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Coryza Symptoms
The disease primarily affects animals living in community (cattery, shelter, “large family” semi-wild cats), kittens and unvaccinated adults. After a short incubation (2 to 5 days), respiratory signs (coughing, sneezing), the runny eyes and nose, loss of appetite and sometimes red spots appear in the mouth, more or less significant depending animals.
If several cats have the same symptoms at the same time, it is likely that this is the coryza is a highly contagious disease. Contagion occurs (like flu in humans), without direct contact, sneezing or when cats are blown over. The transmission can also be done by the person caring for several cats, including one patient. Hence the importance, if we have several cats, putting on a blouse to care for sick, well disinfect their hands afterward, and isolate the sick cat other throughout the treatment period, however, do not panic, this disease is not communicable to humans.
The untreated disease may progress to natural healing in some resistant animals. But beware it can sometimes be complicated by necrosis of the nasal bones with generalized infection, and eventually death of the animal if it is weakened and refuses to eat.
Coryza Chat
Coryza is not due to a single microbe, but the association of several viruses and bacteria that often cause complications. This disease affects the upper respiratory tract of the cat.
Contamination
It is highly contagious and mainly affects animals living in the community, adults and kittens, unvaccinated. It can be transmitted directly (via sneezing) or indirectly (if your cat comes in contact with objects that have been soiled by another cat sick).
Symptoms The symptoms appear after a incubation period of 2 to 5 days:
- Fever
- Cough
- Sneezing
- Loss of appetite, more or less pronounced according to the animal
- Runny eyes and nose which the gene for breathing and his eyes finally stick
- Very tired
- The red spots may appear in the mouth.