When testing the nasal branch of cats, it is first necessary to determine whether there is the presence of herpes virus or calicivirus. There are two common methods. One is symptom judgment, and the other is tool judgment.
1. Judgment of symptoms of nasal branch of cat
The initial symptoms of nasal branch of cat are no different from cat cold, and there will be sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes and so on. At this time, most owners will treat the cat according to the cold, but it can only temporarily relieve the cat’s discomfort. As the virus spreads in the cat’s body, the cat’s symptoms gradually aggravate, the cat’s sneezing frequency increases, the nose is yellow-green pus-like, the eye secretions increase and paste around the eyes and the eyes are red, swollen and inflamed. A conscious owner will know that this is not a simple cat cold but a cat nose. The difference between herpes virus and calicivirus based on symptoms is mostly to see if the cat has oral ulcers or joint problems. Calicivirus is more dangerous than herpes virus, and the complications and healing time will be relatively longer. Bacteria such as mycoplasma and chlamydia mainly infect the eyes of cats. When these two bacteria are infected, the eye symptoms will be very obvious. The obvious symptom of Bordetella infection is a cough.
2. Cat nasal branch tool detection
Actually, it is based on the symptoms to determine which virus the cat has The nasal branch caused by the cat is not accurate enough, and many owners make mistakes in their judgment, which prolongs the treatment time of the cat. With the help of tool detection, a more accurate basis for subsequent treatment can be provided. There are two kinds of tools to judge, one is test strip detection, the accuracy of test strip detection is uncertain, and it is generally difficult to detect the virus when there are no symptoms during the incubation period; the other is PCR test, which can be detected very accurately, but the price is slightly more expensive. .
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