Fibrinous pleuritis associated within a leopard cat ().

Abstract

Leopard cat () is a small wild cat assessed as an endangered wildlife in Korea. There have been very few reports of their diseases. Herein, we describe fibrinous pleuritis caused byinfection with excessive pleural effusion, hydropericardium, mild ascites, and liver fibrosis in a leopard cat.is a commensal microflora in domestic cats and often affects the upper respiratory tract inducing chronic and severe respiratory diseases. However, there is no literature regarding thein leopard cats. Therefore, we first report fibrinous pleuritis associated with aninfection in a leopard cat.