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Survival of a cat with pneumonia due to cowpox virus and feline herpesvirus infection
Author(s) -
Johnson M. S.,
Martin M.,
Stone B.,
Hetzel U.,
Kipar A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00784.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cowpox virus , pneumonia , virology , cowpox , cats , respiratory tract , virus , poxviridae , respiratory system , vaccinia , biology , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
Cowpox virus infection in cats is rare and usually leads to cutaneous lesions alone. Pulmonary infection and pneumonia have been documented occasionally but all such cases described to date have been fatal. Although usually affecting the upper respiratory tract, feline herpesvirus can also induce pneumonia. The present report describes the case of a cat that recovered from a pneumonia in which both poxvirus and feline herpesvirus were demonstrated.