Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Biological Science (ICBS 2021)

Case Report: Therapy of Streptococcal Pneumonia in a Cat

Authors
Riskha Nurmi Nataria1, Soedarmanto Indarjulianto1, *, Yanuartono1, Alfarisa Nururrozi1, Slamet Raharjo1, Hary Purnamaningsih1, Heldiar Soedarmanto1, Puveanthan Nagappan Govendan2
1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada. Jl. Fauna 2, Karangmalang Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55281
2V Care Klinik Haiwan, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
*Corresponding author: indarjulianto@ugm.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Soedarmanto Indarjulianto
Available Online 2 May 2022.
DOI
10.2991/absr.k.220406.089How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Amoxicillin; Cat; Pneumonia; Streptococcus
Abstract

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, including Streptococcus sp. Identification of the cause of pneumonia in cats is very necessary so that diagnosis and therapy will be more precise. This study reports on the diagnosis and therapy of streptococcal pneumonia on a cat. A 10-month-old intact male cat used in this case report was diagnosed with streptococcal pneumonia based on physical and laboratory examination. The cat showed dyspnoea, serous discharge from the nose, body temperature 40oC, and wheezing breath sounds on lung auscultation, with neutrophilia and lymphocytopenia. Microbiological examination of nasal samples could be identified Streptococcus sp. A cat treated with amoxicillin at a dose of 10 mg/kg body weight (BW) intramuscularly daily for 6 days, and diphenhydramine HCl at a dose of 2 mg/kg BW, dexamethasone 0.25 mg/kg BW intramuscularly 2 times a day, and B-complex 0.44 mL daily for 11 days. On the 4th day of treatment, the cat’s appetite was good and there was no more discharge from his nose. On the 8th day, the cat had normal breath sounds, and on the 11th day, the cat was healthy with normal hematological parameters. Concluded the cat diagnosed streptococcal pneumonia, and the treatment of amoxicillin, diphenhydramine HCl, dexamethasone, and multivitamin have increased health status.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Biological Science (ICBS 2021)
Series
Advances in Biological Sciences Research
Publication Date
2 May 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-573-2
ISSN
2468-5747
DOI
10.2991/absr.k.220406.089How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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AU  - Riskha Nurmi Nataria
AU  - Soedarmanto Indarjulianto
AU  - Yanuartono
AU  - Alfarisa Nururrozi
AU  - Slamet Raharjo
AU  - Hary Purnamaningsih
AU  - Heldiar Soedarmanto
AU  - Puveanthan Nagappan Govendan
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/05/02
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BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Biological Science (ICBS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 628
SN  - 2468-5747
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