CLINICO-THERAPEUTIC EVALUATION OF CATS WITH SIGNS SUGGESTIVE OF VIRAL DISEASES IN CHENNAI

M. Naveena; Prabhavathy Harikrishnan; V. Kumar; B. Nishanth; G. Vijayakumar

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v55i3.179346

Authors

M. Naveena M.V.Sc. Scholar, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007
Prabhavathy Harikrishnan Assistant Professor,Department of clinics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007
V. Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Tirunelveli - 627 358.
B. Nishanth Assistant Professor, Directorate of Research, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 051.
G. Vijayakumar Professor and Head, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v55i3.179346

Keywords:

Feline, oral ulcer, vomiting, pyrexia

Abstract

A total of 104 cases were presented with history of inappetence, dullness, vomiting, diarrhoea, oral ulcers, ocular discharge, nasal discharge, pyrexia in the teaching veterinary hospital of Madras veterinary college. With clinical examination and the present symptoms they were tentatively diagnosed as viral diseases of cats. In this study, the proportion of cases with Persian breed (21.15%) was lower than domestic short hair breed (78.8%), male cats revealed higher positivity (55.76%) than female cats (44.2%). Age-wise prevalence was studied with 0-6 months showing higher positivity (42.3%) than other age groups. The proportion of cases was higher in unvaccinated cats (92.3%) and symptoms wise positive proportion of cases like inappetence (41.34), vomiting (34.6), diarrhoea (19.2), ocular and nasal discharge (13.46%), respiratory distress (7.6%), oral ulcer and pyrexia (5.7%), incoordination (3.84) were recorded. All the suspected cats were treated with fluid therapy along with antibiotics and supportive therapy and all the cats recovered without any complications. It was further advised to vaccinate the cats after the recovery period of 15 days due to the presence of antibodies in the circulation.

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