Do Cats Get Colds Or Flu

It can take as long as two weeks for signs of flu to appear.

Do cats get colds or flu. The virus attaches to cells in the respiratory tract of felines similarly to how it does in humans says Weese. People cant catch cat flu and cats cant catch human colds or influenza viruses. Cats with flu will show signs that include fever frequent sneezing discharge from the nose and eyes loss of appetite and depression.

Exotic cats such as bengals are included in this list of susceptible species but your exotic canines including foxes and wolfdogs will be just fine. Cats also get cat-to-cat viruses that are similar to a cold but humans cant catch those. The virus is present in saliva tears and nasal secretions and spread through contact between cats.

Cats with flu will show signs that include fever frequent sneezing discharge from the nose and eyes loss of appetite and depression. Common signs that your cat may have a kitty cold can include sneezing a runny nose red and irritated eyes watery or goopy eyes and congestion. Its very common in cats and kittens and is usually caused by either the feline herpes virus FHV or feline calicivirus FCV.

Cat flu however does give cats the same side effects as us. Well-fed and well-kept cats rarely get mange or scabies but it is much more common in dogs. Cat colds are usually diagnosed as an Upper Respiratory Infection.

Yes cats do get influenza virus and they appear to be susceptible to most if not all strains of influenza A 1. However this is not to say that a cat with a cold should just be overlooked and or left untreated. In fact they can develop a wide variety of viral and bacterial respiratory infections.

These viruses produces symptoms similar to the common cold in humans. Just like people cats can get colds. Technically no they dont catch colds as humans do.