Feline Panleukopenia Virus in Duhok, Iraq: Clinical, Hematologoical and Serum Biochemistry Changes in Clinically and Subclinically Infected Cats

Qaes Alsarhan; Merna Dishow; Assel Anwer Al-Naqshabendy

Feline Panleukopenia Virus in Duhok, Iraq: Clinical, Hematologoical and Serum Biochemistry Changes in Clinically and Subclinically Infected Cats

2024

Qaes Alsarhan | Merna Dishow | Assel Anwer Al-Naqshabendy

This study aimed to record the clinical manifestations of the cats infected with FPV, and to evaluate the hemato-biochemical parameters alterations in clinically and subclinically infected cats. A total of 70 cats out of 100 cats were positive for FPV using conventional polymerase chain reaction technique. Further 15 clinically healthy cats that were negative for the laboratory tests served as control group. Careful clinical examination for all cats and blood samples were collected from all cats for hematological examination and estimation of some serum biochemistry parameters. Results showed that the prevalence of FPV was 76.1% and 57.6% in clinically and subclinically infected cats, respectively. Clinically infected cats were suffering from fever, anorexia, depression, congestion or pale and/or icteric mucous membranes, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and different degrees of dehydration. Also, oro-nasal and ocular lesions with nervous signs in some cats. A significantly increased of body temperature, respiratory rate and heart rate in clinically infected cats compared to the control group. The hemogram of the clinically infected cats showed significant decrease in TECs, HB, PCV, PLTs, MCH, and MCHC with significant increase in MCV reflecting the macrocytic hypochromic anemia, along with significant decrease in TLCs in clinically infected cats compared to the control group. Serum biochemistry analysis revealed a significant decrease in TP, while there was a significant increase in AST, ALT, TB, creatinine, and urea in clinically infected cats compared to the control group. Furthermore, no significant changes in the hemato-biochemical parameters between the subclinically infected cats and the control group.

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