Symptoms of cat colds
1. Cats with dry nose:
The tip of a cat’s nose, under normal circumstances, should be warm, humid and cold, which means that the cat’s body temperature is normal. If the cat’s nose becomes very dry and a little hot, it may be that the cat has a cold and a fever. At this time, it is best to take the cat’s temperature immediately to see if the cat’s body temperature is normal.
2. Abnormal respiratory tract in cats:
Cats sneeze more often, but cats don’t usually sneeze. Once this happens, you should pay attention. Cats may cough and have trouble breathing when they are sick, usually with rhinobronchitis or a cold.
3. Loss of appetite and tears:
The cat is depressed after a cold. Because they can’t speak, they can only tell us through body language that they’re sick when they’re not feeling well. They may also lose their appetite or not eat and we need to assure them that their food will be delicious. Breathing, rapid heartbeat, flushing of the conjunctiva, tearing eyes, often accompanied by front claws and nose. Owners should discourage this behavior to prevent cats from becoming infected by scratching themselves with their claws.
4. Cats with cough and runny nose:
Cough and runny nose, serous in the initial stage, and yellow and sticky in the later stage.
Cat cold treatment care
①Strengthen care, pay attention to night time. Cats may refuse to eat because of high body temperature, and it is best to add fluids and nutrients to intravenous fluids.
②Antipyretic and analgesic drugs have significant curative effect. Intramuscular injection of 0.1 ml of 50% dipyridine solution or 0.5 ml of compound aminopyrine solution, 2 times a day, for 1-3 days.
(3) To control the inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, antibiotics or sulfonamides can be injected intramuscularly at the usual dose at the same time.
A cat with a cold can experience symptoms such as sneezing and a cracked nose. These are the symptoms of the common cat cold. After the cat has a cold, it is best to send it to the veterinary clinic for treatment in time, and prescribe medicine to treat the cold after the doctor’s diagnosis. Do not treat your cat with human cold medicine. If the pet hospital at home is far away, it is also necessary to discuss with the pet doctor before administering medicine to the pet. Choose a cold medicine that can be mixed with a small amount of water and given to your cat. If your cat is weak and often catches colds, be sure to prepare cold medicine for pet cats at home. Cats with a cold can be treated in time.
