Table 1.
Case summaries
Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |
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Signalment | 3-year-old MN DSH | 15-year-old FS DSH | 1.75-year-old FS DSH |
Presenting clinical signs | Blepharospasm, anisocoria, lethargy | Rapid-onset cataracts, 6 months after diagnosis of intestinal lymphoma | Upper respiratory signs, ocular discharge, cloudy opacity OS |
Description of initial cataract | Focal anterior cortical cataracts OU (see Figure 1) | Immature cataracts OU | Incipient peripheral cortical cataracts OU (see Figure 2) |
Degree of uveitis at presentation | Mild corneal edema OU, moderate keratic precipitates OU, aqueous flare OU (trace OD and 1/4+ OS) | No flare, rubeosis or episcleral injection OU | • OD: no aqueous flare, mild keratic precipitates • OS: rubeosis iridis, 3–4/4+ aqueous flare, keratic precipitates |
IOP, lowest to highest | • 16–37 mmHg OD • 8–44 mmHg OS |
• 9–70 mmHg OD • 3–56 mmHg OS |
• 11–30 mmHg OD • 15–62 mmHg OS |
Systemic testing: negative, normal results | • CBC and serum chemistry • Seronegative: T gondii IgG/IgM, FIV, FeLV antigen (IDEXX Reference Laboratory) • Upper respiratory PCR panel (IDEXX Reference Laboratory): C felis, feline calicivirus, M felis and influenza A • Thoracic radiographs • Aqueous humor PCR was negative: FHV-1, FCoV, FeLV, Bartonella species, C neoformans, T gondii, FIV • Normal cytology of a mesenteric lymph node • FIP PCR (blood): negative |
• Seronegative: FeLV/FIV/T gondii
• FCoV IFA <1:400 |
• Seronegative: FIV, coronavirus (T gondii), C neoformans (Antech Diagnostics) |
Systemic testing positive results | • FCoV titer 1:3200 • C neoformans titer 1:8 • B henselae and B clarridgeiae titer =1:128 • Fecal testing positive: Giardia (ELISA), T foetus, Cryptosporidium species, Giardia species, FCoV and C perfringens alpha toxin gene (PCR; IDEXX Reference Laboratory) • Upper respiratory PCR panel, FHV-1 positive at 0.160 thousands/swab (latent infection; IDEXX Reference Laboratory) • Abdominal ultrasound (splenomegaly and mild mesenteric lymphadenopathy) • Repeat coronavirus titer 1:1600 |
NA | • Bartonella species = 4+ strong positive
(Western blot, National Veterinary
Laboratory) • FeLV-positive (Antech Diagnostics) |
Systemic diagnoses | • FCoV • Bartonella species serologic positive • Cryptococcosis • FHV-1 • Giardiasis • T foetus infection • Cryptosporidiosis |
• Intestinal lymphoma • FHV-1 (suspected, not confirmed) |
• FeLV • Bartonella species serologic positive |
Medical treatment for E cuniculi | Fenbendazole 50 mg/kg PO q24h for 3 weeks, repeated twice | Fenbendazole 70 mg/kg PO q24h for 3 weeks | Fenbendazole 50 mg/kg PO q24h for 10 days (multiple courses) |
Surgical treatment | • Phacoemulsification OU • Intraocular lens OS |
• Phacoemulsification OU • Intraocular lens OU • Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation OU |
• Enucleation OS |
Glaucoma treatment | • 2% dorzolamide/0.5% timolol OU q12h • 2% dorzolamide OU q8h |
• 2% dorzolamide OU q12h–q6h • Methazolamide 7.5 mg PO q24h • 0.5% timolol OU q12h |
• Methazolamide (Wedgewood Compounding Pharmacy) 15 mg PO q24h–q12h |
Uveitis treatment | • Onsior (robenacoxib; Elanco) • Diclofenac 0.1% ophthalmic solution (Bausch and Lomb) OU q12h • Topical 1% prednisolone acetate suspension (Pacific Pharma) OU q24h–q12h • 0.1% nepafenac ophthalmic suspension (Nevanac Alcon) OU q24h–q6h |
• Neomycin polymyxin B sulfates and dexamethasone OU three times
weekly • 1% prednisolone acetate OU q8h |
• Dexamethasone 0.1% (Bausch and Lomb) OS q24h–q12h |
Keratitis treatment | • Bacitracin neomycin gentamicin ophthalmic ointment (AC
Pharmaceuticals) OU q8h • Famciclovir (Neogen) 250 mg PO q6h • Ofloxacin 0.3% OU q24h • Optixcare (Optixcare Eye Lube Plus; Aventix) OU q12h • 0.5% cidofovir (Wedgewood Compounding Pharmacy) OU q12h |
• 0.5% cidofovir OU q12h • Famciclovir 125 mg PO q12h-q8h • Remend corneal repair gel (Elanco) OU q8h • Ofloxacin 0.3% OU q6h • 5% NaCl ophthalmic ointment OU q6h • Autologous serum OU q6h • 2% ciclosporin aqueous (for stromal keratitis; Stokes Compounding Pharmacy) OU q24h • Buprenorphine 0.005–0.01 mg/kg transbuccal q8h |
NA |
Medical treatment for other conditions | • Fluconazole 10.7 mg/kg PO q12h • Doxycycline 4.3 mg/kg PO q12h for 3 weeks • Ronidazole (for diarrhea) • Buprenorphine (0.5 mg/ml; Hikma) |
• Prednisolone 5 mg PO q24h • Chlorambucil 2 mg PO q12h for four doses q2weeks • Vitamin B12/cobalamin 250 µg monthly • SC fluids for hyporexia |
• Doxycycline (Road Runner Compounding Pharmacy) 6 mg/kg PO q12h
for 25 days (multiple courses) • Oral pradofloxacin (Veraflox; Elanco) • Prednisolone 1 mg PO EOD |
Duration of follow-up | 1.4 years post-phacoemulsification | 1 year post-phacoemulsification | 6 years after initial examination, 5.5 years post-enucleation OS |
Outcome | • OS: pseudophakic • OD: aphakic • OU: menace and PLR positive, comfortable, no aqueous flare, mild capsular opacity, numerous, punctate, gray, slightly hyporeflective retinal lesions • IOP 18/17 mmHg OD/OS |
• OU: pseudophakic, menace negative but patient navigated the
room well, PLR and dazzle positive, comfortable, no flare, mild
retinal degeneration • IOP 24/25 mmHg OD/OS |
• OS: enucleation • OD: mature cataract menace negative, positive PLR and dazzle, mild keratic precipitates and rubeosis iridis, no aqueous flare, fluorescein negative • IOP 21 mmHg |
MN = male neutered; DSH = domestic shorthair; FS = female spayed; IOP = intraocular pressure; CBC = complete blood count; T gondii = Toxoplasma gondii; FIV = feline immunodeficiency virus; FeLV = feline leukemia virus; C felis = Chlamydophila felis; M felis = Mycoplasma felis; FHV-1 = feline herpesvirus-1; FCoV = feline coronavirus; C neoformans = Cryptococcus neoformans; FIP = feline infectious peritonitis; IFA = immunofluorescence; B henselae = Bartonella henselae; B clarridgeiae = Bartonella clarridgeiae; T foetus = Tritrichomonas foetus; C perfringens = Clostridium perfringens; NA = not available; E cuniculi = Encephalitozoon cuniculi; SC = subcutaneous; EOD = every other day; PLR = pupillary light reflex