Cat Fever : causes and management
If you or your cat have fever, it does not necessarily mean that it is bad. Fever is a natural immune response that helps the body recover from a disease by eliminating heat-sensitive bacteria. Fever heat also helps to treat infected tissues by increasing blood flow to those tissues. However, there are cases where the fever becomes very serious. If your cat is sick with fever, you can help reduce fever to recover quickly, as well as some medications that you can use. The more you help your cat relax the more you get rid of fever and return to normal condition faster.
Signs of fever in cats :
The normal range of the anal temperature in cats is 38.1 ° C to 39.4 ° C (100 - 102 ° F). If you can not simply measure your cat's temperature, the following symptoms will determine whether there is a fever exists or not :
Anorexia
drowsiness
Lack of activity
weakness
Excessive fur fall
Pull away from the center of other cats
Difficulty breathing or speed
Defibrillation
Decrease in personal hygiene activities
Be aware of any other symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, coughing, sneezing or swollen skin. The fever is often symptomatic of an underlying health condition. Therefore, attention to other symptoms will help determine your cat's illness.
Management and treatment of fever in cats :
1- Help your cat cool down her body " Decreases her body temperature " :
Cats lose heat across the sweat glands in their claws (paws of their feet) and panting. Help your frantic cat cool until you can lower her body temperature. Find a cold and dark room, preferably with a floor of stone or tile so that it can stretch and turn the heat of its body into that tile.
You can also try those ways to help your cat cool down:
* Place the fan on the floor until the air goes heat her body.
* Place snow bags on her or her body.
* You can moisten her fur with water if she can afford it.
* You can use a damp cloth or a spray bottle to dampen the fur, as the heat escalation will help cool it.
2- He gave her plenty amounts of water:
Fever can occur due to dehydration as it can "cause" dehydration. Therefore, it is important to provide fresh water to your cat at all times. If your cat has drinking problems, give her water through a syringe (without a needle).
Feverish cats will be in dullness state e.g : no walking , no playing ..... so you had to make sure that she drinks sufficient amounts of water .
In addition to the water, you can give the infected cat the fever juice "gatoride" or electrolyte solution for children. This will help her regain her electrolyte balance, especially if she is vomiting or is suffering from diarrhea.
* You can use an injector to give your cat juice "gatoride".
* If your cat resisted the moisturizing syringe, try to freeze some water or gatorade in ice cubes.
* Your cat may become more interested in touching ice cubes instead of drinking water (and it will help cool it).
* Never give your cat milk "never"! Cats are very sensitive to lactose (sugar in milk), as milk can infect your cat with the disease causing nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
3- Make sure the cat eat :
Fever requires a huge amount of energy and if your cat stop eating it may lead to the weakness of your cat. Your cat may not feel like eating solid food. So, you can add food items by offering soft food such as skimmed eggs or processed tuna as a good option.
If your cat refuses both hard and soft food, try using a syringe to feed milk substitutes (sold at pet stores).
* This food is designed to feed sick cats or nursing cats.
* Use a syringe (without a needle) of 5 cc to 10 cc.
* Insert the tip of the syringe at the right side of the mouth. * Cats and dogs will swallow anything that goes through that area inside the mouth as a natural reaction to them.
* If your cat can not eat, ask your veterinarian about high calorie supplements. Your cat can consume / ingest those supplements until they get better enough to eat hard again .
4- Give your cat vitamin B and supplements:
Make sure to feed your cat and enhance its appetite, and the vitamin B complex and supplements of the added energy of its nutrients can achieve it.
Vitamin and energy supplements such as nitropluss gel (5 ml daily for 5 days) can be given to fatigue and nutrient deficiencies.
* An example of vitamin B compound is the "Coforta". It has a high concentration of cyanocobalamin (3) necessary for energy metabolism. Injecting about 0.5 ml to 2.5 ml daily for each cat over 5 days under the skin or by muscle:
* The dose for a small cat less than 1 kg or equivalent (2.2 lbs) is 0.5 ml.
* The dose for cats weighing 2 to 6 kg (4.4 to 13.2 lbs) is 1 ml.
