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Infectious Diseases
🐶🐱 Common Infectious Diseases in Small Companion Animals include:
🦠 Bacterial Infections
– Leptospirosis: A zoonotic disease in dogs, spread through contact with contaminated water or urine
– Bordetella bronchiseptica: Causes kennel cough in dogs and sometimes cats
– Mycoplasma spp.: Common in cats, especially in respiratory infections
– Salmonella spp.: Rare in dogs/cats but possible, especially if fed raw diets.
🦠 Viral Infections
– Canine Parvovirus (CPV): Highly contagious, often fatal in puppies
– Canine Distemper Virus (CDV): Affects respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems
– Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV): Also known as feline distemper
– Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV): Retroviruses affecting immune function.
🦠 Fungal Infections
– Dermatophytosis (Ringworm): Affects skin, hair, and nails; zoonotic
– Cryptococcus neoformans: A fungal pathogen in cats, especially immunocompromised ones.
🐹🦎🦜 Infectious Diseases in Small Exotic Pets:
🐭 Rodents (Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Rats)
– Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV): Carried by hamsters; can cause meningitis in humans
– Streptobacillus moniliformis: Causes rat-bite fever
– Salmonella spp.: Can be shed in feces and contaminate cages.
🐍🦎 Reptiles (Turtles, Snakes, Lizards)
– Salmonella spp.: Extremely common; reptiles often carry it asymptomatically
– Mycobacterium marinum: Associated with aquatic reptiles and fish tanks; causes skin infections in humans
🦜 Birds (Parrots, Canaries, Finches)
– Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci): Zoonotic disease causing respiratory illness in humans; common in parrots
– Avian polyomavirus: Affects young birds, especially budgerigars
– Aspergillosis: A fungal infection affecting the respiratory tract.
🦡 Ferrets
– Canine Distemper Virus: Highly fatal in ferrets; vaccination is essential
– Influenza Virus: Ferrets can contract and transmit human flu strains
– Aleutian Disease Virus: A parvovirus causing chronic wasting and immune dysfunction.
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🐶🐱 Common Infectious Diseases in Small Companion Animals include:
🦠 Bacterial Infections
– Leptospirosis: A zoonotic disease in dogs, spread through contact with contaminated water or urine
– Bordetella bronchiseptica: Causes kennel cough in dogs and sometimes cats
– Mycoplasma spp.: Common in cats, especially in respiratory infections
– Salmonella spp.: Rare in dogs/cats but possible, especially if fed raw diets.
🦠 Viral Infections
– Canine Parvovirus (CPV): Highly contagious, often fatal in puppies
– Canine Distemper Virus (CDV): Affects respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems
– Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV): Also known as feline distemper
– Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV): Retroviruses affecting immune function.
🦠 Fungal Infections
– Dermatophytosis (Ringworm): Affects skin, hair, and nails; zoonotic
– Cryptococcus neoformans: A fungal pathogen in cats, especially immunocompromised ones.
🐹🦎🦜 Infectious Diseases in Small Exotic Pets:
🐭 Rodents (Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Rats)
– Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV): Carried by hamsters; can cause meningitis in humans
– Streptobacillus moniliformis: Causes rat-bite fever
– Salmonella spp.: Can be shed in feces and contaminate cages.
🐍🦎 Reptiles (Turtles, Snakes, Lizards)
– Salmonella spp.: Extremely common; reptiles often carry it asymptomatically
– Mycobacterium marinum: Associated with aquatic reptiles and fish tanks; causes skin infections in humans
🦜 Birds (Parrots, Canaries, Finches)
– Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci): Zoonotic disease causing respiratory illness in humans; common in parrots
– Avian polyomavirus: Affects young birds, especially budgerigars
– Aspergillosis: A fungal infection affecting the respiratory tract.
🦡 Ferrets
– Canine Distemper Virus: Highly fatal in ferrets; vaccination is essential
– Influenza Virus: Ferrets can contract and transmit human flu strains
– Aleutian Disease Virus: A parvovirus causing chronic wasting and immune dysfunction.