Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Yazarlar: Abdülkerim DENİZ

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV),Symptoms,Clinical biochemistry,Hematology

Özet: This study was performed to investigate the clinical findings, some hematological and biochemical findings, and sex and age status in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) seropositive cats. In 37 FIV-seropositive cats, different clinical symptoms were observed (group 1). However, seven of the FIV-seropositive cats showed no clinical symptoms (group 2). The control group was made up of 116 healthy cats. FIV infection was seen more in male cats (78.4%) than in female cats. 62% of the FIV-seropositive cats were over 5 years old. Group 1 of FIV-seropositive cats showed symptoms of stomatitis/gingivitis (21.6%), extreme weight loss (10.8%), chronic infection in the respiration ways (10.8%), anemia (13.5%), swollen lymph nodes (8.1%), tumors (5.4%), disease of eyes (5.4%), anorexia (13.5%), limping (8.1%), uremia (13.5%), diarrhea and vomit (5.4%), dermatitis (5.4%) and cardiomyopathy (5.4%). When the biochemical parameters of group 1 were compared with those of the control group, the enzyme activities of ALT and GLDH, and the concentrations of plasma bilirubin, total protein, urea and potassium were significantly increased (p

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