* The dose for large cats weighing 7 to 9 kg (15.4 to 19.8 lbs) is 2.5 ml.
* The dosage for cats weighing between weights is estimated and followed by a veterinarian's advice with rounding to the lowest dose.
* Never give your cat supplements containing the following ingredients, as they can be toxic to cats:
Garlic and onions
Calcium
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Drugs Used In Fever Treatment In cats :
1- Use antibiotic if recommended by your veterinarian :
If your cat's fever is caused by a bacterial infection, then the underlying infection must be treated. Usually, giving antibiotics is enough to reduce fever.
- While antibiotics are often safe for feverish cats, do not use them yourself without a medical recommendation.
- Always make sure you check your doctor and prescribe antibiotics for your cat.
- Antibiotics are mostly determined for one strain of bacteria and may not be effective for others.
- Your veterinarian may also recommend a better treatment for your cat.
- Here are the most common and safe antibiotics commonly prescribed by a veterinarian:
* Ampicillin and amoxicillin (20 mg / kg body weight). Both are available in suspension form and can be purchased from regular pharmacies.
* Marvoplocycin (2 mm / kg) is available as tablets. However, it will be very difficult to take it as a dose due to the size of its small disks.
* Doxycycline (5 mg / kg) is available in the form of paste, and the product can be purchased from a prescription by a veterinarian. This lotion is fibretic and comes with a plastic syringe to ensure proper use of the dose.
- Antibiotics should be given for one week (7 days).
- Always give the full dose of antibiotics, even if the cat shows improvement, stopping taking it up to the prescribed period may cause the return of infection and resistance to antibiotics.
2- Ask about tulfinamic acid :
Tulfinamic acid or tulvidine is an anti-inflammatory and fever drug that is safe for cats.
Tulfinamic acid comes in 6 mg tablets. The correct dose is one tablet (6 mg) for 3 to 5 days per 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) of body weight once a day.
The average cat may weigh about 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs) about 3 tablets of this drug in one day.
3- Ask about Miloxicam :
Also known as metacam, an anti-fever drug that is very useful and similar to tholvidine.
* It is certified for use in many countries. However, studies differ on whether or not it is safe for cats.
* It should therefore be used only under the guidance of a veterinarian, and the recommended dose is 0.05 mg / kg daily for cats with or after food. The cat weighing 5 kg (11 lbs) will need 0.5 ml of metacam.
* It should be noted that Miloxicam is prescribed in two concentrated doses: dogs (1.5 mg / ml) and cats (0.5 mg / ml). So you have to give cats the right form of medication to avoid any overdose.
* Meloxicam should be used only on well-tolerated cats.
* Drought-stricken cats may have impaired renal function.
* Additional blood loss in the kidney may cause renal failure.
4- Use aspirin only to follow your veterinarian:
Aspirin is not a treatment option for fever for cats. It may cause dehydration, vomiting and other severe symptoms. Aspirin can be used on cats with "extreme caution" if recommended by the veterinarian. You should then give only the recommended dose.
* The recommended dosage for cats is 2.5 mg / kg (5 mg / lb) every 48 - 72 hours. Use aspirin for children, which you will find available in 50mg or 75mg tablets, which will facilitate small doses.
* Give aspirin to your cat in food and water. Aspirin on the stomach may cause a feeling of illness.
* Once absorbed through the lining of the stomach, aspirin will break down and turn into salicylic acid. However, the cats lack the enzyme necessary to analyze the salicylic acid.
* The levels of salicylic acid in the cat's body will remain high for long periods.
* The overdose or add-on may lead to rapid poisoning. Thus, it is "very important" to monitor the doses you give to your cat.
5- Know that cats can not deal with specific human medicines for humans:
Fever reduction in cats differs from other animals due to their physical nature. Cats lack an enzyme in the liver called glucuronucleic transfer.
This means that they can not analyze many drugs that are considered safe for humans. In many cases, even medicines considered safe for dogs are not so for cats.
* Do not give your cat any medicines intended for humans unless described by the veterinarian directly.
* Doing so may cause harm or even the death of the cat.
