Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) causes a lethal systemic granulomatous disease in wild and domestic cats around the world. Currently, no effective vaccines or drugs have been developed against it. As a member of the genus Alphacoronavirus, FIPV encodes two polyprotein precursors required for genome replication and transcription. Each polyprotein undergoes extensive proteolytic proces...

This review presents some current thoughts regarding the epizootiology of the feline coronaviruses; feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) and feline coronavirus (FEVC), with primary emphasis on the pathogenesis of these viruses in nature. Although the mechanism(s) whereby FIPV causes disease are still incompletely understood, there have been significant contributions to the literature over...

Feline Enfeksiyöz peritonitis (FIP) kedilerde coronavirusların sebep olduğu bir enfeksiyondur. Virusun iki serotipi biyotipi tanımlanmıştır. Dünya çapında baskın olan FCoV-1 dir. FIP tüm dünyadaki görülen enterik coronavirusdaki spesifik mutasyonlarla ortaya çıkar. Kalabalık ortamlarda barındırılan hayvanlarda hastalığın görülme riski artar. Efüziv formun tanısı non efüziv forma göre daha kolay...

A 6-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat with a 3-week history of inappetence, weight loss, and hiding was examined. A palpable abdominal fluid wave, dehydration, and a small tear on the left flank were noted during initial examination. When the cat was gently restrained for blood sampling, the skin on the dorsal neck tore, leaving a 15 cm x 7 cm flap of skin. Clinicopathological abnor...

upper respiratory tract diseases (urtd) are common clinical problem in cats worldwide. feline calicivirus (fcv) and feline herpesvirus type 1 (fhv-1) are the main primary pathogens. feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) and feline leukemia virus (felv) are also among the most common infectious diseases of cats which suppress the immunity. oropharyngeal and conjunctival swabs and blood samples wer...