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Wet and dry

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) wet signs

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􏰀 Ascites, pleural effusion
􏰀 Anorexia, depression, weight loss 􏰀 Dehydration
􏰀 +/- fever

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) dry signs

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􏰀 Fever of unknown origin
􏰀 Anorexia, depression, weight loss 􏰀 Ocular lesions
􏰀 Neurologic signs

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) dx

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􏰀 Clinical signs
􏰀 R/o other diseases
􏰀 Cytology/chemistry of abdominal and pleural fluid

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) tx

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􏰀 Supportive

 􏰀 Abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis
 􏰀 Drug therapy: steroids, antibiotics Immunotherapy drugs

Virtually every cat w/ confirmed FIP will die from the disease

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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)

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Immunosuppressive retrovirus

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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) transmission

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􏰀 Isolated from saliva, urine, tears, milk
􏰀 Spread through fighting, grooming, or exposure to contaminated food bowls, water, or litter pans
􏰀 Transplacental or transmammary

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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) types

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Regressive
Progressive active

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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) regressive infection

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cats become aviremic after a transient infection

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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) progressive infection

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cats maintain a persistent viremia

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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) active infection

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persistent viremia w/ clinical signs

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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) signs

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􏰀 Fever
􏰀 Anorexia, weight loss, V/D
􏰀 Anemia
􏰀 Secondary infections, renal disease, tumors of lymphoid origin, neurologic signs
􏰀 Spontaneous abortion

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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) dx

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􏰀 + ELISA test
􏰀 CBC: nonregenerative anemia
􏰀 Clinical signs of recurring infections

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FeLV tx

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τ°€ No cure – supportive
􏰀 Immunomodulator drugs
􏰀 Antiviral drugs
􏰀 Broad spectrum antibiotics
􏰀 Appetite stimulants

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)

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Morphologically and biochemically similar to HIV but is antigenically distinct

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) are they highly specific

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) transmission

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􏰀 Highly species specific
􏰀 Fighting & bite wounds (intact male cats at greatest risk)
􏰀 Little to no sexual transmission
􏰀 No human health hazard

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) signs

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􏰀 Hx of recurrent bouts of illness
􏰀 Cachexia, anorexia
􏰀 Gingivitis, stomatitis, pale MM
􏰀 Chronic, nonresponsive ear or skin infections
􏰀 V/D, chronic fever
􏰀 Ocular disease
􏰀 Neurologic disorders

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) dx

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􏰀 Clinical hx
τ°€ + ELISA test (not reliable in kittens <6mo old – colostral antibodies)
􏰀 CBC: anemia, lymphopenia

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FIV tx husbandry

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􏰀 Keep affected cats indoors
􏰀 Isolate affected cats if aggressive toward other cats in the household
􏰀 Transmission from fomites or casual contact is unlikely

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FIV medical tx

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τ°€ No cure – supportive care
􏰀 Immunomodulator drugs
􏰀 Antiviral drugs

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FIV prevention

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􏰀 Keep cats indoors
τ°€ No vaccine – discontinued in 2017

36
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Toxoplasmosis caused by

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Toxoplasma gondii
􏰀 Intracellular coccidian parasite
􏰀 Worldwide distribution

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Toxoplasmosis common

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30% - 60% of adult humans are seropositive for exposure

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Toxoplasmosis zoonotic potential

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Pregnant women of special concern

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Toxoplasmosis transmission

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􏰀 Eating contaminated meat from an intermediate host*
􏰀 Fecal-oral route
􏰀 Transplacental route

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Toxoplasmosis signs

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􏰀 Anorexia, weight loss
􏰀 Fever, lethargy
􏰀 V/D
􏰀 Icterus, respiratory disease, pancreatic disease, CNS disease
􏰀 Lameness
􏰀 Anterior uveitis, glaucoma
􏰀 Sudden death

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Toxoplasmosis dx

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􏰀 Chest radiographs
􏰀 CBC/Chem
􏰀 + ELISA test or titers

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Toxoplasmosis tx

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Antibiotics: Clindamycin BID for 2-3 weeks

43
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Rabies def

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Viral-induced neurologic disease of warm-blooded animals

􏰀 Retrovirus (RNA, not DNA)
􏰀 Worldwide

44
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Rabies transmission

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saliva of infected animal entering through a bite, open wound, or MM

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Rabies stages

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Prodromal
Excitative β€”furious stage
Paralytic stage

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Rabies prodromal

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Changes in behavior, greatest risk of exposure for humans

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Rabies excitative stage

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Hyperreactivity, unprovoked attacks of people and inanimate objects, stupor (β€œdumb rabies”)

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Rabies paralytic

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Ascending paralysis πŸ‘ͺ respiratory paralysis πŸ‘ͺ death

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Rabies signs

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􏰀 Behavioral changes, depression, stupor
􏰀 Hypersalivation, difficulty swallowing
􏰀 Hindlimb ataxia

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Rabies dx

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􏰀 Vaccine hx
􏰀 Postmortem exam of brain tissue
􏰀 + fluorescent antibody test

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K9 distemper

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contagious paramyxovirus
τ°€ Relatively liable in the environment – most routine cleaning agents, disinfectants, and heat will destroy it

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K9 distemper common in

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Incidence greatest in dogs 3-6 months old
􏰀 Immunosuppression followed by the development
of secondary infections

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K9 distemper transmission

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Aerosolized body secretions

54
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K9 distemper viral strains

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τ°€ Virulence: mild πŸ‘ͺ severe
􏰀 Fatality rate as high as 90%

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K9 distemper signs

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􏰀 Fever, anorexia, dehydration
􏰀 V/D
􏰀 Cough, mucopurulent nasal and ocular discharge, pneumonia
􏰀 Foot pad hyperkeratosis
􏰀 Muscle twitching, ataxia, circling, blindness,
seizures

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K9 distemper dx

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􏰀 PE and Hx
􏰀 Serology
􏰀 Fluorescent antibody test to detect the virus in epithelial cells

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K9 distemper tx

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supportive
􏰀 Antibiotics, fluids, nutrition support

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K9 distemper b prevention

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K9 distemper

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Single-stranded, nonenveloped DNA virus
􏰀 Highly resistant, survives long periods of time in
environment

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Canine Parvovirus transmission

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fecal-oral
􏰀 Primarily affects young, unvaccinated puppies

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Canine Parvovirus hospital considerations

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􏰀 Parvo until proven otherwise
􏰀 Isolation of cases
􏰀 Proper PPE
􏰀 Proper disposition/cleaning of waste, bedding, bowls, medical supplies

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Canine Parvovirus signs

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􏰀 Depression, lethargy, anorexia
􏰀 Vomiting, bloody diarrhea
􏰀 Dehydration
􏰀 Fever

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Canine Parvovirus dx

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􏰀 + fecal ELISA test
􏰀 Serology: high CPV titer
τ°€ CBC: marked lymphopenia and neutropenia, ↑ PCV
􏰀 Chem: hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, hypokalemia

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Canine Parvovirus tx

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􏰀 IV fluids +/- electrolytes, +/- dextrose
􏰀 Antibiotics: IV or SQ
􏰀 Antiemetics
􏰀 Nutrition

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