The Immunology of the Cat

Ian R. 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 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 11th edition, is used worldwide, and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines.

• 1. The Evolution and Domestication of the Cat2. Feline Ontogeny, Reproduction, and Lactation3. Feline Innate Immunity4. Feline Hematology5. Feline Sickness6. Feline Cytokines7. Feline Dendritic Cells and Macrophages8. The Feline Lymphoid Organs9. The Feline Major Histocompatibility Complex10. Feline Innate Lymphoid Cell11. B cells and Immunoglobulins12. Feline T cells and cell-mediated Immunity13. Immunity on Feline Body Surfaces14. The Feline Surface Microbiota and Dysbiosis15. Immunity to Selected Feline Infectious Diseases16. Feline Vaccines17. Immunity to Parasitic Diseases in the Cat18. Immediate Hypersensitivity in Cats19. Feline Hypersensitivity Diseases, Local Immune Complex Lesions20. Feline Allografts and Rejection21. Feline Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy22. Selected Feline Organ-specific Autoimmune Diseases23. Selected Feline Inflammatory Diseases24. Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiencies in the Cat25. Feline Nutrition and Immunity26. Immunity in the Geriatric Cat