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...

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...

three known feline hemoplasmas are mycoplsama haemofelis, ‘candidatus mycoplasma haemominutum’ and ‘candidatus mycoplasma turicensis’. they are described as cause of feline infectious anemia in domestic and wild felids. other blood parasites or blood-related pathogens like concurrent retroviral infections may deteriorate the clinical condition and severity of anemia. the aims of this study were...

Twenty-one free-ranging Central Kalahari lions (Panthera leo) exhibited a high prevalence rate of feline herpesvirus (100%) and feline immunodeficiency virus (71.4%). Canine distemper virus and feline calicivirus occurred with a low prevalence. All individuals tested negative for feline coronavirus, feline parvovirus, feline leukemia virus, Ehrlichia canis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

the purpose of this study was to investigate magnetic resonance imaging (mri) of the normal feline eyeand optic nerves using t1-weighted and t2-weighted images. a total of 6 healthy female domestic short haircats age 2-2.5 years and weighing 3.2 ± 0.4 kg were selected. magnetic resonance imaging data werecollected using gemsow (philips) at a magnetic field strength of 1.5 t. dorsal, sagittal, a...

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feline leukemia virus is a retrovirus of domestic cats that occurs throughout the world. persistent infection in the animals and persistently infected cats are at risk for developing of fatal diseases such as: lymphoma, leukemia, haematopoietic malignancies and anemia. in this study as the first time in iran the serologic prevalence of feline leukemia virus was determined with commercial elisa ...

The main feature of feline coronavirus infection is its manifestation in the form peritonitis. Feline infectious peritonitis a highly lethal disease that lacks primary prevention and therapy. Therefore, an epizootic problem near future. In our review, we demonstrate current clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic interventions for peritonitis, as well hypotheses origin.

the present study was performed to determine the prevalence of fiv in stray cat's population of ahvaz different area. serum samples were collected from 90 cats from 2005 to 2007. the studied cats were divided into two age groups (3 years) and based on clinical signs (such as lymphadenopathy, periodontal diseases, gingivitis, abscess and cashecsi) into two groups also. the results were analyzed ...

The most important infectious diseases affecting cats are feline panleukopenia, feline viral respiratory diseases, feline infectious peritonitis, and the feline leukemia virus disease complex. Other infectious diseases affect cats, but do not occur as frequently. Feline Panleukopenia also is variously termed feline infectious enteritis, or cat distemper. It is caused by a parvovirus (DNA virus)...