1. What are the clinical symptoms of feline distemper
1. The incubation period of feline distemper Between 2-9 days, depending on the cat’s age and viral virulence, the clinical symptoms vary.
2. Most kittens show acute onset, with fever above 40°C, and severe vomiting symptoms. Even many cats do not show any symptoms after infection, but suddenly they have no symptoms. After life, others may show symptoms of ataxia myelopathy.
3. If kittens born more than half a year old are infected with this disease, most of them are clinically subacute. First, the cat’s body temperature will rise, the fever will reach about 40°C, and it will return after 1-2 days. After 3-4 days, the body temperature will rise again, that is, biphasic fever.
4. Cats infected with feline distemper will have symptoms of lack of energy, anorexia, continuous vomiting of yellow-green liquid, runny nose and tears accompanied by mucus secretion, and sticky stools. When the cat has diarrhea When the symptoms of the disease are present, it means that it is now in the late stage of the disease, and then there will be symptoms such as blood in the stool, severe dehydration, anemia, and death in severe cases.
Second, how to treat feline plague
1. Isolate the cat
Because the cat plague is highly contagious, once the owner finds that a cat is infected with cat plague, he must isolate it as soon as possible, and then ask a veterinarian to come over for diagnosis and treatment.
2. Antiemetic for cats
A cat infected with feline distemper will vomit constantly. Cats stop eating and drinking for a period of time. Then give it metoclopramide injection 0.15-0.25 ml/kg. The dosage is determined according to the cat’s weight. It is given twice a day and can be injected intramuscularly or subcutaneously.
3. Help cats with anti-inflammatory and antipyretics
Cats infected with feline distemper will have a fever. In order to relieve this disease, they need the help of a veterinarian To help the cat to inject anti-inflammatory drugs, it is also necessary to determine the dose according to the weight of the cat. You can choose gentamicin 10,000 units/kg or kanamycin 50,000-100,000 units/kg for injection, injection method and antiemetic Medicine is the same way. In addition, the cat can also be injected with Bupleurum injection, the usage is 0.3 ml per kilogram of body weight, twice a day, in order to achieve the purpose of antipyretic.
4. Relieve dehydration in cats
When cats have symptoms of dehydration, it is necessary to use some drugs to relieve dehydration in cats, such as using 25% glucose, 5% carbonic acid Sodium hydrogen and compound normal saline are mixed and injected into the cat meridian according to the dose ratio.
5. In addition to symptomatic treatment, the cat should be supplemented with proper nutrition. At this time, the cat’s body is already very weak. Help the cat to supplement nutrition and improve its resistance, which is helpful for the treatment of the disease.
The above is our introduction to Feline Distemper and Feline Parvovirus, I hope it can help you.
