Bacterial pneumonia in dogs and cats

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2014 Jan;44(1):143-59. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2013.09.003.

Abstract

Bacterial pneumonia is a common clinical diagnosis in dogs but seems to occur less commonly in cats. Underlying causes include viral infection, aspiration injury, and foreign body inhalation. Identification of the organisms involved in disease, appropriate use of antibiotics and adjunct therapy, and control of risk factors for pneumonia improve management.

Keywords: Bacterial pneumonia; Canine; Feline; Lower airway disease; Lower respiratory tract infection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cat Diseases / microbiology*
  • Cats
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis
  • Dog Diseases / drug therapy
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology*
  • Dogs
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / veterinary*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents