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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.