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What are the core vaccines for felines?
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-herpesvirus
-caliciviurs -panleukopenia -rabies |
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What are the non-core vaccines for felines?
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-FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus)
-FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency virus) -FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis |
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What is the purpose of having core and non-core vaccines?
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-Core vaccines are recommended for all cats where-as non-core vaccines are optional. This lowers the incidence of vaccine associated fibrosarcomas which are +/- 30% fatal.
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What is the etiology of feline respiratory disease (4)?
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-Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus (FRV), feline herpesvirus
-Feline Calicivirus (FCV) -Chlamydia psittaci -mycoplasma spp. |
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What are four pathogenesis traits?
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-feline herpesvirus and calicivirus account for about 80% of respiratory disease
-shed in ovular, nasal, and pharyngeal secretions -direct contact, fomites -carrier states |
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What are two carrier states of feline respiratory disease?
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-both FRV and FCV have persistently infected carriers/shedders that maintain infection in groups of cats
-theswe shedders may or may not be clinically ill |
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What are 7 clinical signs of FRV?
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-begins with intermittent sneezing that becomes paroxysmal
-fever -depression -anorexia -ocular and nasal discharge -oral ulcers -hypersalivation |
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What are the clinical signs of FCV (5)?
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*Signs generally more variable and less severe:
-lethargy -anorexia -fever -hyperpnea -oral lesions |
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What therapy is given to prevent feline respiratoy disease?
How can this be prevented? |
-supportive
-antibiotics (tetracycline and amoxacillin) +vaccination +kennel management |
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How can you diagnose feline respiratory disease?
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-history and physical exam
-virus isolation -serology |
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What are two types of feline viral neoplasia?
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-FeLV
-FIV |
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What is the etiology of feline leukemia virus ?
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-retrovirus
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What are 5 ways of pathogenesis in FeLV?
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-most prevalent cause of severe illness and death in cats
-transmission primarily via saliva and respiratory secretions -continuous viral shedding by viremic cats -virus dies in 24 hours in environment -easily killed by heat, drying, soaps, and disinfectants -virus goes to bone marrow to infect hematopoeitic precursor cells |
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What are three general signs of FeLV?
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-neoplastic disease
-bone marrow suppression syndromes -immunosuppression |
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-How can you diagnose FeLV?
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-clinical signs
-laboratory using immunofluorescence, virus isolation, in-house testing |
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How do you treat a can with FeLV?
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-chemotherapy which has only a 5 month remission span
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How can you prevent FeLV?
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-vaccinate in negative cats only
*vaccine may not be completely effective |
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What is the persentage rate of contraction of FeLV?
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-10-15% chance if exposed to a FeLV+ cat for more than several months
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What is the etiology of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)?
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-retrovirus
-subgroup lentivirus (human HIV) |
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-What are 4 pathogenesis keys?
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-transmission primarily from the bite of an infected cat
-possible sexual transmission -transmission to nursing kittens -causes T cell supression; decreased macrophage activity |
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What are the two stages of cinical signs for FIV?
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-initial acute stage
-latent stage |
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What happens during the initial acute stage of FIV(3)?
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-fever
-malaise -general lymphadenopathy |
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What occurs during the latent stage of FIV(10)?
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-fever
-anemia -weight loss -diarrhea -chronic upper respiratory disease -chronic conjunctivitis -dementia -behavioral changes -psychotic behavior -seizures |
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What are 4 ways to diagnose FIV?
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-serology
-virus isolation -pathology -in house test (combined with FeLV test) |
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What therapy can be given for FIV?
How can it be prevented? |
-no listed therapy
-spay/neuter and vaccine will hopefully work |
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What is the etiology of Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)?
*Remember Crickets Scare! |
-coronavirus
-unstable and short lived outside host |
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What are three pathogenesis of FIP?
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-infection via ingestion/inhalation (must be close however)
-spread to organs via blood stream -deposition of Ag/Ab complexes damages blood vessels (allows fluid to leak out into tissues) |
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What are five clinical signs of FIP?
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-seen primarily in young cats (3-4years typically)
-acute or gradual onset -wet/effusive form -dry/non-effusive form -almost always fatal! |
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What occurs in the wet form of FIP?
+How about dry form? |
-accumulation of fluid mostly in abdominal cavity
-death in 5-7 weeks +insidiuous onset of weight loss, depression, anemia, fever |
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How can you diagnose FIP?
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-clinical signs
-evaluation of effusive fluid -serology -necropsy |
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What therapy can be given for FIP cats?
How can it be prevented? |
-no therapy, invariably fatal
-no vaccine available |
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What is the etiology of Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV)?
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-"Feline Distemper"
-parvovirus |
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What are 4 pathogenesis items of FVP?
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-virus can survive up to one year out of host, fomites
-very resistant and extremely stable -transmission via direct contact with infected cats or secretions -virus requires rapidly multiplying cells for successful infection |
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Which secretions carry FPV?
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-all secretions
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Where can you find rapidly multiplying cells for FVP to attack?
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-intestines
-bone marrow -lymphoid organs |
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What are the clinical signs of FPV?
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-most common are subclinical due to appropriate immune response
-severe illness in young unvaccinated kittens (3-5 months) -fever (104-107), depression, anorexia, vomiting, dehydration, abdominal pain, weakness, semi-coma *cats surviving longer than 5 days typically recover over several weeks |
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How can you diagnose FPV?
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-history
-clinical signs -laboratory using serology and virus isolation |
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What therapy is given for FPV?
Prevention? |
-supportive care (fluids, anti-emetics, vitamins, +/- antibiotics)
+vaccination +recovery from natural infection probably confers lifelong immunity |
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When do you test for FeLV?
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-8 weeks of age
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What causes death in healthy FeLV + cats?
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-anemia, infection, tumors
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