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Feline panleukopenia (FPL) is a viral infectious disease caused by the feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) that affects cats of all ages. Clinical symptoms that appear in each individual cat vary greatly, depending on age, immune status, and the presence or absence of secondary infection. The aim of this research was to diagnose FPL based on clinical signs and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in cats of various ages. This study used 15 cats that showed one of the clinical symptoms, including lethargy, anorexia, fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. All cats were examined physically and by PCR of blood, then analyzed descriptively. The results showed that 10/15 (66.7%) cats were <7 months, 4/15 (26.7%) were 7-12 months, and 1/15 (6.6%) was >1 year old. Identification by PCR showed that 100% of the samples were positive, so all of the cats were diagnosed with FPL. Clinical signs that commonly appeared in this study included anorexia (80%), fever (80%), vomiting (73.3%), lethargy (66.7%), and diarrhea (40%). Young cats <7 months commonly showed anorexia, fever, vomiting, and lethargy; cats aged 7-12 months commonly showed anorexia, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea; and cats aged >12 months experienced anorexia and vomiting. In conclusion, the predominant clinical symptoms in cases of FPL in the young age group (<7 months) were fever and lethargy, followed by anorexia and vomiting, whereas anorexia and vomiting were more common in the age group from 7 months to adulthood. Clinical symptoms can be used for the initial screening of FPL, but the causative diagnosis needs to be determined by polymerase chain reaction.