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Should a cat be vaccinated: a veterinarian's answer
13.12.2023 07:41
Dog owners regularly vaccinate their pets. The need to adhere to the vaccination schedule is associated with walking animals outside.
What should cat owners do if their pets regularly or periodically go for a walk outside? Do cats need vaccinations?
Autumn is the season of viral infections. Among them are such diseases as calicivirus, herpesvirus infection, writes the publication "Diapazon" with reference to veterinarian Olga Oprya.
If a cat or a cat goes for a walk outside, the owner needs to think about vaccinating the animal, the veterinarian assures.
Symptoms
Signs of viral infections include high temperature, refusal to eat, and lethargy.
If ulcers appear on the palate, tongue, nose, discharge from the eyes or nose, and the cat sneezes and coughs, then it may be calicivirus. The disease can be fatal.
With herpes virus infection, coughing, sneezing and discharge from the eyes appear.
What to do?
1. The means of preventing most diseases is vaccination.
2. But in addition to this, it is necessary to carry out regular treatments against fleas and worms.
3. After your pet returns from a walk, you need to examine it. The cat or cat could have been injured by other animals, people, the pet could have been hit by a car or caught ringworm.
4. It is important to pay attention to the ears during the examination. When affected by ear mites, the pet begins to scratch its ears. Another sign of infection is a dark coating.
Earlier we talked about whether it is possible to pick up cats from the street.
