Do Cats Get Colds Or Flu

Treating canine colds and flu.

Do cats get colds or flu. Cat Flu is used to describe the cold or flu-like symptoms that accompany an infection of the upper respiratory tract in cats. But it can be serious and even fatal in kittens and adult cats with underlying illnesses so its important to get your pet to the vet. The virus attaches to cells in the respiratory tract of felines similarly to how it does in humans says Weese.

Symptoms of cat flu. Ah the cat sneeze it may be one of the cutest sounds youll ever hear but is it ever a cause for concern. There is no cure for a viral infection however the cat can be kept as comfortable as possible by keeping it warm and treating the symptoms.

Kittens are more at risk from cat flu than adult cats. He points to reports of H1N1 found in cats in the United States. Cats can have a cold or even flu just as we humans can.

Cat colds are usually caused by a virus. However this is not to say that a cat with a cold should just be overlooked and or left untreated. Cats can solely grow to be contaminated from different cats and sometimes different animals.

These viruses produces symptoms similar to the common cold in humans. Cat Flu is used to describe the cold or flu-like symptoms that accompany an infection of the upper respiratory tract in cats. The name cat cold is another way of describing an upper respiratory infection or URI.

That cats are susceptible to the virus is a relatively recent discovery so not all veterinarians are aware of this fact or that human beings can transmit the flu to cats. Usually a cats cold lasts for about the same amount of time as a human cold 7-10 days and they will eventually get over it as we do. Cat flu however does give cats the same side effects as us.