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[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

My cat Pumkin has the herpes virus, that manifests in her eye on occasion. It gets all weepy and goobered up. My vet prescribed the L-Lysine and it seems to clear it up after a couple days. It is not life threatening, just inconvenient, like cold sores to people.

 

[snugglepup]

Nope, Feline herpesvirus is very different from feline distemper (or panleukopenia). Herpes in cats commonly causes upper respiratory symptoms and/or corneal ulcers/conjunctivitis. Sometimes its really nasty, but usually in an otherwise healthy cat... pretty mild. Very common in young kittens and prevalent in some feral cat colonies. Just like herpes in people, there is no cure and cats are carriers for life once infected. Stress can cause flare-ups. Anti-virals and L-lysine can help with symptoms.

Rest assured you can NOT catch herpes from your cat. Most diseases are very species specific. Rabies is one of the few that will infect multiple species.

 

[nccountrygirl]

Hey Baby, I just got home from work and read all 6 pages of your post about Smokey. I know that you will do every thing for him that is humanly possible. There are times in every ones lives where we don't have the money to carry our pets to the vet, but try to treat them at home, I'm glad he is improving, and I will say a prayer tonight for Smokey and you. Sleep well, I believe God loves our pets too.

 

[nccatnip]

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Even if your cats have had their shots, they can be exposed and infected from the feral cats. It is a risk you take, but the same principles for the same reasons everyone recommends keeping new chickens seperated for at least 30 days. Not to alarm you but just do not want you to get a false sense of security.

 

[Southern28Chick]

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Even if your cats have had their shots, they can be exposed and infected from the feral cats. It is a risk you take, but the same principles for the same reasons everyone recommends keeping new chickens seperated for at least 30 days. Not to alarm you but just do not want you to get a false sense of security.

Actually no I did not choose to take that risk. These feral cats just showed up one day and they WILL NOT leave. It's not like I brought them home.

What can my cats get from them if they are vaccinated for everything under the sun? Conjunctivitis (cat cold) is all I can think of.



Morning Update:
Smokey is bright eyed and perky. I'm still going to call the vet when they open though. He looks like there was nothing ever wrong with him.

*****I know I know, just because he looks fine and he's purring that doesn't mean a thing.*****

 

[BirdBrain]

I'm glad he seems to be feeling better today.

 

[Katy]

I recently lost one of my housecats to diabetes, which we didn't know she had until a couple of hours before she died. She too was fine one day and deathly ill by late that afternoon. Very Lethargic and didn't want to eat or drink.

Cats should never be given aspirin.....it can kill them quickly.

 

[nccatnip]

Quote:
Even if your cats have had their shots, they can be exposed and infected from the feral cats. It is a risk you take, but the same principles for the same reasons everyone recommends keeping new chickens seperated for at least 30 days. Not to alarm you but just do not want you to get a false sense of security.

Actually no I did not choose to take that risk. These feral cats just showed up one day and they WILL NOT leave. It's not like I brought them home.

What can my cats get from them if they are vaccinated for everything under the sun? Conjunctivitis (cat cold) is all I can think of.



Morning Update:
Smokey is bright eyed and perky. I'm still going to call the vet when they open though. He looks like there was nothing ever wrong with him.

*****I know I know, just because he looks fine and he's purring that doesn't mean a thing.*****

Easy there, I did not accuse you of purposely putting you cats at risk, just sharing. I would direct your question to the vet today when you see him.

 

[silkiechicken]

By request, this thread is taken to rest. The cat is doing great and thank you for the participation.