If you or your cat have fever, it does not necessarily mean that it is bad. Fever is a natural immune response that helps the body recover from a disease by eliminating heat-sensitive bacteria. Fever heat also helps to treat infected tissues by increasing blood flow to those tissues. However, there are cases where the fever becomes very serious. If your cat is sick with fever, you can help reduce fever to recover quickly, as well as some medications that you can use. The more you help your cat relax the more you get rid of fever and return to normal condition faster.
Signs of fever in cats :
The normal range of the anal temperature in cats is 38.1 ° C to 39.4 ° C (100 - 102 ° F). If you can not simply measure your cat's temperature, the following symptoms will determine whether there is a fever exists or not :
Anorexia
drowsiness
Lack of activity
weakness
Excessive fur fall
Pull away from the center of other cats
Difficulty breathing or speed
Defibrillation
Decrease in personal hygiene activities
Be aware of any other symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, coughing, sneezing or swollen skin. The fever is often symptomatic of an underlying health condition. Therefore, attention to other symptoms will help determine your cat's illness.
Management and treatment of fever in cats :
1- Help your cat cool down her body " Decreases her body temperature " :
Cats lose heat across the sweat glands in their claws (paws of their feet) and panting. Help your frantic cat cool until you can lower her body temperature. Find a cold and dark room, preferably with a floor of stone or tile so that it can stretch and turn the heat of its body into that tile.
You can also try those ways to help your cat cool down:
* Place the fan on the floor until the air goes heat her body.
* Place snow bags on her or her body.
* You can moisten her fur with water if she can afford it.
* You can use a damp cloth or a spray bottle to dampen the fur, as the heat escalation will help cool it.
2- He gave her plenty amounts of water:
Fever can occur due to dehydration as it can "cause" dehydration. Therefore, it is important to provide fresh water to your cat at all times. If your cat has drinking problems, give her water through a syringe (without a needle).
Feverish cats will be in dullness state e.g : no walking , no playing ..... so you had to make sure that she drinks sufficient amounts of water .
In addition to the water, you can give the infected cat the fever juice "gatoride" or electrolyte solution for children. This will help her regain her electrolyte balance, especially if she is vomiting or is suffering from diarrhea.
* You can use an injector to give your cat juice "gatoride".
* If your cat resisted the moisturizing syringe, try to freeze some water or gatorade in ice cubes.
* Your cat may become more interested in touching ice cubes instead of drinking water (and it will help cool it).
* Never give your cat milk "never"! Cats are very sensitive to lactose (sugar in milk), as milk can infect your cat with the disease causing nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
3- Make sure the cat eat :
Fever requires a huge amount of energy and if your cat stop eating it may lead to the weakness of your cat. Your cat may not feel like eating solid food. So, you can add food items by offering soft food such as skimmed eggs or processed tuna as a good option.
If your cat refuses both hard and soft food, try using a syringe to feed milk substitutes (sold at pet stores).
* This food is designed to feed sick cats or nursing cats.
* Use a syringe (without a needle) of 5 cc to 10 cc.
* Insert the tip of the syringe at the right side of the mouth. * Cats and dogs will swallow anything that goes through that area inside the mouth as a natural reaction to them.
* If your cat can not eat, ask your veterinarian about high calorie supplements. Your cat can consume / ingest those supplements until they get better enough to eat hard again .
4- Give your cat vitamin B and supplements:
Make sure to feed your cat and enhance its appetite, and the vitamin B complex and supplements of the added energy of its nutrients can achieve it.
Vitamin and energy supplements such as nitropluss gel (5 ml daily for 5 days) can be given to fatigue and nutrient deficiencies.
* An example of vitamin B compound is the "Coforta". It has a high concentration of cyanocobalamin (3) necessary for energy metabolism. Injecting about 0.5 ml to 2.5 ml daily for each cat over 5 days under the skin or by muscle:
* The dose for a small cat less than 1 kg or equivalent (2.2 lbs) is 0.5 ml.
* The dose for cats weighing 2 to 6 kg (4.4 to 13.2 lbs) is 1 ml.
