Feline Infectious diseases

Question 1

What would you expect to find on a CBC of a patient positive for feline panleukopenia?

Answer 1

Moderate to severe leukopenia.

Question 2

Feline viral rhinotracheitis is also known as?

Answer 2

Feline Herpesvirus

Question 3

Which feline upper respiratory virus causes corneal ulcers?

Answer 3

Feline viral rhinotracheitis.

Question 4

Ascites and plural effusion are seen with which form of feline infectious peritonitis?

Answer 4

Wet form

Question 5

Which feline upper respiratory virus causes ulcerative stomatitis?

Answer 5

Feline calicivirus

Question 6

What does IFA stand for and what does it test for?

Answer 6

Immunofluorescent antibody

Antibodies

Question 7

What two ways is feline leukemia transmitted?

Answer 7

Vertical- Queen transmits to neonates through utero and milk

Horizontal- Intimate contact such as grooming, sharing food and water bowls

Question 8

What does the outcome of feline leukemia depend on?

Answer 8

Age, immune competence, concurrent disease, viral strain, duration of exposure

Question 9

How is feline panleukopenia transmitted?

Answer 9

Direct contact

Contaminated environment

Question 10

What type of sample is used for an FeLV/FIV snap test and which tests for antibody and which tests for antigen?

Answer 10

Blood sample
FeLV- antigen
FIV- antibody

Question 11

How long do oral ulcers last in patients with feline calicivirus?

Answer 11

7-10 days

Question 12

At what age do we give the first Feline leukemia vaccine?

Answer 12

8 weeks of age

Question 13

Cats should not be tested for FIV until what age and why?

Answer 13

6 months of age due to the presence of maternal antibodies

Question 14

What does FCV stand for?

Answer 14

Feline Calicivirus

Question 15

What does FVR stand for?

Answer 15

Feline viral rhinotracheitis

Question 16

What does FECV stand for and what does it cause in patients?

Answer 16

Feline Enteric Coronavirus- mutates to FIP within some infected cats

Question 17

What feline infectious disease can you diagnose on a canine parvo snap test?

Answer 17

Panleukopenia

Question 18

What are the three types of infections that can occur with feline leukemia?

Answer 18

Regressive
Progressive
Active

Question 19

How is corona virus shed?

Answer 19

Through the stool

Question 20

Feline leukemia is what type of virus?

Answer 20

Retrovirus

Question 21

Why would an ELISA snap test not be a definitive diagnosis for feline infectious peritonitis?

Answer 21

It cannot distinguish between the various strains of feline corona virus

Question 22

What are the core vaccines for cats and what are the optional vaccines?

Answer 22

Core: FVRCP
Noncore: FIP, FeLV

Question 23

What does neoplastic and non-neoplastic mean?

Answer 23

Neoplastic- tumor growth

Non-neoplastic- no tumor growth

Question 24

When would we perform abdominal radiographs on a cat positive for feline leukemia?

Answer 24

If masses are palpated

Question 25

What would you expect the CBC to reveal on a cat positive for feline leukemia?

Answer 25

Nonregenerative anemia

Question 26

What does the treatment for feline leukemia consist of and is there a cure for it?

Answer 26

There is no cure | Treatment involves supportive care and immunomodulating drugs

Question 27

Feline infectious peritonitis has a mortality rate of?

Answer 27

95%

Question 28

What are the two forms of feline infectious peritonitis?

Answer 28

Wet | Dry

Question 29

Please explain an active infection of feline leukemia.

Answer 29

Expresses clinical signs

Question 30

Morbidity is _____ and mortality is ______ in patients with feline viral rhinotracheitis and feline calicivirus.

Answer 30

High | Low

Question 31

Feline leukemia positive cats should be retested how many months after the initial tests and why?

Answer 31

3-4 months after to see if results are still positive

Question 32

What is the life expectancy of a cat positive for feline leukemia?

Answer 32

Approximately 2 years

Question 33

What is the most common neoplastic disease seen in cats with feline leukemia and what area of the body do the tumors occur?

Answer 33

Leukopenia | Thymus tumors

Question 34

If a cat has been vaccinated for FIV, what would be the results of the FeLV/FIV snap test and why?

Answer 34

Positive due to the antibodies

Question 35

Feline infectious peritonitis mutates from what virus?

Answer 35

Corona virus

Question 36

If a cat has FIP, what might you see on a CBC/SERUM chemistry?

Answer 36

Decreased protein in the blood

Question 37

FIV is acquired through what type of transmission and what type of cats are more at risk?

Answer 37

Horizontal transmission | Adult male, intake cats are more at risk

Question 38

What are 5 clinical signs seen in FIV positive cats?

Answer 38

``` Gingivitis, stomatitis Pale mm Chronic URI Cachexia Chronic, unresponsive skin/ear infections ```

Question 39

What does FIV stand for and what is it also known as?

Answer 39

Feline Immunodeficiency virus and it is also known has Feline aids

Question 40

How is feline viral rhinotracheitis transmitted?

Answer 40

Aerosolized | Direct contact

Question 41

What three bacteria are associated with feline upper respiratory complex?

Answer 41

Chlamydophila felis Bordetella Mycoplasma

Question 42

What is FIP stand for?

Answer 42

Feline infectious peritonitis

Question 43

The feline upper respiratory is associated with which two viruses?

Answer 43

Feline viral rhinotracheitis | Feline calicivirus

Question 44

What would ou epect the CBC to reveal on an FIV positive cat?

Answer 44

Nonregenerative anemia | Lymphopenia

Question 45

What does FeLV stand for, is there a vaccine and is there a booster for it?

Answer 45

Feline leukemia virus | Yes and boosted one time 3-4 weeks later

Question 46

Feline panleukopenia causes destruction of cells within which parts of the body?

Answer 46

Cerebellum

Question 47

Which feline upper respiratory is resistant to most disinfectants and stays in the environment for several days?

Answer 47

Feline calicivirus

Question 48

Some cats with FIV could be asymptomatic for how many years?

Answer 48

10+ years

Question 49

Please explain a progressive infection with feline leukemia?

Answer 49

No clinical signs, unable to have an immune response, persistently viremic

Question 50

Why would you need to do full mouth extractions on a cat positive for FIV?

Answer 50

Chronic stomatitis | Gingivitis

Question 51

What type of virus is FIV?

Answer 51

Lentivirus associated with immunodeficiency

Question 52

What is cerebellar hypoplasia and what causes it?

Answer 52

Cerebellum is smaller due to cell destruction in the brain | Feline panleukopenia

Question 53

Which feline upper respiratory virus is not active in the environment and is easily killed by disinfectants?

Answer 53

Feline viral rhinotracheitis

Question 54

If a cat has FIP, what might you see on an abdominal radiographs?

Answer 54

You wouldn't be able to see and organs

Question 55

Cerebellar hypoplasia is associated with what feline infectious disease?

Answer 55

Panleukopenia

Question 56

Feline leukemia is associated with both ____ and ____disease

Answer 56

Neoplastic | Non-neoplastic

Question 57

Feline panleukopenia is also known as?

Answer 57

Feline parvovirus | Feline distemper

Question 58

Please explain a regressive infection of feline leukemia?

Answer 58

Being exposed and contracting FeLV. Have an immune response, clear the virus and are resistant to future infections of the virus

Question 59

When running a FeLV/FIV test, how many drops of blood do you need and how many drops of solutions do you need?

Answer 59

3 drops blood | 4 drops solution

Question 60

FVRCP is a core vaccine for felines, what does this acronym stand for?

Answer 60

Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis Calicipanleukopenia