In the early stage of acute rhinitis
The nasal mucosa is hyperemia, flushing, and swollen, and the mucous membrane is itchy to cause sneezing. The sick cat shakes his head, rubs his nose, and tears.
With the development of inflammation, serous-mucus nasal fluid flows from one or both nostrils, and if mixed with blood, it is bloody nasal fluid. In the acute stage, the affected cat presented dyspnea symptoms such as shortness of breath, mouth breathing, and inspiratory nasal breathing murmur.
With conjunctivitis, a large amount of purulent secretion can be seen. When the lymph nodes in the jaw are significantly swollen, swallowing can cause difficulty—often complicated by tonsillitis and pharyngitis.
Chronic rhinitis develops slowly, the clinical symptoms vary from mild to severe, and the main symptom is a runny nose.
Nasal fluid is mucoid, purulent, bloody, or mixed. The amount of nasal fluid is not large, and purulent crusts may form around the nostrils, which are dirty and unclean, and may give off a rancid odor: sometimes frequent sneezing, mouth breathing, or nasal congestion.
Chronic rhinitis is often secondary to sinusitis and maxillary sinus pus.
Rhinitis is usually accompanied by varying degrees of pathogenic infection. Appropriate antibiotic preparations should be selected, and antihistamines should be used in combination. In cases of chronic allergic rhinitis, topical glucocorticoids should be administered intermittently.
(1) First, remove the cause, strengthen feeding and management, and improve sick animals’ feeding or living environment.
(2) Cleaning the nasal cavity: when the nasal fluid is thick, warm saline or 1% sodium bicarbonate solution can be used to flush the nasal cavity;
When there is a lot of thin nasal fluid, The nasal cavity can be rinsed with 1% alum solution, 2%-3% boric acid solution, 0.1% potassium permanganate solution, and 0.1% tannic acid solution.
(3) Topical administration: To eliminate local inflammation, antibiotic ointment can be applied, or intranasal injection of Daomycin solution (dissolve 40,000-80,000 IU gentamicin in 5ml water for injection).
When the nasal mucosa is severely congested, to promote local vasoconstriction and reduce mucosal sensitivity, 2% lidocaine 1ml, 0.1% adrenal cord solution 1ml, and distilled water 20ml can be mixed nasally.
When the nasal congestion is severe, use nasal norepinephrine drops (containing 0.2% norepinephrine, 3% scoriamycin, and 0.05% betamethasone) 3-4 times daily.
(4) Actively treat the primary disease: ampicillin 20mg/kg body weight orally or intramuscularly, two times a day, or other antibiotics can be used for secondary bacterial infection;
In case of fungal infection, first, clean the nasal cavity, spray the nose with 1% compound iodine glycerin, and use it continuously for about ten days;
For allergic rhinitis, oral or intramuscular injection of dexamethasone, oral chlorpheniramine 4~8mg, or subcutaneous injection of norepinephrine 0.15mg/kg body weight, two times/d.
