The Immunology of the Cat

Table of Contents

1. The Evolution and Domestication of the Cat
2. Feline Ontogeny, Reproduction, and Lactation
3. Feline Innate Immunity
4. Feline Hematology
5. Feline Sickness
6. Feline Cytokines
7. Feline Dendritic Cells and Macrophages
8. The Feline Lymphoid Organs
9. The Feline Major Histocompatibility Complex
10. Feline Innate Lymphoid Cell
11. B cells and Immunoglobulins
12. Feline T cells and cell-mediated Immunity
13. Immunity on Feline Body Surfaces
14. The Feline Surface Microbiota and Dysbiosis
15. Immunity to Selected Feline Infectious Diseases
16. Feline Vaccines
17. Immunity to Parasitic Diseases in the Cat
18. Immediate Hypersensitivity in Cats
19. Feline Hypersensitivity Diseases, Local Immune Complex Lesions
20. Feline Allografts and Rejection
21. Feline Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy
22. Selected Feline Organ-specific Autoimmune Diseases
23. Selected Feline Inflammatory Diseases
24. Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiencies in the Cat
25. Feline Nutrition and Immunity
26. Immunity in the Geriatric Cat

Authors

Ian R Tizard Texas A &M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Ian Tizard, BVMS, BSc, PhD, DSc (Hons), DACVM, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Immunology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center at Texas A &M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Tizard earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1965. He then completed a Bachelor of Science in Pathology and a PhD in Immunology. After completing his studies, Dr. Tizard became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, where he remained on as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. Dr. Tizard wrote the first standardized textbook on Veterinary Immunology in 1977. This text, now in its 10th edition, is used worldwide, and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines of Veterinary Science.