Cats that present with Feline
Calicivirus symptoms should be isolated from healthy cats to prevent the spread of the disease.
Not exact matches
This disease is caused by the feline herpesvirus and feline
calicivirus, and
symptoms can last for seven to 10 days.
However, it is important to determine the cause, as Bordetella Bronchiseptica, FHV and Feline
Calicivirus present with very similar
symptoms.
There is an overlap of
symptoms in cats infected with Feline Herpes Virus, Feline
Calicivirus, Feline Chlamydia and Bordetella.
Once the
symptoms have resolved, cats infected with herpesvirus continue to carry the virus forever, and cats infected with
calicivirus carry (and can spread) the virus for an extended period (sometimes for life).
Feline
calicivirus (FCV) is an upper respiratory virus that produces flu - like
symptoms in cats.
This virus shares
symptoms with other feline viruses such as rhinotracheitis (differentiated from
calicivirus by more sneezing, eye inflammation and discharge) and chlamydiosis where in addition to some of the aforementioned
symptoms your cat would also be suffering from conjunctivitis (red eyes).
Feline
calicivirus infection is usually associated with upper respiratory tract and oral
symptoms.
Flu: Cat Flu Information,
symptoms, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of Feline Herpes Virus and Feline
Calicivirus
C —
Calicivirus: Another highly contagious and severe virus causing upper respiratory
symptoms such as coughing and sneezing.
Symptoms associated with Virulent Systemic Feline
Calicivirus are sores on the skin, fluid buildup in the skin (edema), vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, and signs of pneumonia.
However, cats do get other viruses — usually
calicivirus or herpesvirus — that cause all the
symptoms we usually associate with colds.
Calicivirus can resemble feline rhinotracheitis, but the main
symptom that differentiates the two is sores in the mouth, on the lips or tongue, or on the tip of the nose.
To determine whether particular viruses were responsible for URI
symptoms in different shelters, over 300 healthy cats across the nine shelters had their eyes and mouths sampled for genetic analyses designed to look for
calicivirus, herpesvirus, and three other common viruses.