ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2013
Descriptive epidemiology of upper respiratory disease and associated risk factors in cats in an animal shelter in coastal western Canada.
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- In vitro antiviral efficacy of amenamevir against feline herpesvirus 1.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2025Article
- Variation in urine output from shelter cats is explained by shelter location, not kennel size.PloS one · 2025Article
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- A Scoping Review of the Evidence on Prevalence of Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Associated Risk Factors.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Cellular and humoral immune responses in cats vaccinated with feline herpesvirus 1 modified live virus vaccine.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Clinicopathological and Radiological Features of Cats Presented with Infectious Respiratory Disease Signs: A Focus onMicroorganisms · 2023Article
- Outbreak management of multidrug-resistantJournal of feline medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Epidemiological Investigation of Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Encourages a Geographically Specific FCV Vaccine.Veterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Animal sheltering: A scoping literature review grounded in institutional ethnography.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2023Article
- The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech Republic.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- A 5-year retrospective study of canine and feline patients referred to an isolation unit for infectious diseases.Veterinary record open · 2021Article
- Diagnostic Ophthalmology.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2021Article
- Feline conjunctival microbiota in a shelter: effects of time, upper respiratory disease and famciclovir administration.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2021Article
- Changes in Health Indicators of Welfare in Group-Housed Shelter Cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- The Effects of Frequency and Duration of Handling on the Development of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections in a Shelter Setting.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Prevalence of feline herpesvirus-1, feline calicivirus,Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire · 2020Article
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Abstract
We examined 250 cats at an animal shelter in the coastal temperate region of Canada to determine whether age, source, gender, and sterilization status influenced risk of shedding at intake, transmission of infection, and development of clinical upper respiratory disease (URD). On admission, 28% of the cats were positive for 1 or more infectious agent related to URD; 21% were carriers of Mycoplasma felis and < 3% were carriers of feline calicivirus (FCV), feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1) or Bordetella bronchiseptica. Chlamydophila felis and H1N1 influenza virus were not detected. Carrier status was not affected by source, gender, sterilization status, or age (P > 0.05). Viral and bacterial shedding increased by 9% and 11%, respectively, over 3 sampling times (days 1, 4, and 10). Over 40 days after admission, the cumulative probability of developing URD was 2.2 times greater for stray than owner-surrendered cats (P = 0.02) and 0.5 times as great for neutered cats as for intact cats (P = 0.03). Cats that were shedding at intake were 2.6 times more likely to develop URD than were non-carriers (P < 0.002). Cats with FHV-1 and B. bronchiseptica infections were most at risk compared with non-shedding cats (P < 0.01).
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