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Feline coronavirus is typically shed in feces by healthy cats, and transmitted by the fecal-oral route to other cats. [3] In environments with multiple cats, the transmission rate is much higher compared to single-cat environments. [2] The virus is insignificant until mutations cause it to be transformed from FECV to FIPV. [2]
Feline vaccination is animal vaccination applied to cats. Vaccination plays a vital role in protecting cats from infectious diseases , some of which are potentially fatal. They can be exposed to these diseases from their environment, other pets, or even humans.
FHV-1 can also cause abortion in pregnant queens, usually at the sixth week of gestation, [3] although this may be due to systemic effects of the infection rather than the virus directly. In chronic nasal and sinus disease of cats, FHV-1 may play more of an initiating role than an ongoing cause.
Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses. Some of these can be treated and the animal can have a complete recovery. Others, like viral diseases, are more difficult to treat and cannot be treated with antibiotics, which are not effective against viruses.
The drugs are broad-spectrum anthelmintics and also exert an effect against most other nematodes found in cats, but this effect may be absent or insufficient in individual cases. For protection against heartworms (D. immitis), of the substances only eprinomectin, moxidectin, milbemycinoxime and selamectin are effective. [ 32 ]
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If you’re unsure whether your cat needs a medical evaluation, try calling the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (888-426-4435) or the Pet Poison Hotline (855-764-7661).
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