parvovirus outbreak in foster home

7/27/2019 Parvovirus outbreak in foster home

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Born 14 October 2013 and entered foster care on October 17.

Weights in ounces and pounds

B = bowel moement

! = diarrhea

!ate "#$!%&%'

white with gre(

patches) male

bright calico)

female

white with

orange mas* and

spots) male

Oct 22 4.+ B e(es open +.1 B e(es open 4., B e(es open

Oct 23 4.4 BB +., BB 4., BBOct 24 4., ! ,.0 B 4.- B

Oct 27 4.- +.4 ! 4.3 !

Oct 2- 4.- 4. ! 4.2 !

/o + 7.4 +.1 died died Oct 31

/o , 7.+

/o 7.+

/o 11 7.4

/o 13 7.

/o 23 .,

/o 2+ 10.+

/o 30 13.2

!ec - 1 lb 0.3

!ec 14 1 lb 0.2

!ec 1- 1 lb 1.0

!ec 24 1 lb 2., +30 g


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"#$!%&%'

Vladimir at 6 weeks Vladimir at 6.5 months (1 May 2014)

1 wee* old diarrhea for two wee*s. "ladimir is from a litter that is

struggling. % discoer that the formula %m bottle feeding the *ittens has

gone off when the dog refuses the leftoers but this realiation isnt intime to sae "ladimirs two siblings who hae been haing diarrhea also.

With fresh formula "lads diarrhea stops and he is health( briefl(.

4 wee*s old 5 nasal congestion rasp( breathing crust( e(es lethargic. 6e

seems to hae a bad cold.

+.+ wee*s old his cold is not subsiding so he is gien a shot of

onenia at the ets in !uncan. %t wor*s and he recoers. 6es also de5

wormed at the et on account of his pot bell( and spindl( legs but % dontsee him eer pass an( worm.

7 wee*s old catches another cold. % tried aithrom(cin on him 1.3 cc

once a da( for the past ma(be + da(s. % dont *now if its improed his

cold at all.

- wee*s old mouth ulcers discoered and his breathing and nasal

discharge are worsening. 6es seen at obble 6ill et on !ec 14thand

gien a shot of onenia 8% insisted *nowing that it might not help butwouldnt hurt9.

% begin force bottle5feeding him and giing him two subcues per da( of

20 ccs each as per the ets instructions. 6e deelops a ma:or ulcer that

ta*es up more than half the roof of his mouth and bleeds profusel(. ;er(

time he wa*es up from a nap his mouth chest and paws are coered in

blood that has seeped out of his mouth. %nitiall( he loses weight and

becomes terribl( thin but with intensie bottle feeding this stabilies and

he then starts to gain weight again.


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6e does /O< eperience diarrhea or omiting.

10 wee*s old mouth ulcers are nearl( gone and "ladimir starts eating

dr( food and drin*ing water on his own again 8!ec 219. % stop giing himtwice dail( subcues unless for some reason % thin* he needs one. But

oer +57 da(s his balance becomes noticeabl( worse. oordination is

impaired growing worse eer( da( as the rest of his health problems

resole. 6is lac* of control oer his hips is the most obious impairment.

6e goes to !uncan $nimal 6ospital again on !ec 24th. We discuss the

possibilit( that he has >eline %nfectious ?eritonitis 8>%?9 which is a t(pe

of corona irus. %?.


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something that suddenl( catches his attention. 6e constantl( falls down

when his hind legs swing too much to either the right or left. What he

does to moe across a floor is a combination of wal*ing and

swimming. 6e has recentl( lost his bab( fangs and grown adult ones.

"lad has adapted to his condition and learned to run b( *eeping his hindlegs together and using them li*e a pogo stic* to propel himself forward

while his front legs tr( to guide his direction and *eep him upright. 6e

bites a lot but mischieousl( rather than with a harmful intent and he

doesnt seem to be mentall( disabled. 6e can form plans and eecute

them li*e bolting for the open front door and diing into the grass or

chasing the dog or other cats. 6e can be er( loing and purrs when hes

cuddled. 6e uses his litterbo eer( single time but sometimes falls

down in it so he needs a bath once a wee* which is about the onl( time

he meows.

On &a( 13th "ladimir tests strongl( positie for paro irus

8panleu*openiafeline distemper9.

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was not clear how the mouth ulcers were connected to her underl(ing

health problems if at all. % had tried chlorpalm on o( neer

deeloped the wobbling problem or omiting or diarrhea. 6e and "lad

onl( had bleeding noses in common.

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6/11

#%ollowing #ittle


7/11

"o##i and her 6 kittens, Mar$h 1%th. Vladimir and some of "o##i&s kittens


8/11

da(s later.


9/11

B( the night of &a( 3rd Bobbis gre( male *itten was lethargic. $s

predicted he was limping on &a( 4th. % neer saw him omit. 6e neer

became wobbl() he was :ust subdued for a few da(s and then got bac* his

sunn( disposition.

On &a( -th oco tests positie for paro irus 8panleu*openiafeline

distemper9.


10/11

newborn and his wobbling and he was een health( for a brief period

before he encountered ood leftoers were neer shared between the

*itten room and the rest of the house. #itter litter boes litter scoops and

litter buc*ets were *ept separate too and were freAuentl( bleached out.

aramel gae birth to fie *ittens on &a( 7th and we snuc* in three more

refugee *ittens who had been re:ected b( their own mother and did

supplementar( bottle5feedings to ma*e sure all *ittens had enough to eat.


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accinated before meeting "lad. /one of those cats hae eer started to

wobble or the other foster *ittens in the house in late 2013 apart from

#ittle

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