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What is a cat nasal branch? Do cats need lifelong isolation if they have a cat nasal branch?

2021-06-24 / 360 Read

       What is cat nasal branch? Do cats need to be isolated for life if they have cat nasal branch? The mortality rate is high, and symptoms such as fever, runny nose, and mucus in the eyes will appear.

 

Feline nasal branch is also known as feline flu, and its pathogen is Feline Herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1). Feline nasal branch can cause upper respiratory tract infection and lung infection. Symptoms mainly appear in the mouth, nose, eyes and other parts.

       Some cats carry the feline rhinovirus for life. Even after being cured, it will recur from time to time, or even infect other cats. At this time, lifelong isolation is required. When you find that a cat has feline rhinovirus, first of all, if the cat has a fever, don't think about it at this time, take the cat to the pet hospital for a fever-reducing injection, and then perform the following nursing care later. Under normal circumstances, when the cat is three months old, it is necessary to give the cat a cat triptych. The so-called cat triple vaccine is the live virus weakened by feline infectious rhinotracheitis virus, feline rhinoconjunctivitis virus and feline distemper (details). Distemper, feline calicivirus infection, and infectious rhinotracheitis.

       The cat triple vaccine cannot completely prevent the cat nasal branch, and it is normal for cats to be infected. Sneezing, runny nose, cough, frequent tears, and even conjunctivitis. The earlier it is detected, the better the treatment. In the early stage of the disease, cat amine can be given to cats. In severe cases, amoxicillin can be used. It is best to use the kind that children eat, and the side effects are relatively small.

       If you find that the cat is coughing in addition to sneezing and runny nose, it is recommended to give the cat some cough syrup, and eye drops should be used if the eyes are inflamed. Chloramphenicol eye drops are less irritating.