Cat's herpes is the acute infectious disease affecting the upper airways. If the animal had herpes symptoms, he needs to be treated urgently to avoid serious complications with health.
Symptoms of herpes
Usually virus causative agent of herpes is on a mucous membrane of tonsils and nasopharynxes, however it can sometimes focus on language or a conjunctiva. Infection occurs at direct contact of a cat with the virus carrier. The incubation period of the causative agent of herpes is from 2 to 6 days, it can be in an organism from 1 to 3 weeks. The clinical picture of herpes at cats represents plentiful allocations from eyes from a nose and also keratit, sneezing and appearance of ulcers in language. Often cat's herpes proves in the form of formation of blisters on lips.The laboratory research of allocations of the cat who got sick with herpes allows to find a virus already day later after infection. The first symptoms of herpes are usually shown 10-20 days later. Because of herpetic ulcers and necrosis on a mucous membrane of language the cat can bring other infections which will lead to development of stomatitis or the gingivit in an organism. In case of accession of a secondary bacterial infection, these symptoms are complemented with bronchial pneumonia and cough. The animal becomes apathetic, loses appetite, its activity is minimized, and body temperature increases.
Treatment of herpesIf herpes to begin to treat in due time, to get rid of it quite easily. In rare instances, at very weakened immunity or at children's age, the animal can even die. Bronchial pneumonia against the background of the joined bacterial infection or heavy dehydration of an organism can become the reason of a lethal outcome. For treatment of herpes, first of all, it is necessary to provide protection to a cornea. Such ointments with antiviral effect as "Acyclovir" or "Tetracycline" which are put under a lower eyelid of 5-6 times a day are for this purpose used. It is necessary to protect eyes that virus damage did not lead to inflammatory process which will pass over time in panoftalmit. To suppress development of a secondary infection and to prevent the inflammatory processes arising in the upper airways, the veterinarian will appoint antibacterial medicines like Tilozin and same "Tetracycline". Except antibiotics, the cat should accept a rate of immunomodulatory medicines and, perhaps, intravenous salt solutions. The struck surface of a mouth and nose will also need to be processed antibacterial medicines. As prophylactic from herpes the vaccination well proved.