Feline Infectious Peritonitis: ABCD Guidelines on Prevention and Management
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Feline injection-site sarcoma: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management.
OVERVIEW In cats, the most serious of adverse effects following vaccination is the occurrence of invasive sarcomas (mostly fibrosarcomas): so-called 'feline injection-site sarcomas' (FISSs). These develop at sites of previous vaccination or injection. They have characteristics that are distinct from those of fibrosarcomas in other areas and behave more aggressively. The rate of metastasis range...
متن کاملFeline leukaemia. ABCD guidelines on prevention and management.
OVERVIEW Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus that may induce depression of the immune system, anaemia and/or lymphoma. Over the past 25 years, the prevalence of FeLV infection has decreased considerably, thanks both to reliable tests for the identification of viraemic carriers and to effective vaccines. INFECTION Transmission between cats occurs mainly through friendly contacts, but...
متن کاملFeline viral papillomatosis: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management.
OVERVIEW Papillomaviruses are epitheliotropic and cause cutaneous lesions in man and several animal species, including cats. INFECTION Cats most likely become infected through lesions or abrasions of the skin. Species-specific viruses have been detected but human and bovine related sequences have also been found, suggesting cross-species transmission. CLINICAL SIGNS In cats, papillomaviruse...
متن کاملUnderstanding Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Dr. Niels C. Pedersen is Director of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory and Director of the Center for Companion Animal Health at the University of California at Davis. Dr. Pedersen is an international authority on infectious diseases and immunological disorders in small animals and in comparative genetics. His current areas of research focus on infectious diseases of cats and dogs in shelter a...
متن کاملFeline infectious peritonitis.
The article discusses feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), an important disease frequently seen in veterinary practice. FIP causes many problems to the veterinarian as it can be difficult to definitively diagnose the disease, as there is no effective treatment, and as prophylactic interventions are not very successful. Although intense research has created a lot of new knowledge about this dise...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1098-612X,1532-2750
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.05.008