1. Cat Disease
Fall 2007

2. Feline Panleukopenia
Cat Distemper
Cause: Parvovirus or DNA virus
Affects young cats less than 16 weeks of age (75% death rate)
Spread: Direct contact with infected cats, food, water, bedding, or litter

3. Feline Panleukopenia
Symptoms: Depression, loss of appetite, lethargy, fever, dehydration, vomiting
Can cause fetus to be stillborn, brain damage or death.
Treatment: Fluids, nutrients, antibiotics
Prevention: Vaccinate

5. Herpes virus and Calicivirus
Herpes: DNA virus
Calicivirus: RNA virus
Both respiratory diseases
Transmission: Discharge from mouth, nose, and eyes. Direct contact between animals.

6. Herpes virus and Calicivirus
Cat can be a carrier without showing signs of the disease.
Symptoms: Depression, sneezing, coughing, and fever

7. Ulcers in the mouth can occur in both diseases
Ulcers of the cornea in herpes virus
Prevention: Vaccinate

9. Rhinotracheitis
Cause: Herpes virus in respiratory system
Symptoms: Sneezing and nasal discharge.
Prevention: Vaccinate kittens at 8 and 12 weeks old with annual boosters.

11. Peritonitis
Cause: Cornenavirus
Transmission: Direct contact of cats
Symptoms: May not show any, but can be a carrier.

12. Peritonitis
2 forms
Fluid in abdomen and chest
Fever, depression, loss of appetite, weight loss and organ failure

13. Peritonitis
Death occurs
Other form
Specific organ failure
Symptoms: Lesions on the cat’s eye
Prevention: Vaccinate

14. Leukemia
Cause: RNA virus
Transmission: Urine, feces, respiratory secretion and salivary gland secretion
Symptoms: Fever, loss of appetite, depression, and enlargement of lymph nodes
Difficult to recognize

15. Leukemia
Kittens usually die due to the accumulation of puss in the chest or intestinal or blood infections.
Prevention: Vaccinate
30% of all diseases stem from this virus

16. Enteric Corona virus Affects kittens between 4-12 weeks old
Transmission: Ingestion of feces
Cause: Epithelial cells in Small Intestine
Symptoms: Fever, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration or blood in feces
Prevention: Vaccinate

17. Pneumonitis
Cause: Chlamydia psittaci
Symptoms: Runny nose and eyes
Prevention: Colostrum and annual vaccinations

19. Rabies
Cause: Viral Disease
Symptoms: Eating objects and abnormal behavior
Transmission: Saliva from infected animal
Prevention: Vaccinations at 12 and 18 weeks with boosters every three years

20. Urologic Syndrome
Urinary tract issue
Cause: Improper diet, reduced water intake, or a virus
Symptoms: Blockage of urethra, uremic poisoning, and death

21. Urologic Syndrome
Lack of water or diets high in magnesium and phosphorus-Salts form stones
Stones block urethra and cause poisoning

22. Entropion
Cause: Eye sinks into socket or eyelid spasm due to discomfort
Turning of eyelid causes hair to come in contact with cornea
Symptoms: Watering of eyes, conjunctivitis (inflammation of membrane lining the eyelid) and keratitis (inflammation of cornea)

24. Wet Eyes
Cause: Blockage or tear duct or excessive tear production
Symptoms: Blockage of the nasal cavity causing overflow into eyes
Treatment: Keep eyes clean

26. Toxoplasmosis
Cause: Parasite
Transmission: Raw meat or feces
Symptoms: Jaundice, fever, enlarged lymph noides, anemia, difficulty breathing, eye inflammation and intestinal disease

27. Toxoplasmosis
Humans become infected by handling of the litter box
Pregnant women should avoid the box to avoid risk to the fetus.
Change litter box daily

29. Hookworms
Cause: Larvae ingested through water or feces
Blood sucking parasite in small intestine
Symptoms: Anemia, white gums and dark feces

30. Hookworms

31. Ascarids
Cause: Ingesting feces from infected animals
Kittens can get larvae through milk
Symptoms: Pot-bellied look

32. Tapeworms
Cause: Fleas, mice or rats serve as intermediate hosts
Prevention: Eliminate fleas and consumption of mice and rats
Treatment: Dewormer

33. Tapeworm

34. Lice
Not common in cats
Found around head
Treatment: Pesticides at two week intervals

35. Lice

36. Mites
Cause: Parasite
Symptoms: Hair loss, reddening and crusting of neck, ears and head
Treatment: See vet

37. Mites

38. Scabies
Mange
Spread to humans and dogs
Symptoms: Missing hair, thickening of skin
Treatment: Parasidiicidal rinses

40. Mites
Use meds. for cats not dogs
Cats lick fur and will ingest powder