Objectives: Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) emerges when feline coronaviruses (FCoVs) mutate within their host to a highly virulent biotype and the immune response is not able to control the infection. FCoV spike (S) gene mutations are considered to contribute to the change in virulence by...
Author(s)
Emmler, L.; Felten, S.; Matiasek, K.; Balzer, H. J.; Pantchev, N.; Leutenegger, C.; Hartmann, K.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2020, 22, 8, pp 791-799
Objective: To provide an updated overview of feline orbital neoplasia, to compare diagnostic utility of cytology and histopathology, and to evaluate minimally invasive sampling modalities. Procedures: A medical records search was performed to identify cats with orbital neoplasia. Data were...
Author(s)
Isaza, D.; Robinson, N. A.; Pizzirani, S.; Pumphrey, S. A.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2020, 23, 4, pp 682-689
(1) Background: This study aimed to detect feline coronavirus (FCoV) and characterize spike (S) gene mutation profiles in cats suffering from diseases other than feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) using commercial real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and reevaluating ...
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Jähne, S.; Felten, S.; Bergmann, M.; Erber, K.; Matiasek, K.; Meli, M. L.; Hofmann-Lehmann, R.; Hartmann, K.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Viruses, 2022, 14, 8,
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether hyperinoculation of cats with a feline herpesvirus-1, calicivirus, and panleukopenia virus (FVRCP) vaccine could be used as a model to study interstitial nephritis and to assess humoral and cell-mediated immune responses toward vaccinal α-enolase. ANIMALS: 6 healthy...
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Summers, S. C.; McLeland, S. M.; Hawley, J. R.; Quimby, J. M.; Lappin, M. R.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022, 83, 7,
A 3 years and 3 months old, intact male domestic cat was presented with multiple papules and nodules as well as generalized sclerema. Histopathological analysis of the tissue samples obtained by skin biopsy and necropsy revealed an extensive and aggressive proliferation of spindle cells not only in ...
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Hase, K.; Hase, I.; Shimoyama, Y.; Nishifuji, K.
Publisher
Japanese Society of Veterinary Dermatology, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Japanese Journal of Veterinary Dermatology, 2020, 26, 2, pp 75-78
Objectives: The amino acid substitutions M1058 L and S1060A in the spike protein of feline coronavirus (FCoV) have been postulated to be responsible for the development of the pathogenic feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), which causes feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). The aim of the...
Author(s)
Sangl, L.; Matiasek, K.; Felten, S.; Gründl, S.; Bergmann, M.; Balzer, H. J.; Pantchev, N.; Leutenegger, C. M.; Hartmann, K.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2019, 21, 2, pp 133-142
Felis catus gammaherpesvirus-1 (FcaGHV-1) is a newly discovered feline virus, and its effects on the health of cats are not certainly known. Known feline viruses play a huge role in ocular disorders in domestic and wild cats. Also, emerging viruses may be responsible for ophthalmic diseases of ...
Author(s)
Koç, B. T.; Bircan, M.
Publisher
Ankara Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi Dekanlig, Ankara, Turkey
Citation
Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2020, 68, 1, pp 53-59
The present study was carried out in order to determine the relationship between the Feline Gingivitis Stomatitis Complex (CGEF) and the infections caused by the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and the feline leukemia virus (FeLV). For this purpose 22 animals of the feline species were used,...
Author(s)
González, R.; Britez, V. C.; Bazán, Y.; Caballero, M.; Maldonado, E.; Bendlin, T.; Alvarenga, E.
Publisher
Departmento de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad Nacional Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Citation
Compendio de Ciencias Veterinarias, 2022, 12, 1, pp 20-25
The most common pancreatic diseases in cats are pancreatitis and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Non-invasive methods, such as serological quantification of feline pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (fPLI), are often used in the diagnosis of pancreatitis. Previous studies have compared...
Author(s)
Törner, K.; Staudacher, M.; Tress, U.; Weber, C. N.; Stadler, C.; Grassinger, J. M.; Müller, E.; Aupperle-Lellbach, H.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2020, 174, pp 63-72
Objective: To evaluate the benefit of iris biopsy in cats with iris hyperpigmentation to differentiate melanosis from early feline diffuse iris melanoma (FDIM). Methods: The medical records of cats with unilateral iris hyperpigmentation that had undergone iris biopsy between February 2013 and...
Author(s)
Featherstone, H. J.; Scurrell, E. J.; Rhodes, M.; Lacerda, R. P. de
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2020, 23, 2, pp 269-276