What is feline herpes?
Feline herpes is a virus, also known as rhinotracheitis or FVH-1. Feline herpes has a variety of symptoms, depending on how and when it strikes. Kittens can contract feline herpes from mothers, or adult cats can contract it from other felines, as it’s highly communicable. The disease is spread through direct contact, traveling on the owner’s hands, sharing a litter box, water bowls, cages and bedding. Sneezing, coughing, eye discharge and other bodily fluids all carry the virus, and, if a cat is exposed to infected bodily fluids, it can get feline herpes. How to identify feline herpes. Feline herpes tends to manifest in two ways: through respiratory disease, or through conjunctivitis in the eyes. Symptoms of the respiratory portion of feline herpes include sneezing, coughing, nasal discharge or inflammation. Feline herpes can also lead to secondary infections due to the weakened immune system of your cat. Conjunctivitis is easy to spot through inflammation of the eye, a partially close
