Abstract
In cats living in urban environments, infectious and immunosuppressive diseases are observed with a similar symptom complex. Comprehensive analysis allows you to identify concomitant diseases that complicate the primary infection. In an experimental study in cats, diseases were diagnosed randomly based on clinical and anamnestic data, hematological and biochemical, immunological blood tests and PCR. All established diseases were conditionally divided into 5 groups: I - co-infections II - respiratory, III - gastroenterological, IV - chronic viral and V - hemoparasitic infections, toxoplasmosis, FIP. Group I included 96 cats with 2 or more viral agents from groups II-IV at the time of primary diagnosis; Group II included 92 animals; Group III - 70 cats; IV group - 16 cats; Group V - 9 animals. It follows from the statistical data that diseases caused by several infectious agents are most often recorded, the second most common are diseases of the respiratory system, and the third are diseases of the digestive system. The main problem of high infection with infectious and immunosuppressive diseases of cats is the crowded content of cat families in one area, with uncontrolled reproduction and spread of infections within a certain area; possible introduction of other strains or viruses through contact with cats from another population; replenishment of the virus population due to mutations during the death of individuals within the range.
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