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Pneumonia is an irritation of the lungs caused by different sources. It is characterized by an inflammation of the deep lung tissues [1] and the bronchi. Pneumonia can be acute or chronic. [2] This life-threatening [3] illness is more common in cats than in dogs [1] and the complication “Kennel Cough” [1] can occur in young pets.
Infection is commonly spread among cats by ocular secretion. [7] C. felis infection is most common in multicat environments such as shelters, breeder catteries, and among stray cat communities. [7] Young cats, around the age of one year or under, are at the highest risk of infection. [7] Infection can be detected either by culturing a sample or ...
There is a lack of evidence that FIP as such is transmissible from cat to cat, although it may explain rare mini-outbreaks of FIP. [8] However, the virus, FCov, is transmissible from cat to cat. A study on 59 FIP infected cats found that, unlike FCoV, feces from FIP infected cats were not infectious to laboratory cats via oronasal route. [9]
Though it certainly could be a serious issue, your cat not eating could have a much more simpler reason, too, so there’s no need to immediately rush out to the vet before you’ve at least tried ...
Cat flu is the common name for a feline upper respiratory disease, which can be caused by one or more possible pathogens: Feline herpes virus, causing feline viral rhinotracheitis (cat common cold; this is the disease most associated with the "cat flu" misnomer), Feline calicivirus, Bordetella bronchiseptica (cat kennel cough), or
Smith says authorities found her son, who apparently died the following day, Wednesday, Jan. 8, behind his Malibu home as he was trying to protect it. “I don't think that he ever really knew ...
Polyprenyl immunostimulant is the only currently-approved treatment in the US for feline rhinotracheitis caused by herpesvirus. [11] Effectiveness was demonstrated in a clinical study with cats experimentally infected with feline herpesvirus: 20 cats were treated with polyprenyl immunostimulant and 20 received a placebo.
Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton said she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren't sure whether she would survive. In an interview ...