An Important Feline Pathogen: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)

An Important Feline Pathogen: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)   Maigan Espinili Maruquin   It was on 1986 when immunodeficiency- like syndrome in a cat was discovered and was described to be of important model to study human AIDS (Pedersen, Ho et al. 1987). According to Harbour, D.A. et al. (2004), infected cats showed a variety […]

Canine babesiosis

Canine babesiosis   Robert Lo, Ph.D, D.V.M   Canine babesiosis occurs worldwide and results from infections with a variety of Babesia spp., tick-borne hemoprotozoa. The disease was first described in cattle with hemolytic anemia in 1888 by a Rommanian bacteriologist, Victor Babes (Babes, 1888). Babesiosis is one of the most important tick-borne infectious diseases of […]

Feline corona virus (FCoV) and Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)

Feline corona virus (FCoV) and Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)   Andy Pachikerl, Ph.D   Introduction: Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is a widely known positive-stranded RNA virus is infecting many cats worldwide (Satoshi, Takehisa and Motonobu 2012). This virus belongs to the species Alphacoronavirus 1 of the genus Alphacoronavirus from within the virus family Coronaviridae (Antoniw and Adams […]

Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia   LIN, WEN-YANG (WESLEY), Ph.D   Giardia lamblia (=G. intestinalis, =G. duodenalis) also called Giardia duodenalis, Giardia intestinalis and pear-shaped flagellate is a common and well-known anaerobic flagellated protozoan parasites colonize in human (or in canine) small intestines and cause diarrhea, stomach pain etc. Its character of parasitic zoonoses make them also infecting other […]

Breed-related disease: Himalayan

John K. Rosembert The Himalayan cat is a medium-sized cat very similar in appearance to the Persian cat but distinguished by the points on the cats’ extremities (the facial mask, feet, ears, and tail) which results in a Persian-type cat with the coloring and deep blue eyes of the Siamese-patterned cat. The ideal Himalayan is […]

Breed-related disease: Siberian Husky

John K. Rosembert   The Siberian Husky is a medium-sized working dog breed with a thick coat that comes in a multitude of colors and markings. Their blue or multi-colored eyes and striking facial masks only add to the appeal of this breed, which originated in Siberia. It is a breed that combines power, speed, […]

Breed-related disease: Siamese cat

John K. Rosembert Siamese, popular short-haired breed of domestic cat originally from Thailand, a country whose official name was Siam until 1939. The Siamese is a lithe long-bodied cat with slim legs and a long slim tail. It has a long wedge-shaped head and blue eyes. They have a distinctive “pointed” coat: a light-colored background […]

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV): A Constant Threat to Our Cat Companion

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV): A Constant Threat to Our Cat Companion   Maigan Espinili Maruquin   It was believed that the Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is the one responsible in most disease- related deaths in cats. It was Jarrett, et al., 1964 who first identified FeLV as a causative agent of the viral infection […]