This study was performed to evaluate serum homocysteine and nitric oxide levels in cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis and present biochemical and clinicopathological alterations related to the disease. The material of this study consisted of 30 Turkish Van Cats of different ages and genders...
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Özbek, M.; Özkan, C.; Kaya, A.; Yildirim, S.; Kozat, S.; Akgül, Y.
Publisher
Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, Athens, Greece
Citation
Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 2022, 73, 3, pp 4379-4388
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a highly fatal multi-systemic disease of wild and domesticated Felidae which is developed as a mutant type for the harmless feline enteric coronavirus (FeCoV). In Egypt, there is neither documented data about feline infectious peritonitis nor feline enteric...
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Anwer, A. Z.; Mousa, M. R.; Halium, M. A.; Abouelela, Y. S.; Elsaid, H. M.
Publisher
Faculty of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra, Nigeria
Citation
International Journal of Veterinary Science, 2022, 11, 2, pp 159-167
Background: Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal immune-mediated disease in cat, caused by mutated feline coronavirus (FCoV). Due to its difficulties in diagnosis, FIP is sometimes underdiagnosed. Therefore, several laboratory procedures were performed to gain high index suspicion of FIP. ...
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Wasissa, M.; Lestari, F. B.; Salasia, S. I. O.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Heliyon, 2021, 7, 6,
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...
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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
Background: Cats with neurologic feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) are difficult to diagnose. Aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of detecting feline coronavirus (FCoV) RNA and spike (S) gene mutations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Methods: The study included 30 cats with...
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Felten, S.; Matiasek, K.; Leutenegger, C. M.; Sangl, L.; Herre, S.; Dörfelt, S.; Fischer, A.; Hartmann, K.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Viruses, 2021, 13, 2,
This issue presents 19 papers that focused on the exciting changes in Feline Medicine. Topics includes: understanding the nutritional needs of healthy cats and those with diet-sensitive conditions; assessing nutritional requirements and current intake; feeding cats for optimal mental and behavioral ...
Publisher
Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Veterinary Clinics of North America, Small Animal Practice, 2020, 50, 5, pp 905-1181
Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is an enveloped single-stranded RNA virus, affecting wild and domestic cats. Feline infectious peritonitis viruses (FIPV) variants of FCoV cause fatal peritonitis affecting approximately 5% of FCoV infected animals. The present study aimed to detect and isolate the feline ...
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Ibrahim, O. M.; Allawe, A. B.; Kadhim, H. A.
Publisher
Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
Citation
Archives of Razi Institute, 2022, 77, 5, pp 1709-1714
Case series summary: This case series describes three shelter-housed cats concurrently diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). The cats were from a cohort of seven surrendered from the site of a house fire. The three cats presented with mild upper respiratory signs. Within 10 days they...
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Healey, E. A.; Andre, N. M.; Miller, A. D.; Whitaker, G. R.; Berliner, E. A.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2022, 8, 1,
As previously demonstrated by our research group, the oral multicomponent drug Xraphconn® containing GS-441524 was effective at curing otherwise fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) in 18 feline coronavirus (FCoV)-infected cats. The aims of the current study were to investigate, using samples...
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Meli, M. L.; Spiri, A. M.; Zwicklbauer, K.; Krentz, D.; Felten, S.; Bergmann, M.; Dorsch, R.; Matiasek, K.; Alberer, M.; Kolberg, L.; Both, U. von; Hartmann, K.; Hofmann-Lehmann, R.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Viruses, 2022, 14, 5,
Background: The role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in a feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) infection is not completely understood. Objectives: This study examined the expression of TLR3, TLR7, TLR9, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interferon (IFN)-β, and interleukin (IL)-10 upon an...
Author(s)
Megat Hamzah Megat Mazhar Khair; Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah; Abdul Rahman Omar; Farina Mustaffa-Kamal
Publisher
Korean Society of Veterinary Science, Seoul, Korea Republic
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Science, 2022, 23, 2,