A fresh look at identifying sepsis in cats

摘要

New criteria have made the diagnosis of sepsis more specific. However, most of the studies have evaluated people. Find out how these new criteria relate to cats—and how to treat septic cats once you've identified them. The incidence of sepsis in catsis unknown, partly because sepsis can be challenging to diagnose in cats. Sepsis should be considered as a potential cause of illness in critically ill cats, whether they present in an emergency situation or are receiving medical care. Diagnosing sepsis in cats depends on maintaining a high index of suspicion and recognizing the risk factors and unique features of the feline response to sepsis. This article applies the recent sepsis classification scheme, PIRO,1 to diagnosing sepsis in cats.