Initial exposure to the FIP virus usually results in no obvious clinical disease, although some cats may experience
a mild upper respiratory disease that is characterized by sneezing, watery eyes, and watery nasal discharge.
Rather, the majority of exposed cats will show no signs of disease or only minimal ones, including
a mild upper respiratory disease with sneezing, water eyes, a runny nose or a mild intestinal problem.
Not exact matches
Respiratory disease can range from something as mild as an upper respiratory infection to life threatening fluid accumulation in the lungs of a
Respiratory disease can range from something as
mild as an
upper respiratory infection to life threatening fluid accumulation in the lungs of a
respiratory infection to life threatening fluid accumulation in the lungs of a dog or cat.
Although cat flu has a number of different causes, another sign which was significantly associated with getting infected by FCoV was sneezing and
mild signs of
upper respiratory disease.
Rhinotracheitis and Calicivirus can both cause
upper respiratory disease, signs of the
disease can range from
mild nasal discharge to severe discharge, redness, tongue ulcers, and pain of the eyes, nose, and mouth.
There have been several new vaccines introduced in the past few years, including ringworm (a fungal skin infection), Giardia (a protozoal intestinal parasite), feline Bordatella (similar to canine kennel cough, and thought to be a factor in many
upper respiratory infections in cats), canine Coronavirus (a
mild self - limiting diarrhea of puppies), Leptospirosis (affects the kidneys), and Lyme
disease.
«The H3N2 virus appears to generally cause a
mild upper respiratory tract
disease.
Experts advise that animals with common,
mild illness (such as minor
upper respiratory disease) still receive vaccines.