Conjunctivitis in cat

1. COLLEGE OF VETERINARY
SCIENCE AND A.H. JABALPUR
TRACKING PROGRAM-2
CONJUNCTIVITIS IN CAT
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
SUBMITTED TO:
Dr.ARPANA
RAIKWAR
SUBMITTED BY:
DEEPAK
PRAJAPATI
J/V/B/18/2014
GUIDED BY
Dr.ARUN MOURYA

2. CONJUNCTIVITIS
Conjunctivitis is the inflammation of
the conjunctiva, which is the
membrane covering the front
portion of the eyeball.

3. ETIOLOGY
VIRAL
•Feline
Herpesvirus
•Calicivirus
BACTERIAL
•Feline
Chlamydophila
•Bartonella (Cat
scratch disease)

4. NON INFECTIVE
•Allergies
•Foreign object
•Irritants
•Injury
•Eye tumours
•Plant pollen
PARASITIC
•Thelazia
californiensis
•Thelazia
callipaeda

5. CLINICAL SIGN
VIRAL
• Congestion
• Swelling
• Sneezing,
• Nasal discharge
• Serous then
mucoid ocular
discharge
• Fever
• Ulceration
• Keratitis
• Squinting

6. BACTERIAL
• Redness
• Swelling
• Tearing
• Discharge from the
eye
• Proliferative lesion on
conjunctiva
• Uveitis
• Photophobia
• Squinting

7. PARASITIC
•Irritation in
the eye
•Swelling
•Tearing
•Photophobia

8. NON INFECTIVE AGENTS
•Congestion
•Swelling
•Tearing
•Itching
•Ocular discharge
•Photophobia

9. VIRAL
• Symptoms
• Immuno fluorescein
staining
• PCR
• ELISA
BACTERIAL
• Symptoms
• PCR
• IFA
• Culture of bacteria
• Conjunctival
scrapping and stained
with Gram and Wright
stain
• Schiremer’s test
DIAGNOSIS

10. TREATMENT VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Idoxuridine ophthalmic solution.
Vidarabine 3% ophthalmic ointment.
Trifluridine ophthalmic solution.
Vaccination with the intranasal herpes and calicivirus vaccine.
Acyclovir (Oral) used in severe or poorly responsive cases.

11. TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL
CONJUNCTIVITS
Eyedrop containing antibodies and ointments are selected based on
the culture of bacteria.
1-2 % Boric acid solution is usually used for flushing of eye.
Flurbiprofen as 0.03% is the drug of choice to check the inflammation
Phenylephrine 10% solution can be used to reduce erythema and
chemosis
Systemic antibiotic should be given
 Amoxicillin-10-20mg/kg orally
 Ceftriaxone-10-20mg/kg i/m i/v
 OTC-5-10mg/Kg-i/m i/v

12. TREATMENT OF CONJUNCTIVITS CAUSED BY NON
INFECTIVE AGENT
After identification removal of the foreign body.
Correction of the eyelid defect.
Protection from the exogenous factor.
Corticosteroids are used in non infective disorders-
DEXAMETHASONE PHOSPHATE-0.1%
BETAMETHASONE DISODIUM PHOSPHATE-0.1%
PREDNISOLONE-1%
1-2 % Boric acid solution is usually used for flushing of eye
2 % solution of sodium chromo glycolate is usually given as anti
allergic.
Eyedrop containing antibodies and ointments are used.

13. TREATMENT OF PARASITIC
CONJUNCTIVITS
Application of local anesthetic and the careful removal of the
worms from the eye.
A dose of 1 mg/lb. of ivermectin given subcutaneously has been
shown to cure infestations.
REFERENCE
ETTINGER VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE