Do Cats Get Colds Or Flu

As with human colds there are several viruses that can cause it.

Do cats get colds or flu. The name cat cold is another way of describing an upper respiratory infection or URI. Ah the cat sneeze it may be one of the cutest sounds youll ever hear but is it ever a cause for concern. The viruses that give animals things like coughs colds and the flu are different from the ones that cause these illnesses in people and they dont spread back and forth between humans and animals.

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. Yes cats do get influenza virus and they appear to be susceptible to most if not all strains of influenza A 1. The answer surprises most people.

Cat flu is not usually serious in healthy cats. Treating canine colds and flu. People cant catch cat flu and cats cant catch human colds or influenza viruses.

Your vet may prescribe eye drops or ointment for the conjunctivitis. Cat flu shouldnt be normally severe in grownup cats though they are often fairly sick. Kittens are more at risk from cat flu than adult cats.

The virus attaches to cells in the respiratory tract of felines similarly to how it does in humans says Weese. Just like their humans cats can catch colds and suffer. Humans cannot catch cat flu and cats cannot catch human colds or influenza viruses.

Cats with flu will show signs that include fever frequent sneezing discharge from the nose and eyes loss of appetite and depression. These are dangerous to the cat and can be fatal. Cats can solely grow to be contaminated from different cats and sometimes different animals.