| sanitary conditions of a colony of urban feral cats (felis catus linnaeus, 1758) in a zoological garden of rio de janeiro, brazil. | the colony of urban stray cats living in the rio de janeiro zoological garden was studied in order to develop a population and health control program. as many cats as possible were captured during two months (47 animals) and were classified according to gender, age, weight and coat markings. they were submitted to a general health evaluation, examined for the presence of ectoparasites and sent to a surgical neutering program. all animals had a blood sample drawn for cbc, platelet count, heartwor ... | 2004 | 15517031 |
| follow-up of the health conditions of an urban colony of free-roaming cats (felis catus linnaeus, 1758) in the city of rio de janeiro, brazil. | similar to other urban areas where food and shelter are abundant, the zoological garden of rio de janeiro has dealt for years with a colony of feral or semi-feral domestic cats. a survey was conducted during 2002-2004 as a follow-up to a previous study in 2001 of the cat colony to identify pathogens circulating among the population and to annually follow the status of the cats to analyze morbidity coefficients and associations among infections and infestations identified in the colony. during th ... | 2007 | 17481822 |
| phylogenetic and genetic analysis of feline immunodeficiency virus gag, pol, and env genes from domestic cats undergoing nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor treatment or treatment-naïve cats in rio de janeiro, brazil. | feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) is the lentivirus responsible for an immunodeficiency-like disease in domestic cats (felis catus). fiv is divided into five phylogenetic subtypes (a, b, c, d, and e), based on genetic diversity. knowledge of the geographical distribution of subtypes is relevant for understanding different disease progressions and for vaccine development. in this study, viral sequences of 26 infected cats from rio de janeiro, 8 undergoing treatment with zidovudine (azt) for at ... | 2008 | 18550661 |