Treatment is difficult and limited to supportive and symptomatic therapy. Infected cats that recover become carriers for life and shed the virus intermittently, especially during times of stress. A widespread, highly contagious respiratory disease. Symptoms include fever, pneumonia, and ulcers or blisters on the tongue. Severity of the disease varies depending on the strain of the virus present.
Treatment is supportive and symptomatic therapy.
As with Rhinotracheitis cats which recover from Calcivirus become carriers. Chlamydia An extremely contagious, respiratory ailment, especially in young kittens. Chlamydia causes a local infection of the mucous membrane of the eye. Symptoms include conjunctivitis, sneezing, coughing and occasional salivation. Treatment involves the use of topical antibiotics for several weeks.