Cat
Flu
Cat
‘flu is rarely fatal nowadays but affected cats may require quite
intensive nursing and medical treatment for several days or weeks
before they get better and recovered cats can be left with respiratory
problems for the rest of their lives.
Signs
of cat ‘flu are similar to colds and flu in people. Affected cats
develop a clear discharge from the nose and eyes which becomes
thick and purulent as the disease progresses. Cats tend to be
dull and depressed. They have a raised temperature and are reluctant
to eat. Coughing and sneezing is common. Signs usually resolve
in 2-3 weeks but some cats are left with a long-term intermittent
nasal discharge or eye disease.
Vaccination
is available for cat flu, but may not in all cases, prevent a
cat from catching the virus. It will however, drastically reduce
the effects of cat flu and speed up recovery.
