Occurrence of infectious diseases in cats from Catarinense Plateau

Authors

  • Giovana Biezus Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Lages, SC, Brasil.
  • Renata Assis Casagrande Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Lages, SC, Brasil.
  • Paulo Eduardo Ferian Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Lages, SC, Brasil.
  • Marília Gabriela Luciani Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Lages, SC, Brasil.
  • Juliana Regina de Souza Veterinária Autônoma, Jaraguá do Sul, SC, Brasil.
  • Suelen Dal Pozo Veterinária Autônoma, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
  • Cristiane Borges Vargas Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Lages, SC, Brasil.
  • Thierry Grima de Cristo Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Lages, SC, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/223811711722018235

Keywords:

FeLV, virus, feline, infectious diseases, Leukemia Virus, Feline

Abstract

Cats are among the most common pets in the world. The close relationship between human beings and cats supports the importance of epidemiologic studies on feline diseases. Therefore, this study showed the occurrence of infectious diseases in cats at the Veterinary Clinics Hospital (HCV) of Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), in Lages (SC, Brazil), as well as identifying the major clinical signs presented in each affection. Hence, 825 medical records were reviewed, from February 2013 to July 2015. Among the reviewed records, 20/285 (2,42%) were diagnosed with infectious diseases. The distribution of infectious diseases was: viral 12/20 (60,00%); bacterial 4/20 (20,00%); fungal 3/20 (15,00%) and caused by protozoa 1/20 (5,00%). Among these infectious diseases, the most diagnosed agent was Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) [12/20 (60,00%)]. The most observed clinical signs were anemia (6/12 [50,00%]), followed by leukemia (4/12 [33,33%]) and lymphoma (2/12 [16,67%]). The study also showed the occurrence of infectious diseases according to some selection standards, for instance, breed, age, sex, outdoor access, inhabiting with other pets and vaccination status. The most affected group of animals were non-vaccinated male cats, which had direct contact with other felines and outdoor access, demonstrating the close relationship between the lack of health care and the occurrence of feline infectious diseases.

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2018-05-09

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BIEZUS, Giovana; CASAGRANDE, Renata Assis; FERIAN, Paulo Eduardo; LUCIANI, Marília Gabriela; SOUZA, Juliana Regina de; POZO, Suelen Dal; VARGAS, Cristiane Borges; CRISTO, Thierry Grima de. Occurrence of infectious diseases in cats from Catarinense Plateau. Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Lages, v. 17, n. 2, p. 235–240, 2018. DOI: 10.5965/223811711722018235. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/8820. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2018)

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Research Article - Science of Animals and Derived Products

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