What medicine is used for feline calicivirus?

Feb 10,2024
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In addition to symptomatic treatment for feline calicivirus, some antivirals, such as interferon, and multivitamin supplements, especially B vitamins, should be added clinically. In the later stages of calicivirus, cats will suffer from electrolyte imbalance. All organs and organs are in a state of failure. In this case, in addition to supplementing better nutrition, electrolytes must be corrected, nutrition supplemented, and acid-base balance adjusted.

Feline calicivirus symptoms:

1. Symptoms such as biphasic fever, upper respiratory tract symptoms, high morbidity, and low mortality rate.

2. The incubation period of feline calicivirus is 48 hours, and the course of disease is 5-7 days.

3. Cats will have fever, sneezing, serous or mucopurulent secretions from the eyes and nose, and ulcers on the tongue, hard palate and bilian. Stronger virulent strains can cause serious illness. Pneumonia is prone to secondary infection, with clinical symptoms such as difficulty breathing, depression, rales in the lungs, and oral ulcers.

4. The mortality rate of cats aged 4-8 weeks is as high as more than 30%. If mixed infection occurs, the symptoms will be serious and the mortality rate will increase.

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