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Feline corneal sequestrum (also known as feline corneal necrosis) [1] is the development of dark areas of dead tissue in the cornea of domestic cats. [2] [3] [4] This disease is painful to the cat, although it develops slowly over a longer period of time. Cats will usually demonstrate teary eye (s), squinting or closing of the eye (s), and ...
The vet tech also got sick. A cluster of rare fungal infections was found in two pet cats and a vet who treated them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday in a report in ...
Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm ( Toxocara canis) and, less frequently, the cat roundworm ( Toxocara cati ). [1] These are the most common intestinal roundworms of dogs, coyotes, wolves and foxes and domestic cats, respectively. [2]
Dermatophytosis. Dermatophytosis, also known as tinea and ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin [2] (a dermatomycosis ), that may affect skin, hair, and nails. [1] Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. [1] Hair loss may occur in the area affected. [1] Symptoms begin four to fourteen days after exposure. [1]
Instead, you should thoroughly clean and disinfect the scratch, either at home or in a doctor’s office, and then keep an eye out for any unusual symptoms. As the CDC notes, "the infected area ...
Feline hyperthyroidism. Feline hypoadrenocorticism. Feline immunodeficiency virus. Feline infectious anemia. Feline infectious peritonitis. Feline leprosy syndrome [6] caused by Mycobacterium lepraemurium. Feline leptospirosis [7] Feline leukemia virus. Feline lower urinary tract disease.
A feline zoonosis is a viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoan, nematode or arthropod infection that can be transmitted to humans from the domesticated cat, Felis catus. Some of these diseases are reemerging and newly emerging infections or infestations caused by zoonotic pathogens transmitted by cats. In some instances, the cat can display ...
Feline picornavirus [1] Feline calicivirus ( FCV) is a virus of the family Caliciviridae that causes disease in cats. It is one of the two important viral causes of respiratory infection in cats, the other being Felid alphaherpesvirus 1. FCV can be isolated from about 50% of cats with upper respiratory infections. [2]