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Lysine is commonly used as a treatment; however, in a 2015 systematic review, the authors investigated all clinical trials with cats as well as in vitro studies and concluded that lysine supplementation is likely not effective for the treatment or prevention of feline herpesvirus 1 infection. [15]
Viral diseases in cats can be serious, especially in catteries and kennels. Timely vaccination can reduce the risk and severity of an infection. The most commonly recommended viruses to vaccinate cats against are: Feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), a viral cause of feline viral rhinotracheitis, a respiratory infection of cats.
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.
Equine herpesvirus 2 - Stub. Equine herpesvirus 3 - Causes equine coital exanthema. Stub. Equine herpesvirus 4 - Causes rhinopneumonitis in horses. Stub. Feline viral rhinotracheitis - Caused by feline herpesvirus 1. Fibropapillomatosis - Disease in sea turtles. Stub. Gallid herpesvirus 1 - Causes avian infectious laryngotracheitis. Stub.
FVRCP is a combination vaccine that protects cats from feline herpesvirus 1 and feline calicivirus, both of which cause upper respiratory tract disease.
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
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