The hospital asks that if someone who visits feels ill with any type
of upper respiratory problem that they stay home to keep themselves and the babies safe.
«A baby with a cleft lip or palate, for example, is often more prone to
developing upper respiratory problems such as colds, allergies, and ear infections,» says Aimee Creelman, a lactation consultant and obstetric nurse at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Southern Vermont.
Feline Rhinotracheitis and Calici viruses
cause upper respiratory problems in cats characterized by sneezing, loss of appetite, fever, nasal discharge and eye inflammation.
Symptoms differ depending on the cause and location of the infection, but some common clinical signs of
upper respiratory problems in cats include:
«A baby with a cleft lip or palate, for example, is often more prone to
developing upper respiratory problems, such as colds, allergies, and ear infections,» says Aimee Creelman, a breastfeeding consultant at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco.
«If I have to put a cat that is sick
with upper respiratory problems in a room with other, healthy cats, I could have upper respiratory sickness spread through that whole room in two days,» he said.
Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis, known as kennel cough, is
an upper respiratory problem that's highly contagious in dogs.
We have been told for years that cat litter does not contribute to
upper respiratory problems in cats, but I am now convinced it does, especially with covered litter boxes and west coast cat litter.
The most common hint of the presence of CHV - 1 in your adult animals are transient, mild,
upper respiratory problems.
This condition is
an upper respiratory problem that will have your cat or dog out of sorts for several days, although the duration can be as long as six weeks.
- The spring / summer influx of kittens — who are quite often neonates, requiring bottle feeding every few hours, or sick kittens with
upper respiratory problems — was a significant challenge for the Cleveland Animal Protective League.