Cat Respiratory Infection Symptoms

A sneezing cat or a coughing cat can signal an upper respiratory infection.

Cat respiratory infection symptoms.

The bacteria and viruses that most commonly cause upper respiratory infections uris in cats are. Unvaccinated cats cats that are under stress and cats that are immunosuppressed because of conditions such as feline leukemia virus felv or feline immunodeficiency virus fiv are also at. Feline herpesvirus type 1 fhv 1. The most common culprits often show up in shelters and multi cat households.

Some of the other common symptoms may include a discharge from the nose or eyes sniffling a fever often evident by a lack of appetite a hoarse meow or no voice at all and ulcers in the mouth or on the nose. Our feline friends can get colds too. As is the case with humans the culprits to blame for these nasty colds are bacteria or viruses sometimes both. Overview of feline upper respiratory infections it s true.

Also known as feline viral rhinotracheitis fvr. By far viruses are the most common causes of upper respiratory infections in cats. Chlamydiosis infection affects the respiratory system the eyes the gastrointestinal system and the reproduction systems of. About 80 90 of infections are viral while most of the rest are caused by bacteria.

Upper respiratory infections most common in cats who regularly have contact with other cats where cats are housed together in places such as shelters. When your cat will be boarded for any period of time make sure the establishment requires cats to be vaccinated against the viruses that can cause an upper respiratory infection. Upper respiratory infections can be prevented with vaccines and by keeping an infected cat isolated from other cats when his symptoms flare up.