Peritonitis infecciosa felina.

Abstract

In this work we intend to analyze and study the clinical case of feline a 2-year-old sterilized female, whose the anamnesis is referred to anorexia and apathy since 4 days ago, presents a wound at neck level, dark coloration of urine and it is also referred that she lives with 7 other cats. On clinical examination, the patient showed an enlarged abdomen, icteric oral mucosa, 6% hydration, non-reactive lymph nodes, temperature 37.6°, body condition 4/9, capillary refill time 1 second, respiratory rate 30 rpm, heart rate 200 bpm. The patient underwent a series of tests such as hemogram, blood biochemistry, hemogasometry, uroanalysis, paracentesis, and PCR analysis. With all this information we plan to establish a high possibility that the feline has contracted and presented the pathology of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP). Exhibiting and discussing the management approached by the veterinary hospital and thus obtaining information from third party sources on the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnoses, conventional and new treatments, to finally know the most used at present.