Overview of feline upper respiratory infections it s true.
Cat respiratory infection symptoms.
Feline herpesvirus type 1 fhv 1.
As is the case with humans the culprits to blame for these nasty colds are bacteria or viruses sometimes both.
By far viruses are the most common causes of upper respiratory infections in cats.
Also known as feline viral rhinotracheitis fvr.
When your cat will be boarded for any period of time make sure the establishment requires cats to be vaccinated against the viruses that can cause an upper respiratory infection.
Feline upper respiratory infection causes.
The bacteria and viruses that most commonly cause upper respiratory infections uris in cats are.
Cats that have developed this infection will often exhibit traditional signs of an upper respiratory infection such as watery eyes runny nose and sneezing.
Upper respiratory infections most common in cats who regularly have contact with other cats where cats are housed together in places such as shelters.
Upper respiratory infections can be prevented with vaccines and by keeping an infected cat isolated from other cats when his symptoms flare up.
With treatment the prognosis is positive.
A sneezing cat or a coughing cat can signal an upper respiratory infection.
About 80 90 of infections are viral while most of the rest are caused by bacteria.
Unvaccinated cats cats that are under stress and cats that are immunosuppressed because of conditions such as feline leukemia virus felv or feline immunodeficiency virus fiv are also at.
Our feline friends can get colds too.