I. The way of cat plague infection:
Under normal circumstances, cat distemper occurs mostly in spring, and is mainly transmitted through the eye and nose secretions, saliva, vomit, feces, urine, etc. of sick cats; , ticks and other blood-sucking parasites. If it is a cat during pregnancy, it can also be transmitted vertically to the fetus through the placenta, resulting in fetal malformation or a stillbirth.
For cats in the diseased period, it can be transmitted through secretions such as vomit, urine, and feces. Moreover, the feline plague virus will survive for a long time in the environment, and at the same time, it is very resistant. It needs continuous heating at 80 degrees for two hours to be inactivated.
If it is a healthy and disease-free cat, it will come into contact with the sick cat’s cat litter
, cat food bowl, water cup and other daily utensils, or by licking and brushing with the sick cat. likely to be infected. Therefore, the owner must isolate and treat the sick cat after discovering it.
Second, how to treat cat plague?
1. Do a good job in keeping cats warm. During the treatment of cat plague, it is necessary to keep the cat warm, such as placing an extra blanket in the cat litter, and then placing a warm water bag for the cat to keep warm;
2. If the cat vomits, it needs to fast. . At this time, the cat can be supplemented with nutrients and missing water by infusion. For sick cats who are unable to infuse fluids, some water mixtures of normal saline and glucose can be fed to the cats at regular intervals.
3. Cats can also be injected with serum containing feline distemper virus antibodies to treat feline distemper. However, it should not be used in excess or injected with hyperimmune serum for several consecutive days to avoid side effects.
4. From the stage of cat plague treatment until the cat can eat, drugs such as lactase can be used to help the cat’s gastrointestinal digestion to regulate the cat’s stomach. If the cat is using other medicines, it needs to be taken at intervals of about half an hour.
5. When the cat is recovering, it is necessary to eat small meals frequently, and do not feed the cat with high protein content or food that is not easy to digest.
Warm reminder: Although cat plague looks very scary, it is hopeful to be cured as long as it can be detected and treated as soon as possible. At the same time, the owner should also vaccinate the cat regularly. Because the most effective way to prevent disease is to get vaccinated.
