We have a friend who claims she'd been infected by her cat. We were wondering if this can happen, and what precautions one should take.
How long is recovery from lower respiratory infection
Upper Respiratory Infection
URI most commonly stands for upper respiratory infection.Arterial Blood Gasupper respiratory infection (e.g. a cold)URI stands for Upper Respiratory Infection. This is often used in reference to a nasal or sinus infection. A lower respiratory infection would be pneumonia.Usually, this abbreviation stands for "Upper Respiratory Infection."
A cat can begin drooling and sneezing for a number of reasons. The most common is due to a upper respiratory infection called feline calicivirus. It is important to get your cat to the vet for a proper diagnosis and treatment.
Upper Respiratory Infection
URI most commonly stands for upper respiratory infection.Arterial Blood Gasupper respiratory infection (e.g. a cold)URI stands for Upper Respiratory Infection. This is often used in reference to a nasal or sinus infection. A lower respiratory infection would be pneumonia.Usually, this abbreviation stands for "Upper Respiratory Infection."
It sounds like your cat has an upper respiratory infection along with a possible abscess on his or her head. An abscess is caused by cat bites or cat claws and the infection closes over and infection/puss builds up inside. It would need to be drained and cleaned out. Also antibiotics would be needed too. But first of all you need to take your cat into your Veterinarian to have him or her checked out and diagnosed correctly.
You need to take your cat in to your Veterinarian to have this checked out. Have you had your cat vaccinated? This could be a sign of a very bad upper respiratory infection or even of Cat Distemper, etc. That is why it is very important to have your cat checked out by the Veterinarian.
it is a kind of upper respiratory tract infection...ear infection, laryngitis, pharyngitis etc, are other upper respiratory tract infections
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In children under two, the virus causes a serious lower respiratory infection in the lungs. In older children and healthy adults, it causes a mild upper respiratory infection
Only a veterinarian is able to tell you which kind of antibiotic is convenient for the cat. Also, he can tell you if the disease is an infection or inflammation. If it is an inflammation, antibiotics are not indicated.