A modern approach to diagnosis and treatment of infectious tracheobronchitis in cats in the conditions of private clinics in the town Apostolovo, Dnipropetrovsk Region

The results of comprehensive studies on the prevalence, features of laboratory diagnostics, and scientifically based search for alternative means of treatment of infectious tracheobronchitis in cats in the conditions of private veterinary clinics are presented. The purpose of the work was to determine the characteristics of the course of bordeteliosis in cats, as well as to study the effectiveness of various diagnostic methods and the effectiveness of the implementation of various approaches to the treatment of bordeteliosis in cats. Based on the results of the research, it was found that the incidence of respiratory infections in cats in the town Apostolovo, Dnipropetrovsk region, during the last two years varied from 31.5% to 38.0%. It was found that the rate of feline panleukopenia as a mono-infection was confirmed at the level of 18,5 %. Based on the results of determining the antibiotic susceptibility of strains of Bordetella spp. the use of the antibiotic "Cyprolac" in the complex scheme of treatment of bordeteliosis in cats proved to be effective