Rhinotracheitis at cats - a disease herpesviridae, infectious and ostroprotekayushchy, connected with damage of respiratory organs and mucous an eye. Cats of all breeds and irrespective of age can get sick. The animal who had rhinotracheitis gains immunity.
Disease symptoms
The first symptoms of rhinotracheitis – the increased temperature, weakness, refusal of food, allocation from a nose and eyes, perhaps increased salivation. At the long course of a disease of allocation from a nose and eyes become more plentiful, cough and short wind sometimes develops. At long rhinotracheitis ulcers in language develop, necrosis around nasal sinks develops, in hard cases there is a damage of bones of a nose.
How to look after the patient's cat rhinotracheitis
Rhinotracheitis - not the most dangerous disease of cats and seldom comes to an end with a lethal outcome. The virus badly transfers high temperatures therefore the cat needs to be kept in the warm, temperature at an animal to 39.6 is not recommended to be forced down. The main conditions of successful treatment are: maintenance of forces of an animal, prevention of dehydration and exhaustion.
At refusal of food of the pet it is necessary to force to eat and drink, offering the most tasty and nourishing forages. The cat always has to have an access to fresh water. Also vitamin and mineral additives will be useful. Depending on disease severity, the veterinarian can prescribe additional medicines for prevention of dehydration. In complex treatment of rhinotracheitis immunostimulators are important, at exacerbation of a disease ready serums under skin are prescribed. To help cope with an infection also the antibiotic can, usually it is accepted by 2 times a day within 7-10 days. High temperatures well affect treatment, but strongly increased body temperature needs to be forced down special febrifugal for animals (with the batcher). If at a cat the pneumonia developed, it is necessary to provide it with additional oxygen. The suppurating eyes and a nose need to be wiped every day with special lotion with antiseptics. For prevention of suppuration use eye drops and ointments which part hormones are not. Rest therefore it is necessary to allocate her a separate corner with a warm soft laying and access to bowls with food and water is necessary for a sick cat. The place, certain for a sick animal, not only will provide it quiet rest, but also will protect from an infection of other pets. It is necessary to think of prevention of rhinotracheitis at 6-8 weeks age of a kitten. At this particular time the first vaccination becomes, the revaccination is carried out 2-4 weeks later, and further - annually. Quite often do to kittens complex inoculations which also the vaccine against rhinotracheitis is among of nursery.