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Can cat rhinotracheitis heal itself?

Cat rhinotracheitis is a highly contagious and fatal disease that cannot heal itself. If a cat is diagnosed with cat rhinotracheitis, the owner should take it to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. The general treatment for cat rhinotracheitis involves using virus interferon and lysine drugs. If the cat has symptoms of upper and lower eyelid adhesion, it is necessary to clean it with a cotton swab soaked in saline, drop antiseptic eye drops, and thoroughly disinfect the living environment. Cats that have been infected with cat rhinotracheitis have a lifetime risk of recurrence, so owners should avoid causing stress to their cats or allowing them to live with multiple cats.

  1. Cat rhinotracheitis is a high-risk respiratory disease caused by feline herpesvirus, and cats cannot recover from it on their own. The disease has a high incidence and mortality rate, especially in cats with weak immunity. If not treated promptly, they will die soon.

  2. If a cat is diagnosed with cat rhinotracheitis, the owner must take it to the hospital for treatment immediately. Cats with cat rhinotracheitis often exhibit symptoms of upper and lower eyelid adhesion. Therefore, during treatment, use a cotton swab soaked in saline to gently wipe away foreign objects around the cat's eyes, then drop antiseptic eye drops and administer virus interferon and lysine drugs orally. Cat rhinotracheitis is highly contagious, so it is necessary to disinfect the cat's living environment.

  3. Cat rhinotracheitis has a certain incubation period, which means that even after the cat has recovered from the disease, the virus can still remain latent in the nervous system and may recur throughout its life. Therefore, owners should vaccinate their cats on time, avoid stimulating them, or suddenly bringing them to unfamiliar environments, and try not to let multiple cats live together to prevent the cat from getting cat rhinotracheitis again.