The feline respiratory disease caused by Feline calicivirus in Ninh Kieu district of Can Tho city

Abstract

The study on feline respiratory disease (FRD) in Ninh Kieu district of Can Tho city was implemented from
January 2021 to May 2021 with the aim of determining the frequency of circulation and the effectiveness
of the prevention and treatment of diseases caused by Feline calicivirus (FCV) inflicted on cats raised in
Can Tho city, assisting the diagnosis and treatment of this disease as well as serving as the scientific basis
for farther studies. The study was conducted on 589 cats first time brought to examination at Veterinary
Clinic of Can Tho University. Through the process of questioning the cat owners on disease and clinical
examination, 130 cats were suspected to be infected with FCV with the rate of 22.07%. These cases were
indicated to take the oral and nasal discharge fluid samples to identify the disease by Immuno rapid test
kit of Asan company (Korea). As a result 37 cats were positive with FCV, accounting for 28.46% of the
FCV suspected cats. Among them, the cats under 6 months old were infected with the rate of 20.93%, the
infection rate of cats from 6 months to under 2 years old were 21.74%, from 2 years to under 5 years old
were 39.29 %, from 5 years old and over infected with the highest rate (53.85%) and these results were
statistically significant difference. The FCV infection rate of cats did not depend on sexuality. The cats
were infected with FCV showed respiratory symptoms such as: runny nose, sneeze, coughing, gasping,
pneumonia, conjunctivitis, especially oral ulceration. In which, the highest frequency of symptoms included
lethargy, anorexia and sneeze (54.05%), followed by nasal discharge (40.54%) and the lowest frequency
of symptoms were lameness, painful walk (13.51%).