No, feline distemper, also known as feline panleukopenia, is a viral gastroenteritis, and its pathogen is parvovirus. The parvovirus that causes feline distemper is a mutated parvovirus that mainly infects cats. The parvovirus in dogs is not as strong as feline distemper. Therefore, we usually recommend that if a kitten is found to be suffering from feline distemper at home, it is usually recommended that it must be immediately isolated and raised, and the home should be disinfected to avoid direct contact between the kitten and the puppy, so as to prevent the puppy from being infected. The potential for parvovirus.
1. How to treat cat plague
The current treatment plan for cat plague is mainly symptomatic antiviral infusion and injection treatment, as well as symptomatic anti-inflammatory infusion and nutrition to maintain body condition. The treatment cycle for cat plague is generally about seven days, and the most severe period is three to five days. White blood cells may drop rapidly or even cause bleeding and vomiting. Feline plague cannot be treated at home, and the success rate of home treatment is basically about 10%. Since there is no way to treat the cat at home with infusion, the cat can only be given injections. When the cat vomits and refuses to eat or drink, it can only be force-fed drugs to relieve hypoglycemia and prevent dehydration. This has a very weak effect on relieving the physical condition.
2. Precautions for feline plague
Sick cats are the main source of infection of this disease. Under natural conditions, infection is mainly through direct or indirect contact. The infected cat develops viremia after infection, and the virus is excreted in urine, feces, nasal and eye secretions, saliva, and vomitus within a week. Even after recovery, the virus can still be excreted in the feces and urine for several weeks or even more than a year, so the cat is sick. Cats should be isolated and treated, and families with multiple pets should pay attention to isolation.
3. How to care for cat plague
1. The living environment of the baby needs to be improved, and the ambient temperature needs to reach 23 -25 degrees constant temperature (don't catch a cold, because catching a cold may aggravate the baby's condition).
2. You need to improve your diet. You need to eat special cat food for babies. Soak it in warm water and stir it into a paste (easy to digest, easy to absorb, less irritating to the digestive tract, and can protect the gastrointestinal tract. effect), feed based on the principle of eating less and more meals.
3. You can stop eating other foods temporarily, because the more messy the food you eat, the heavier the burden on your digestive tract will be.
4. At the same time, the cat can be given some pet-specific supplements orally.It provides nutrition to the digestive tract, reduces inflammation in the digestive tract, promotes the recovery of the mucosa of the digestive tract, adjusts the flora of the digestive tract, promotes digestion, and helps the recovery of the cat’s digestive tract.
4. How to judge whether cat plague has recovered
The general treatment period for cat plague is about seven days, and the most serious treatment period is three to five days. To judge whether cat plague has returned to normal, one aspect It is to observe whether the cat is able to eat and drink and has no vomiting or diarrhea. Secondly, you need to check the blood routine. If the cat’s white blood cells drop and then reach the lowest point and then rise back to normal values, and the SAA test is also within the normal range, then the cat has recovered and can no longer take medication.
