Comments on: The Unusual & Severe Effects Of Cat Flu

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:29:05 +0000

In reply to Mrs Nicola Valentine Addison. Hi Nicola. I think her history sounds entirely plausible, and so I would be very careful about new introductions. My advice is to at least make sure that they are fully vaccinated before they are introduced.

By: Mrs Nicola Valentine Addison

Mrs Nicola Valentine Addison — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:32:11 +0000

Hi,
I adopted a kitten 9 years ago and was told that she contracted cat flu from her mother. Her growth is stunted, has deformities, lost most of her teeth and really bad weepy sore eyes. But I question if she has just been unlucky at birth being the runt of the litter and general age related issues instead because she has grown up around other unvaccinated cats for a time and has never once passed any flu/symptoms to the others. I’m confused and also concerned as my partner now wants a kitten to keep the old gal company.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:19:14 +0000

In reply to jayne. Hi Jayne. While it is true that calicivirus is associated with gingivostomatitis, virtually all cats that are exposed to the virus do not develop the disease. There are other factors which are poorly understood. Therefore you should not feel responsible, and what you are have experienced is a terrible coincidence.

By: jayne

jayne — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:00:37 +0000

i bought a kitten back in 2012 from a breeder she had bathed him and covered him in talcum powder which i thought odd
i took him home and he immeidietly became very sick
i took him to the vet who said he had upper respiratoy infection this was the start of a lifeling thing to save him he had 6months of antibiotics the infection cleared up but he was left with a noise and congestion like a permenant cold vet thinks its either calicvirus or herpes few years later he developed severe stomatits and had all his teeth out i didnt know at the time but 3 other of my cats developed stomatis and 1 was put to sleep and she was so ill and developed a virus my vet says calicivirus and all my cats will be infected over the last 6 years 4 cats have been put to sleep the kitten i bought is now almost 10 and he has been sick all his life i towel feed him 3 times a day he eats the odd bit on his own but not much he has mouth ulcers and a wheeze ive tried everything even putting him in a steamer, his cold and runny nose never goes my vet wants him put to sleep
i have 2 more with stomatits and touch wood doing ok
so have i unwittingly spread this awful virus to all my cats

what can i do? they are on loxicom
bruce the cat i bought sick i didnt know is small and thin

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:03:08 +0000

In reply to Sharon. Hi Sharon. She sounds sick and needs to see a vet.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 20:30:52 +0000

In reply to Hope Westendorf. Hi Ive noticed a cold sore type on the front of my 2 year old cats mouth, there's been a few cats hanging around my house and she escaped a couple of days ago and I found it hard to get her back in she eventually did come in but I haven't let her get out or let her out she's become very distant she used to sleep on my bed but now goes under my bed she's sleeping all the time and she just doesn't want to know anyone? I'm just wonder what it can actually be as I'm really worried about her.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 02:04:37 +0000

In reply to Mom of Kittens. Yes, that is true. Sometimes cat flu (including strains in vaccines) can cause limping. You can see the video of such a kitten in this article. Pain relief works very well and I encourage you to talk to your vet about using meloxicam. That will also allow you to be sure that it really is a caliciviral arthritis and not something else.

By: Mom of Kittens

Mom of Kittens — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 13:29:36 +0000

I am fostering a litter of kittens (4) about 8 weeks old and one single kitten who is about 2 or 3 weeks older than them. They were all spay/neutered about 3 days before the first kitten started to limp on his front paw. They all became much more sedate and stopped their rough house playing. They are sleeping much more now post-op like they did at around 3-4 weeks, plus their appetite is down. They used to eat like pigs. I also think they got their first vaccinations at the same time.
One by one they all began limping on front paw but show no signs of respiratory illness. I’ve read that the vaccination can cause the limping and it will run its course. Is this true? They are much more whiney and seem to be able to sleep comfortably albeit more than usual. Is there a need for pain meds?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:57:36 +0000

In reply to Hope Westendorf. Hi Hope. It's certainly possible that the virus has come from the vaccine. It's very uncommon though for a vaccine strain to then spread to another cat. If you have acquired the kitten within the past seven days it's probably more likely that the virus is of wild origin and was being incubated. Of course we'll never know for sure. Crossing fingers!

By: Hope Westendorf

Hope Westendorf — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:26:46 +0000

Hi, I just adopted two 2 month old sibling kittens from Peggy Adams. The boy started to first show symptoms of lethargy and a limp in one leg, which then turned into a fluctuating fever (104 to 106), and a lot of sleeping. I rushed him to the emergency vet (@ 1am) who said he had a virus that needed to run its course but they gave me Clavamax for the fever… This emergency vet told me it wasn’t contagious. She thought it might have come from their first vaccines he had received a few days before.When i went to a regular vet the same day they also said it was a Virus but that it was contagious. Now I am pretty sure his sister has it. She is showing lethargy, a lot of sleep, fever @ 103 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit. She keeps holding up her right leg with a limp. Could this be a strain of the Calcivirus? (I think my other two cats who are 1 and 2 year old cats [with up to date shots] have been exposed as well, should I be worried?)