Cats, like dogs, are sick with a plague. Cats in cats, or panleukopenia - a viral disease that occurs with a high temperature, damage to the stomach and intestines, the heart, poisoning and dehydration of the animal's body. The culprit of the disease is parvovirus, widespread in nature because of its vitality (withstands low and high temperatures, is not afraid of common disinfectants). Catnip is a very dangerous disease, not treatable, the mortality rate is up to 90%.
Symptoms of a plague in cats
The first signs of a plague in a cat can not appear immediately. And when the symptoms appear, many masters, by ignorance, confuse them with poisoning. The incubation period of the disease is from 2 to 10 days.
You should consult a doctor with suspicion of a plague if:
- the animal's condition deteriorated sharply (the cat lies, looks for a dark place, loneliness);
- the cat lies on the belly, with the head thrown back;
- body temperature above 40 ° C;
- the cat refuses to eat;
- The cat refuses water (sometimes he sits near a bowl with water for a long time, but can not drink);
- vomiting of a greenish color, possibly with mucus and blood;
- the cat's urine is dark yellow or light orange;
- feces have a strong odor and impurity of blood;
- the mucous membrane of the mouth is dry.
Symptoms can be different depending on the age of the cat, on its immunity.
Treatment of ducks in cats
A bag for small unvaccinated kittens is most likely a fatal case. Drugs from the plague does not exist and veterinarians are struggling with symptoms. Cats that survive 3-4 days after the manifestation of the plague recover, but remain carriers of the virus. If a cat has had a plague and has not died, immunity is developed for life. But this does not mean that you have to wait. At the first symptoms, consult a doctor immediately. We are responsible for those who have tamed, the more quickly the treatment begins, the higher the cat's chances of recovery.
In no case it is to do self-medication. Once the cat is diagnosed on the basis of a blood test and other laboratory data, the doctor prescribes treatment - intramuscular injections with the addition of glucose and B vitamins, antibiotics, antiviral drugs. The course of treatment must necessarily be brought to an end, as in untreated animals relapses may occur.
Prevention of plague in cats
Even if you have consulted a doctor on time, he can not give you a one hundred percent guarantee for recovery. Therefore, the best way to protect the animal from this disease will be prevention of plague in cats, that is, vaccination. The type of virus is known, studied, and modern vaccination is extremely effective. The kitten is given the first inoculation at 8 weeks, revaccination is carried out at 12 weeks. In the future it is better to vaccinate every year, although the immunity after the first two will be worked out for about 3 years. Do not neglect vaccination if the cat does not go out. The virus can get into the house on your clothes or shoes.
A cramp in cats is an extremely contagious disease that is transmitted through contaminated objects, through contacts, kittens can get infected in utero. If the cat died in the house of the plague, do not start the animals for about a year, since the virus is very stable and very difficult to remove. After the flash of the plague, you need to change all the bowls of the pet, the tray, and disinfect the floors with bleach.
The bag is not passed to the dogs and the person, but it is very well transmitted from the cat to the cat. You need to be careful not to allow unvited kittens bought on the market or picked up on the street to cats already in the house.