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FHV Diagnosis

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:55 am


FHV Diagnosis


FHV-1 is usually diagnosed on the basis of the cat's medical history and clinical symptoms. Laboratory tests that detect the virus in the cat's nasal or eye secretions can confirm the diagnosis.

Several different tests can identify FHV-1 in eye and nasal secretions.

An immunofluorescent assay of secretions from the nose or conjunctiva (membrane lining the eyelid) uses special proteins labeled with a fluorescent chemical to detect the presence of FHV-1 antibodies (pro...Read the full article
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