Immunology covers the study of the immune system. In cats, immunology is concerned with such topics as vaccines, immune-mediated diseases (Lupus and EGC), hypersensitivities (atopy) and immune deficiencies (such as FIV).

Generally speaking, there are a broad range of diseases and disease process in which immunology is a primary instigator of disease or the primary target for disease. Such topics include:

• Vaccines

Latest vaccine protocols

AVA vaccine recommendations (.pdf)

• Hypersensitivity

Hypersensitivity

• Allergic diseases:

Atopy

Food allergy dermatitis

Flea allergy dermatitis

• Autoimmune diseases:

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Pemphigus

Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia

Eosinophilic granuloma complex

Lymphocytic plasmacytic stomatitis

Polymyositis

• Basic feline immunology (Sourced from Wikivet.net)

Host invasion by microorganisms

Lymphoreticular System – Anatomy & Physiology

The Innate Immune System

The Adaptive Immune System

Immunoglobulins

Complement

Cytokines

Materno-fetal immunity

Immunodeficiencies