What are the facts about Virus Infections in Cats?
Cats are considered to be of very strong health. People often say “cats have nine lives”. This derives from the exceptional capability of the cat to cure wounds or to recover from serious accidents – they are really tough in bearing pain and can keep immobile by instinct for a long time. But cats also have a “weak area” – the virus infections. There are a variety of serious virus infections that end with death of the cat. Infection normally occurs in the street or other places where a lot of cats meet, where tom cats have their fights, female cats are in heat looking for company, where a lot of cats share feeding places or look into dustbins for food, but also catteries or cat exhibitions. A. Cat Flu The so called “Cat Flu” infection is caused by a complex of two virus species (Herpes/Calici) and two bacterial species (Mycoplasma/Rickettsia). This complex is highly contagious and – as in humans – these “grippal” (flu type) infections are active in winter. It affects mainly cats who liv
