Not exact matches
Drug regimens — There are several types of medication that can result in secondary
immunodeficiencies, but these drugs also perform critical roles in
certain areas of healthcare.
This condition may be present at birth, or it may be caused by
certain infections (such as human
immunodeficiency virus or HIV), or by
certain cancer therapies, such as cancer - cell killing (cytotoxic) drugs, radiation, and bone marrow transplantation.
Since both FeLV and Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) suppress the cat's immune system, infected cats don't always show symptoms, but they tend to develop clinical signs related to secondary (related) infections and
certain types of cancer.
Our hospital is equipped to perform laboratory tests for rapid diagnosis of Feline Leukemia Virus, Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus, pancreatitis, tick borne diseases (Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis), canine and feline heartworm disease, and
certain intestinal parasites through fecal examination.
Concentrating on the brachycephalic syndrome also ignores other serious problems in the breed, such as inability to breed and deliver normally, poor mothering, high puppy mortality, the accumulation of simple recessive deleterious traits, a number of orthopedic problems,
certain cancers, allergies,
immunodeficiency, and autoimmune disorders.