Complexo respiratório felino e principais agentes infecciosos: revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

The increase in the population of felines as companion animals associated with the greater frequency of veterinary care contributes to an increase in diagnosis and, consequently, the perception of various diseases in the species. One of the most common and easily transmitted diseases, both directly and indirectly, is the feline respiratory complex (CRF). This pathology affects the conductive portion and the respiratory portion, and can cause clinical manifestations such as mucopurulent nasal secretion, ocular secretion, dyspnea, sneezing, cough, conjunctivitis, anorexia and weight loss. CRF is a multifactorial infectious process, composed of four types of etiological agents, among two of which are viruses, Feline Herpesvirus type 1 (FeHV-1) and Feline Calicivirus (FCV), and two are bacteria, Chlamydophila felis and Bordetella bronchiseptica. The diagnosis is concluded from the manifestations of the symptoms presented by the patient, and specific tests may also be used, such as histopathology, serology and PCR. The prognosis is considered good in relation to the animal's life, however, in relation to the cure, it is bad, as there is no cure. Once the animal becomes a carrier of the disease, it can transmit it to other susceptible felines around it. The treatment It depends on the clinical condition of each animal and the most recommended preventive method is vaccination. Without control, CRF has an occurrence of 63.16% of the feline population, thus determining one of the most common diseases in domestic cats and its main infectious agents.