What are the symptoms of feline distemper?

Feline distemper mainly presents the following symptoms: lethargy, vomiting, fever, bloody stool, rapid decrease in white blood cells, dehydration, etc. In addition to observing the symptoms of the cat, it is best to take the cat to the hospital for examination. If the white blood cells continue to decline and are less than 5, which is the normal value, it indicates that there are a large number of viruses in the cat's body. Moreover, the symptoms of feline distemper are similar to those caused by diseases such as gastroenteritis, intestinal foreign body obstruction, and intestinal parasite infection. It is recommended to use feline distemper test papers, blood tests, and other methods to confirm the diagnosis.

What are the early symptoms of feline distemper?

The incubation period of feline distemper is generally 2-9 days. If a cat is infected, the early symptoms include lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, fever, vomiting with yellow-green content, sticky secretions in the mouth, nose, and eyes, and sticky stools. It should be noted that diseases such as gastroenteritis, intestinal foreign body obstruction, and intestinal parasite infection also have similar symptoms to feline distemper, which can cause diarrhea, vomiting, and other digestive symptoms in cats. If these symptoms are observed in a cat, the cat can be taken to a pet hospital for a feline distemper virus test.

What are the later symptoms of feline distemper?

If the owner finds that the cat's diarrhea and vomiting symptoms have not improved, and there are symptoms such as accelerated breathing, exacerbated diarrhea and vomiting, purulent secretions flowing from the eyes and nose, hemorrhagic enteritis, severe dehydration, and white blood cells below 0.2, it indicates that the cat is in the late stage of feline distemper, which is a dangerous situation. The mortality rate of this disease is very high. If the cat has been diagnosed, it is recommended to seek medical treatment in a timely manner.

What are the changes in indicators of clinical examination of feline distemper?

There are generally several changes in indicators in the clinical examination of feline distemper: firstly, the decrease in white blood cells is the main clinical feature of feline distemper. Through a blood test, the rapid decrease in white blood cells in the cat can be detected, and the diagnosis of feline distemper mainly depends on the neutrophils. The normal reference value of three-分类 blood cell testing instruments is 5.5-19.5*10^9/L, and the units and reference values may vary between different instruments.

However, if it is finally determined that the cat does not have feline distemper but the white blood cells are still decreasing, other diseases such as bacterial infections, aplastic anemia, tumors, etc., should be considered. Secondly, abdominal films can show air in the cat's intestine without food, and ultrasound can observe irregular edges of the small intestine mucosa.