NAVLE FELINE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

FIV:
Dx


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-CBC: [anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia]
-Screen = Serum ELISA (false pos if vx) (antIbody)
-Confirm = Western blot (false pos if vx)




Feline Triaditis


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, 1) Pancreatitis
2) IBD
3) Cholangitis




FIV:
Tx


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-Antibiotics, fluids
Zidovudine
-Dental care




VS-FCV [Virulent Systemic Calicivirus Infection]


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-Upper resp dz
-Facial/limb edema
-Organ failure (pancreatitis)
-Epistaxis
-Icterus




IMHA


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, -Rare in cats
-Usually b/c: [FeLV, Lymphoma, Mycoplasma haemofelis]




Diabetes Mellitus:
Classic Case


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-Overweight/obese
-Older, male neutered or spayed female
-PU/PD/PP
-Plantigrade stance (diabetic neuropathy)
-(If DKA = very ill)




What vitamin do cats need supplemented in their diets


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Vitamin A
(don't have the intestinal enzymes to convert Beta-carotene)




FIV [Feline Immunodeficiency Virus]
Classic Case


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-Older cat
-Intact male, roaming
-Bite wounds