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Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is an infectious disease that most often results from a scratch or bite of a cat. [4] Symptoms typically include a non-painful bump or blister at the site of injury and painful and swollen lymph nodes. [2] People may feel tired, have a headache, or a fever. [2]
Feline viral rhinotracheitis. Feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) is an upper respiratory or pulmonary infection of cats caused by Felid alphaherpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1), of the family Herpesviridae. It is also commonly referred to as feline influenza, feline coryza, and feline pneumonia but, as these terms describe other very distinct collections of ...
Cytauxzoonosis. Cytauxzoon felis is a protozoal organism transmitted to domestic cats by tick bites, and whose natural reservoir host is the bobcat. [2][3][4][5] C. felis has been found in other wild felid species such as the cougar, as well as a white tiger in captivity. [6][7][8] C. felis infection is limited to the family Felidae which means ...
Feline infectious peritonitis. Initial phase: common cold -like symptoms. Later on: ataxia, muscle weakness, dysphagia. End phase: shortness of breath, urinary incontinence, paralysis. Usually fatal without treatment, but with GS-441524 treatment over 80% of treated cats make a full recovery. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a common and ...
Synonyms. 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]
Allergies to cats, a type of animal allergy, are one of the most common allergies experienced by humans.Among the eight known cat allergens, the most prominent allergen is secretoglobin Fel d 1, which is produced in the anal glands, salivary glands, and, mainly, in sebaceous glands of cats, and is ubiquitous in the United States, even in households without cats. [1]
The post Lentigo in Cats: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments appeared first on CatTime. Lentigo in cats is a common dermatological condition characterized by the presence of small, flat, brownish ...
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a Lentivirus that affects cats worldwide, with 2.5% to 4.4% [1] [2] of felines being infected.. FIV was first isolated in 1986, by Niels C Pedersen and Janet K. Yamamoto at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in a colony of cats that had a high prevalence of opportunistic infections and degenerative conditions and was originally called Feline T ...