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Feline Infectious Diseases
Common infectious diseases found in felines
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
02/08/2018

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Term
Panleukopenia
Definition
Decreased number of all WBC
AKA feline distemper, infectious enteritis
Caused by parvovirus
Affects primarily cats less than 1yr old
Number 1 cause of death in kittens 3-8mo old
Pregnant females abort or have brain-damaged kittens
Term
Panleukopenia Clinical Signs
Definition
High fever, lethargy, vomiting, profuse water diarrhea, dehydration, sudden weight loss, seizure or other brain dysfunction, severe depletion of white blood cells, sudden death
Term
Panleukopenia Technician Assessments
Definition
Vomiting, hypovolemia, electrolyte imbalance (from diarrhea), hyperthermia, acute pain, risk of infection transmission
Term
Panleukopenia Therapy
Definition
Fluid therapy, antibiotic to prevent secondary bacterial infection, thiamin, anti-emetics, supportive therapy (keep warm, etc)
Term
Feline Upper Respiratory Disease Complex
Definition
AKA F.U.R.D.
Most common disease complex
May affect any age of cat
Death from starvation or overwhelming bacteria infection
May involve one or more agents: herpesvirus, calicivirus, chlamydia, mycoplasma, bacteria
Term
Feline Upper Respiratory Disease Complex Clinical Signs
Definition
Crusty, snotty nose, occasionally bloody
Sneezing, mucopurulent ocular discharge, ulcerative keratitis resulting in blindness and/or loss of eye(s)
Stomatitis and glossitis, fever, lethargy, weight loss, abortion, brain damaged kittens
Term
Feline Upper Respiratory Disease Complex Technician Evaluations
Definition
Hyperthermia, underweight, anorexia, hypovolemia, risk of infection transmission, altered oral health, altered ventilation, altered gas diffusion, self care deficit
Term
Feline Upper Respiratory Disease Complex Therapy
Definition
Antibiotics, thiamin injection, fluids as needed for dehydration, Vira-A ointment for corneal keratitis, supportive care (warmth, softened food, cleansing eyes)
Term
Corneal Keratitis
Definition
Inflammation of the cornea
Term
Rhinotracheitis
Definition
Inflammation of the nose and throat
Term
Stomatitis
Definition
Inflammation of the mouth
Term
Peritonitis
Definition
Inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity and associated organs
Term
Feline Leukemia
Definition
Retrovirus (FeLV)
Transmits via saliva and blood (grooming, bite wounds, food)
Once exposed: Persistently viremic (30%)
Clear Infection (30%)
Latent Infection (30%)
Term
Feline Leukemia Clinical Signs
Definition
nonspecific, weight loss, lethargy, secondary infections
Term
Feline Leukemia Technician Assessments
Definition
Vomiting, hypovolemia, underweight, hyperthermia, diarrhea, risk of infection, risk of infection transmission
Term
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Definition
AKA Feline AIDS
Not transmissible to humans
Most common in intact outdoor male cats
Affects any age, sex, or breed
Diagnostic testing identifies antibodies, not the virus
Term
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Clinical Signs
Definition
Range from nonexistent to severe
Chronic gingivitis/stomatitis, chronic wasting, repeated bacterial infections, leukemia
Term
Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Definition
Incidence greatly reduced by advent of leukemia vaccine
Wet and Dry forms
Dry form is more common and tends to affect purebreds and geriatric cats
Caused by body's overreaction to coronavirus infection-vasculitis
No cure or effective treatment
Term
Feline Infectious Peritonitis Clinical Signs
Definition
Fever, depression, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, seizures
Blood, fibrin, and/or white blood cells in the anterior chamber of eye
Liver, kidney failure
Bright yellow fluid in chest or abdomen (wet form)
Term
Feline Infectious Peritonitis Technician Assessments
Definition
Altered gas diffusion, hyperthermia, risk of infection transmission, hypovolemia, diarrhea, vomiting, altered mentation (more common in dry form)
Term
Tularemia
Definition
"Lazy Rabbit Disease"
Franciella tularensis
Transmitted by blood or tick bite
Highly Zoonotic
Term
Tularemia Clinical Signs
Definition
High fever, lymphadenopathy, weight loss, pneumonitis, infected bite wound
Term
Tularemia Treatment
Definition
Antibiotics, fluids
Term
Yersinia Pestis
Definition
Plague
Term
Yersinia Pestis Clinical Signs
Definition
High fever, lymphadenopathy (bulbos), cough, possible pneumonia, sudden death
Term
Yersinia Pestis Treatment
Definition
Kill fleas, tetracycline, doxycycline
Term
Yersinia Pestis Prevention
Definition
Keep cats from hunting in endemic areas
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