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What are the symptoms of strong positive feline distemper?

Strong positive feline distemper refers to a strong positive result on a feline distemper test strip, indicating that the cat has been diagnosed with distemper and has a high viral concentration in its body, requiring timely treatment. Feline distemper mainly infects other healthy cats through the virus present in the feces, urine, vomit, excrement, and various secretions of infected cats. Owners can prevent their cats from directly or indirectly contacting other cats by vaccinating them and not allowing them to do so until the vaccination and antibody testing are completed.

Main Clinical Symptoms

Cats with feline distemper usually show signs of lethargy, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. Specific manifestations include the cat not paying much attention to its owner, barely touching its cat food, passing soft or watery stools, and so on. When the cat stops eating cat food, owners can give it some snacks and consult a veterinarian for treatment.

Drug Recommendations

The treatment of feline distemper involves symptomatic therapy and enhancing the cat's resistance to the virus, helping it kill the virus. Increasing the cat's resistance to the virus can be achieved by injecting monoclonal antibodies or using high- immune factors and interferon. Symptomatic treatment can be carried out as follows: when the cat has a fever, first try physical cooling methods, such as applying a cold towel to its belly. If the temperature does not drop, use fever-reducing drugs to avoid harming the cat's body; use diarrhea and vomiting medications, as well as intravenous fluids, to prevent dehydration and acid-base disorders. If the cat stops eating, it may need to receive nutritional fluids to maintain its energy needs and help it fight the virus.

Precautions

Firstly, cats with feline distemper need to be isolated to prevent infection of other cats. At the same time, owners should purchase disinfectants effective against feline distemper viruses, such as 84消毒液, and disinfect their homes to avoid spread of the virus. Secondly, if the cat has an appetite during the illness, owners can feed it nutritious food such as carp soup and nutritional supplements to strengthen its immune system. As with ordinary colds, which can lead to pneumonia if left untreated, many diseases are better cured early. Cat owners should pay more attention to their cats' conditions and seek medical attention promptly if abnormalities are detected to avoid delays in treatment.