Pemphigus foliaceus in a cat
Kofod, H.
Veterinary Record 132(3): 64-65
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 8430484 Document Number: 411582
The author's cat aged about 5 years started to develop the signs of pemphigus foliaceus one month after the author returned home after 6 months absence. The initial signs included dry coughing and difficulty with purring and swallowing, followed by typical changes of the skin. The cat was treated by a combination of chrysotherapy and systemic glucocorticoid injections, and remained free of clinical signs for 1.5 years. The cat then relapsed and showed the initial signs except that coughing was not oberved. It was treated as before but after a second relapse and the same treatment it slowly developed a general weakness and was killed.