NAVLE: Feline Top 20 questions and answers verified and updated 2023.

NAVLE: Feline Top 20 questions and answers verified and updated 2023. FeLV [Feline Leukemia Virus] Classic Case - correct answers.-Kitten/young adult -Free roaming, male -ADR -Abdominal/thoracic masses FeLV: Dx - correct answers.-CBC: Leukopenia, neutropenia -Rads: LSA in thorax/abd -Screen = Serum ELISA (antigEn) -Confirm = IFA FeLV: Tx - correct answers.-Antibiotics, fluids -Dec stress -Isolate from FeLV neg cats FeLV: Pearls - correct answers.-Prognosis: Poor/fair -Transmission: Saliva -Vaccinate -IFA pos = PI for life -Tests measure: ANTIGEN FIV [Feline Immunodeficiency Virus] Classic Case - correct answers.-Older cat -Intact male, roaming -Bite wounds -Gingivitis, stomatitis -ADR, fever, anorexia, lethargy FIV: Dx - correct answers.-CBC: [anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia] -Screen = Serum ELISA (false pos if vx) (antIbody) -Confirm = Western blot (false pos if vx) FIV: Tx - correct answers.-Antibiotics, fluids Zidovudine -Dental care FIV: Pearls - correct answers.-Prognosis: Excellent/good (do well for yrs) -If AIDS-like ds = profound neutropenia -Test BEFORE vaccinate -Avoid: Griseofulvin (=neutropenia) -Tests measure: ANTIBODY FIP [Feline Infectious Peritonitis] - correct answers.-Pyogranulomatous inflamm in bv's & tissues b/c immune complex deposition (abdom lumps) -Virulent strains of *feline coronavirus* -Inner surface of cornea inside anterior chamber: keratic ("mutton fat") precipitates (*anterior uveitis*) -*Hyperglobulinemia* (low albumin/globulin ratio) -Neutrophilic leukocytosis -Wet: Immune complex mediated vasculitis: abdominal/pleural effusion -Hydrocephalus -Incurable, give prednisolone -Dx: intestinal biopsy -Prognosis: *Grave* (dry: 1 yr) (wet: months) Rivalta Test - correct answers.-Tests for FIP -Mix acetic acid & distilled water, place effusion sample on top: [Pos = balls up, does NOT dissolve] Hyperthyroidism: Classic Case - correct answers.-Older cat -Weightloss, w/ inc appetite -Vom, diarrhea -Murmur, tachycardia, arrhythmia -Yowl at night -Palpable thyroid nodules Hyperthyroidism: Dx - correct answers.-Screen = Total T4 high -Thyroid scintigraphy -Echo, BP Hyperthyroidism: Tx - correct answers.-Gold std = Iodine 131 (I-131) -Anti thyroid meds: [Methimazole, Felimazole, Tapazole] (not cure, just controls, many side effects) -Thyroidectomy -Diet: restrict iodine