A clinical case of feline infectious peritonitis

This article considers serious systemic feline infectious disease - infectious peritonitis which is one of the most frequently reported reasons of death from infectious feline disease. There is statistical data presented on the incidence of pathology. The main clinical implications and symptoms that have been identified with this disease are: sluggish condition and depressed state, a decrease in body temperature, dyspnea, dull coat, yellowness of the skin and of the visible mucous membranes. The results of the ultrasound diagnosis, of the biochemical blood test and of the PCR diagnistics are given in the article. It focuses on the presence of hepatomegaly, a chronic diffusive liver hypoechogenity with more visible hyperechogenic tissue of periportal area, chronic diffuse liver damage, free fluid in the abdominal cavity, changes in kidney parenchyma and enlarged kidneys. The arguments are presented related to the diagnosis: anamnesis, complaints and research data. The importance of early and timely diagnostics for preventing the occurrence of possible complications is described. Special attention is paid to the methods of treatment of this pathology: Coronacat is a drug of choice in combination with pathogenetic and maintenance therapy. It is underlined that Coronacat is the first drug containing the GS-441524 with the GMP certificate in Europe, used to treat feline viral peritonitis. The results of the conducted therapy in the dynamics with the results of the examination, ultrasonography and biochemical blood test are given in the article. There is a conclusion about the high efficiency of the selected drug based on positive morphological dynamics of the patient’s recovery and about the possibility of recommending this drug as a specific treatment for an exatative form of feline infectious peritonitis.