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Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is reported worldwide and known to cause disease in domestic and nondomestic felid species. Although FCoV often results in mild to inapparent disease, a small subset of cats succumb to the fatal, systemic disease feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). An outbreak of FIP in Cheetahs ( Acinonyx jubatus ) in a zoological collection demonstrated the devastating effect of FCoV introduction into a naïve group of animals. In addition to cheetahs, FIP has been described in European wildcats ( Felis silvestris ), a tiger ( Panthera tigris ), a mountain lion ( Puma concolor ), and lion ( Panthera leo ). This paper reviews the reported cases of FIP in nondomestic felid species and highlights the surveys of FCoV in populations of nondomestic felids.

Improperly managed care conditions for reptiles can lead to clinical problems, including those of nutritional origin. A diagnostic tool to aid in the assessment of hepatic lipidosis is warranted. Evaluation of attenuation using quantitative computed tomography has a variety of indications in animals and permits the standardization of hepatic computed tomography (CT) reference values, aiding in the diagnosis of lipidosis. The objective of this paper was to estimate hepatic quantitative CT reference values for boas because of the lack of data in the literature for this species. CT scans were performed in 13 boas ( Boa constrictor constrictor ): 5 under managed care and 8 that were free ranging. Results show that the mean hepatic attenuation in the captive boa group was well below the mean for the free-ranging animals ( P < 0.05) with respective values of 48.78 ± 6.57 and 61.76 ± 7.11 HU. These results suggest an influence of managed care on liver attenuation. These results were observed despite the lack of clinical or laboratory changes. This imaging technique is useful to detect early hepatic changes; however, clinical relevance is unknown at this point. Further studies and standardization of species-specific values for hepatic quantitative CT would contribute to better understanding of the physiologic, physiopathologic, environmental, and nutritional processes.