In some cats, the virus induces
severe upper respiratory disease, and a few of these cats may develop persistent upper respiratory symptoms for years.
Not exact matches
As we take in abandoned, abused and neglected pets, these
diseases often include:
upper respiratory infections, skin
disease and
severe parasites.
The bacterium can be «carried» by dogs in their
upper respiratory tract (most likely their tonsils) without showing any symptoms of
disease and it is likely that, as yet unknown, bacterial, host or environmental factors, possibly including an over-exuberant immune response to the bacteria, are responsible for the
severe pneumonia observed in the worst cases.
Kennel Cough vaccine (also called Bordetella vaccine): This
disease causes
severe upper respiratory signs of coughing an gagging.
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.
It is most
severe in young kittens and older cats, and is one of the most serious
upper respiratory diseases seen in the feline species.
«If those heat waves come and we have people with
upper respiratory disease or heart
disease,» she explains, «their condition may become more
severe, so they have to go to the emergency room.»