* The dose for large cats weighing 7 to 9 kg (15.4 to 19.8 lbs) is 2.5 ml.
* The dosage for cats weighing between weights is estimated and followed by a veterinarian's advice with rounding to the lowest dose.
* Never give your cat supplements containing the following ingredients, as they can be toxic to cats:
Garlic and onions
Calcium
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Drugs Used In Fever Treatment In cats :
1- Use antibiotic if recommended by your veterinarian :
If your cat's fever is caused by a bacterial infection, then the underlying infection must be treated. Usually, giving antibiotics is enough to reduce fever.
- While antibiotics are often safe for feverish cats, do not use them yourself without a medical recommendation.
- Always make sure you check your doctor and prescribe antibiotics for your cat.
- Antibiotics are mostly determined for one strain of bacteria and may not be effective for others.
- Your veterinarian may also recommend a better treatment for your cat.
- Here are the most common and safe antibiotics commonly prescribed by a veterinarian:
* Ampicillin and amoxicillin (20 mg / kg body weight). Both are available in suspension form and can be purchased from regular pharmacies.
* Marvoplocycin (2 mm / kg) is available as tablets. However, it will be very difficult to take it as a dose due to the size of its small disks.
* Doxycycline (5 mg / kg) is available in the form of paste, and the product can be purchased from a prescription by a veterinarian. This lotion is fibretic and comes with a plastic syringe to ensure proper use of the dose.
- Antibiotics should be given for one week (7 days).
- Always give the full dose of antibiotics, even if the cat shows improvement, stopping taking it up to the prescribed period may cause the return of infection and resistance to antibiotics.
2- Ask about tulfinamic acid :
Tulfinamic acid or tulvidine is an anti-inflammatory and fever drug that is safe for cats.
Tulfinamic acid comes in 6 mg tablets. The correct dose is one tablet (6 mg) for 3 to 5 days per 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) of body weight once a day.
The average cat may weigh about 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs) about 3 tablets of this drug in one day.
3- Ask about Miloxicam :
Also known as metacam, an anti-fever drug that is very useful and similar to tholvidine.
* It is certified for use in many countries. However, studies differ on whether or not it is safe for cats.
* It should therefore be used only under the guidance of a veterinarian, and the recommended dose is 0.05 mg / kg daily for cats with or after food. The cat weighing 5 kg (11 lbs) will need 0.5 ml of metacam.
* It should be noted that Miloxicam is prescribed in two concentrated doses: dogs (1.5 mg / ml) and cats (0.5 mg / ml). So you have to give cats the right form of medication to avoid any overdose.
* Meloxicam should be used only on well-tolerated cats.
* Drought-stricken cats may have impaired renal function.
* Additional blood loss in the kidney may cause renal failure.
4- Use aspirin only to follow your veterinarian:
Aspirin is not a treatment option for fever for cats. It may cause dehydration, vomiting and other severe symptoms. Aspirin can be used on cats with "extreme caution" if recommended by the veterinarian. You should then give only the recommended dose.
* The recommended dosage for cats is 2.5 mg / kg (5 mg / lb) every 48 - 72 hours. Use aspirin for children, which you will find available in 50mg or 75mg tablets, which will facilitate small doses.
* Give aspirin to your cat in food and water. Aspirin on the stomach may cause a feeling of illness.
* Once absorbed through the lining of the stomach, aspirin will break down and turn into salicylic acid. However, the cats lack the enzyme necessary to analyze the salicylic acid.
* The levels of salicylic acid in the cat's body will remain high for long periods.
* The overdose or add-on may lead to rapid poisoning. Thus, it is "very important" to monitor the doses you give to your cat.
5- Know that cats can not deal with specific human medicines for humans:
Fever reduction in cats differs from other animals due to their physical nature. Cats lack an enzyme in the liver called glucuronucleic transfer.
This means that they can not analyze many drugs that are considered safe for humans. In many cases, even medicines considered safe for dogs are not so for cats.
* Do not give your cat any medicines intended for humans unless described by the veterinarian directly.
* Doing so may cause harm or even the death of the cat.
