The watery eyes of a cat are the first symptom of her infection with an infectious disease. Symptoms and treatment of certain diseases

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Cats, like other animals, can contract infectious diseases that are difficult to treat. The first symptom of infection is watery eyes in a cat. But some diseases are asymptomatic, so it can be difficult to detect them at an early stage. To avoid infection, it is necessary to vaccinate the pet. It should also be noted that after successful treatment, sometimes a relapse of the disease occurs, which can occur after a few years, when the animal's body weakens.

Infectious diseases

Cats can contract infections such as enteritis, influenza, calcevirus, rhinitis, leukemia, peritonitis, immune deficiency virus and rabies. Consider those diseases in which you can notice watery eyes in a cat.

Infectious enteritis. Symptoms and treatment

Enteritis is a contagious disease, so a pet from the age of 8 months should be given two vaccinations, an adult cat can be given the first vaccination at the age of 15 months, after vaccination is carried out every three years. This diseasemanifested by severe vomiting, diarrhea (sometimes with blood), while the animal is lethargic, also with this infection, dehydration of the cat's body is observed.

Influenza or upper respiratory infection. Symptoms and treatment

If you notice watery eyes in a cat, and at the same time the animal often sneezes (with thick nasal discharge), and the eyes stick together, then your pet has contracted the flu. During the course of an upper respiratory tract infection, you may notice that the cat has ulcers in the mouth (and possibly in the eyes) and a fever. With the flu, a loss of smell causes a cat to lose appetite, become emaciated and lose weight. Discharge from the eyes is treated with eye drops containing antibiotics.

Rhinitis. Symptoms

If a cat sneezes and watery eyes, then she may have a runny nose - inflammation of the nasal mucosa (rhinitis), which manifests itself when the animal is hypothermic. Rhinitis can also begin when household, disinfectant or chemical agents (washing powder, ammonia, dichlorvos and others) are used with a pet. All these substances irritate not only the nasal mucosa, but also the trachea and bronchi. And the glands of the animal, which are located in the nasal cavity, secrete a large amount of secretion, the mucous membrane turns red and swells. If a British cat has watery eyes, constricted nasal passages and accumulation of secretions, labored breathing, sniffling, rubbing her nose with her paws and sneezing, then she is infected and needs to be treated.

Rhinitis treatment

For treatment, it is necessary to apply a bag of hot sand to the nose 2-3 times a day. If the discharge is liquid, then a 2-3% solution of boric acid is poured into the nasal cavity. In case of a runny nose with thick discharge, a 1% solution of s alt or soda is poured into the nose, and the mucous membrane is washed with boiled beet juice.

Conclusion

Do not forget that one of the first symptoms of an infectious disease are watery eyes in a cat, as well as difficulty breathing and fever. To prevent your pet from becoming infected, you need to get the necessary vaccinations on time (by age).