Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Kitten with severe eye and breathing infection from two germs
By Neto, Rachel T et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2015·Veterinary Medicine and Agronomy College, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Coinfection with Clostridium piliforme and Felid herpesvirus 1 in a kitten.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-month-old Domestic Shorthair kitten was found to have severe breathing problems and diarrhea, and sadly, it was the third kitten from the same litter to die within a month. The kitten had serious infections in its respiratory system caused by Felid herpesvirus 1, along with intestinal issues linked to Clostridium piliforme, which is known to cause Tyzzer's disease. Both infections contributed to the kitten's health decline. Unfortunately, the outcome was not positive, as the kitten did not survive.
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Abstract
A 1-month-old Domestic Shorthair kitten was submitted for autopsy, with a history of upper respiratory tract infection and diarrhea. This was the third kitten from the same litter that had died with similar clinical findings within a period of 1 month. Severe conjunctivitis, rhinitis, tracheitis, and bronchointerstitial pneumonia were present, together with lymphohistiocytic colitis. Respiratory lesions were caused by infection with Felid herpesvirus 1. Colonic lesions were associated with the presence of long filamentous bacteria, identified as Clostridium piliforme, in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. Our report describes a case of concurrent C. piliforme infection (Tyzzer's disease) and feline rhinotracheitis in a kitten.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26179103/