Can cats have rabies? Cats have symptoms of rabies! The clinical symptoms of cat rabies are very similar to those of dogs, and are divided into two categories: manic type and paralysis type. Initial symptoms of infected cats include subtle neurological and behavioral changes, allergic reactions to the site of virus introduction, and increased fever or restlessness. These symptoms generally only last for 1-2 days. As the disease progresses, most cats will develop manic rabies symptoms. Infected cats are particularly irritable towards people or other animals, even dead animals.

Usually characterized by nervousness and a strong urge to bite and scratch at any animal (moving object). They may run or pace until they cannot support themselves and collapse. If a cat infected with rabies can survive for 5 days, the symptoms will generally turn into paralysis and the manic symptoms will disappear. At this time, the infected cat will suffer from paralysis of the lower body, uncoordinated movements, coma and death.

In order to explain the symptoms of rabies in cats more intuitively, we can divide it into the following four periods:

Symptoms of rabies in cats: In the early stage, cats may behave abnormally, such as Fatigue or hyperactivity may manifest as sudden changes in temper or lifestyle habits.

Symptoms of rabies in cats: In the middle stage, the cat will wander around, make some unconscious movements, be indifferent to the owner, and have a slight breathing sound similar to "Hehe..." (mainly due to strong salivary gland secretion and facial expression). , caused by pharyngeal muscle spasm) looking into the sky, biting...howling...

Symptoms of rabies in cats: in the terminal stage, cats will be afraid of water, sound, photophobia, odors, and random muscles in the body Sexual spasms, salivation, and increased aggression in most cats.

Cats have symptoms of rabies: during the death period, the spirit becomes depressed, most of the limbs are stiff, difficulty breathing, foaming at the mouth, death of multiple organ failure, and death from respiratory depression.

Cat rabies is also a very scary thing, and owners must pay more attention to it. If you find that a docile cat has the above symptoms, you must take appropriate measures in time, otherwise it will not only be the cat itself that is injured. In addition, in rabies endemic areas, cats should be actively vaccinated against veterinary rabies vaccines.