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**Kittens must be isolated until old enough to vaccinate at 16 weeks
**Kittens must be isolated until old enough to vaccinate at 16 weeks
*Antibody tests are available to certify "FECoV-free" cat houses
*Antibody tests are available to certify "FECoV-free" cat houses
==Granulomatous Enteritis==
*Caused by feline [[Coronaviridae|coronavirus]]
===Pathology===
====Gross====
* '''Wet form'''
** Widespread miliary, white, pinhead granulomas and fibrin deposition.
*** Including the serosa of the intestine.
** Also high-protein exudates in [[Peritoneal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]].
* '''Dry form'''
** Larger, grey granulomatous masses causing thickening of the wall of [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]].
====Histological====
* Multifocal pyogranulomas on serosa and throughout gut wall.
** Infiltration by mononuclear cells.
*** Lymphocytes, plasma cells, macrophages.
** Fewer [[Neutrophils - WikiBlood|neutrophils]].
* Necrosis.
* Vasculitis.
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[[Category:Coronaviridae]][[Category:Cat]]
[[Category:Enteritis, Granulomatous]]