Something old, something new: Update of the 2009 and 2013 ABCD guidelines on prevention and management of feline infectious diseases

J Feline Med Surg. 2015 Jul;17(7):570-82. doi: 10.1177/1098612X15588448.

Abstract

The ABCD has published 34 guidelines in two Special Issues of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS): the first in July 2009 (Volume 11, Issue 7, pages 527-620) and the second in July 2013 (Volume 15, Issue 7, pages 528-652). The present article contains updates and new information on 18 of these (17 disease guidelines and one special article 'Prevention of infectious diseases in cat shelters'). For detailed information, readers are referred to the guidelines published in the above-mentioned JFMS Special Issues.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control
  • Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
  • Bacterial Vaccines / immunology
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cat Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Cats
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Veterinary Medicine / standards
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology
  • Virus Diseases / drug therapy
  • Virus Diseases / prevention & control
  • Virus Diseases / veterinary*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Viral Vaccines