Status of Hemato-biochemical Parameters in Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Affected Cats
Zarka Naseer Khan
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Jasmine Grewal
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Oveas Raffiq Parray
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Rather Izhar Ul Haq
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Shahid Hussain Dar
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Amatul Muhee
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Riyaz Ahmad Bhat
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Raja Aijaz
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Gh. Rasool Bhat
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
Mohd. Iqbal Yatoo *
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandary Shuhama, Srinagar Kashmir, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a serious viral disease of cats that usually results in death. There is derangement of vitals in cats due to FIP including clinical and hemato-biochemical parameters. This study reports same findings in a group of six cats (3 Persian, 2 mixed breed, 1 nondescript) affected with FIP. Cats were diagnosed on clinical signs, FIP rapid test, Rivalta test, USG and X-ray. Ground glass appearance of abdomen on X-ray, hyperechogenicity of liver and loss of renal/cortical texture on ultrasonography (USG) was noted. Among the liver function tests, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were increased to 76.2400±4.35373 and 58.6333±13.75860 IU/L, respectively. Kidney function tests including bilirubin, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine were raised 3.533±0.4601, 62.5000±2.45967 and 2.8833±0.48402 mg/dl, respectively. Hematological values including haemoglobin (Hb) (10.4500±0.76714), red blood cell count (RBC) (7.4400±0.78636), packed cell volume (PCV) (26.7667±3.59042), white blood cell count (WBC) (18.2850±2.72594 103/μl), granulocytes (15.3167±2.84762%), lymphocytes (1.7000±0.34351%) and platelets (310.8333±75.50074) showed derangement. This study establishes baseline data for FIP cases in this region and can serve as a basis of prognosis of FIP based on clinical and hematobiochemical parameters.
Keywords: Feline infectious peritonitis, viral infectious disease, virus