Feline respiratory disease of multiple aetiology

Authors: Stevenson BJ, Burgess GW
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 26, Issue 10, pp 257, Oct 1978
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Viral, Respiratory system, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Parasites - internal, Pathology
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: A number of cats in an experimental colony showed signs of respiratory disease. One 4-month-old animal died after showing dyspnoea and was necropsied approximately 12 hours after death. Pale grey consolidation of the ventral two-thirds of both lungs was observed. Within the consolidated areas there were grey foci ranging from 1 mm to 2 cm in diameter. There was a purulent exudate in the trachea and primary bronchi, and the bronchial lymph nodes were enlarged. Microbiological findings are discussed.

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