Survey on infection rate and changes in blood physiological parameters after treating leukopenia (feline panleukopenia virus) in cats

Abstract

The study was conducted on 141 cats having pathology in the gastrointestinal tract through medical history, clinical and subclinical symptoms. This study was also investigated on the changes of some blood physiological parameters after the cats were identified to be infected with feline panleukopenia virus by FPV Ag test kit. After 3 days of treatment at the clinic, the treated result showed that there were 65.24% of cats suspected to be infected with FPV virus from the total surveyed cats and 84.78% of cats were positive with FPV through rapid test kit from total number of suspected cases. The result of blood physiology tests and changes in some blood physiological parameters showed that on the first day of FPV infection, the average white blood cell count and the average platelet count of cat decreased to 4.582 x 109/L, and 70.01 x 109/L, respectively. After 3 days of treatment, the average white blood cell count on day 3 (9.533 x 109/L) increased compared to day 1 (4.582 x 109/L). The average platelet count on day 3 (94 x 109/L) also increased compared to day 1 (70.01 x 109/L). The remaining blood physiological parameters were also increased but not significantly different. After 3 days of treatment, based on the change of some blood physiological
parameters, minitab statistics were performed to determine the logistic regression equation between the survival probability of the cat and some blood physiological parameters.