The three most common infectious diseases in cats refer to feline distemper, feline rhinophyma, and feline coronavirus. The above three diseases are highly contagious and are mainly spread through long-term contact with infected people or saliva. After getting sick, they will affect normal health. Overeating can lead to weight loss and reduced immunity, which may be life-threatening in severe cases. Through active and effective treatment, the development of the disease can be controlled and the damage to the cat's body can be reduced. Most sick cats can be clinically cured, which is beneficial to the normal functioning of the body. If the disease continues to worsen, timely medical treatment is required.
1. Feline distemper
Also known as feline panleukopenia and feline infectious enteritis, it is an acute highly contagious infectious disease with symptoms as follows Symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases, dehydration may occur, which affects the secretion of white blood cells, leading to a sharp decrease in white blood cells, which can endanger the cat's life. It is necessary to promptly follow the doctor's instructions for treatment by injecting antibody serum, and it is also necessary to fast from food and water for about 3 days, and to supplement nutrition and water through intravenous drip.
2. Cat nasal branch
It is a highly infectious upper respiratory tract infection An infectious disease, mainly caused by feline rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, mycoplasma infection, and herpes virus infection. Symptoms such as dyspnea, increased nasal secretions, and increased eye secretions will appear. As the basic development progresses, it will lead to mesophilia The number of granulocytes secreted is reduced, which may be life-threatening in severe cases. Intravenous antiviral drug treatment needs to be carried out under the operation of a doctor, which can control the increase of the virus and reduce the damage to the body. After treatment, symptoms such as persistent sneezing and watery eyes will occur for a long time. This is a sequelae of nasal bronchitis in cats. After treatment, cats will also carry the virus for life.
3. Feline coronavirus
It is a highly contagious virus. Cats After coronavirus infects cats, it can cause symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. Of course, not all cats infected with coronavirus will develop obvious symptoms. Some cats show only mild symptoms or even no symptoms after infection. However, for cats with low immunity, infection with coronavirus can cause serious health problems and even death.risk of death. It is worth noting that if the coronavirus mutates and enters the intestine, it may cause feline infectious peritonitis. Coronavirus is contagious but feline infectious peritonitis is not.
Treatment in the near future also requires taking the cat to the hospital regularly for relevant examinations to understand the specific conditions of disease development and recovery, and then adjust the treatment method.
