When it comes to cat plague, the shovel officer often "smells and changes": because once the cat is infected with cat plague, not only the cat suffers, but the shovel officer also has to suffer.
Not only do you have to face high costs, but you also have to take a high level of risk. So, as a shovel officer, how to deal with cat plague in daily life?
1. What is feline plague?Feline plague, also known as feline panleukopenia and feline infectious enteritis, is an acute and highly contagious infectious disease in cats.
The clinical manifestations are mostly characterized by sudden onset of high fever, intractable vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, circulatory disorders and rapid leukopenia (not all leukopenia is feline plague, other diseases can also cause leukopenia, such as feline leukemia, feline hepatitis, etc.).
Since kittens have relatively weak immunity and resistance, kittens are more susceptible to feline plague.
2. Is feline plague contagious?
Feline plague is contagious and very contagious, and the feline plague virus is resistant to most environmental disinfectants, and remains infectious after years and months in an environment suitable for the survival of the virus.
Feline plague is not contagious to humans, only between cats and felines.
3. What is the mode of infection?
Feline plague is mainly transmitted through contact, the feces of sick cats are the main source of infection, the feces of sick cats contain feline plague virus, and other cats are infected by contact with fecal excrement in various ways.
As long as a healthy cat comes into contact with the urine, feces, vomit, or objects attached to the virus of a sick cat, there is a high probability of being infected with cat plague.
Healthy cats and sick cats share a basin to drink, share a food bowl, lick each other's fur and play, these behaviors are likely to infect healthy cats with feline plague virus.
4. What are the symptoms of feline plague?
The incubation period of cat plague is generally 2-9 days, and the symptoms of cat plague are related to the age of the cat and the virulence of the virus, which is generally divided into the following two situations.
Kittens 2-5 months old
After being infected with feline plague, it will present an acute onset, with a body temperature of more than 40 °C, accompanied by sudden vomiting and diarrhea, and sudden death will often occur due to the weak immunity and resistance of young kittens.
Cats over 6 months old
Once infected with cat plague, it is a subacute onset, the body temperature soars to about 40 °C, the body temperature drops slightly after one to two days, and the body temperature soars sharply after two days, and the fever is reversed.
In addition to the symptoms of fever, cats infected with feline plague can also show the following symptoms:
Vomiting, loss of appetite, weakness in the limbs.
Diarrhea, sticky or even bloody stools.
Depressed, viscous discharge in the mouth and other locations Severe dehydration and shock of the body.
5. How to prevent cat plague?
Vaccinate your cat regularlyRegularly clean and disinfect the home environment, and regularly clean the cat's food bowl and bedding
Avoid contact between your own cats and stray cats;Choose regular brand cat food and feed it scientifically.
In addition, whether it is cat plague or other diseases, the most important thing is to pay more attention to the situation of your pet.
Once the cat is found to have any abnormalities. Be sure to pay attention in time and send to a pet hospital for medical treatment if necessary.
Finally, again:
Cat plague is not an incurable disease, as long as it is detected in time, it is easy to succeed.