Pansystemic Dz Flashcards
Feline Panleukopenia AKA
Feline distemper
Feline Panleukopenia caused by
DNA virus closely related
to canine parvovirus
Young, unvaccinated cats and feral cats
Feline Panleukopenia transmission
Direct contact or contaminated
environment
Feline Panleukopenia leads to
Multiplies w/in actively dividing cells of the neonatal brain, bone marrow, and lymphoid tissue π‘ͺ destruction of cells
Feline Panleukopenia signs
τ° Fever, depression, anorexia
τ° V/D
τ° Dehydration
τ° Fetal death, spontaneous abortion
τ° Cerebellar or retinal defects in neonates
Feline Panleukopenia dx
τ° CBC: moderate to severe panleukopenia
τ° + SNAP test
τ° Serum antibody titers
Feline Panleukopenia tx
Aggressive supportive therapy: fluids and electrolytes, tube or force feeding, broad-spectrum antibiotics
Feline Panleukopenia prevention
Vaccines
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
Disease of catteries and multi-cat households
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) causes
τ° Catteries π‘ͺ 80%-90% have antibodies to feline coronavirus (FECV)
τ° Shed virus intermittently
τ° Highly contagious through feces, urine and
saliva
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) doesnβt occur w/out
FECV β-mutates π‘ͺ FIP π‘ͺ macrophages π‘ͺ whole body
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) forms
τ° Effusive or βwetβ form (75%)
τ° Noneffusive or βdryβ form
τ° Clinical progression more rapid
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) prevention
τ° 1 approved vaccine τ° Effectiveness???
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) clinical sign types
Wet and dry
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) wet signs
τ° Ascites, pleural effusion
τ° Anorexia, depression, weight loss τ° Dehydration
τ° +/- fever
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) dry signs
τ° Fever of unknown origin
τ° Anorexia, depression, weight loss τ° Ocular lesions
τ° Neurologic signs
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) dx
τ° Clinical signs
τ° R/o other diseases
τ° Cytology/chemistry of abdominal and pleural fluid
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) tx
τ° Supportive
τ° Abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis τ° Drug therapy: steroids, antibiotics Immunotherapy drugs
Virtually every cat w/ confirmed FIP will die from the disease
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
Immunosuppressive retrovirus
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) transmission
τ° Isolated from saliva, urine, tears, milk
τ° Spread through fighting, grooming, or exposure to contaminated food bowls, water, or litter pans
τ° Transplacental or transmammary
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) types
Regressive
Progressive active
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) regressive infection
cats become aviremic after a transient infection
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) progressive infection
cats maintain a persistent viremia
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) active infection
persistent viremia w/ clinical signs
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) signs
τ° Fever
τ° Anorexia, weight loss, V/D
τ° Anemia
τ° Secondary infections, renal disease, tumors of lymphoid origin, neurologic signs
τ° Spontaneous abortion