Treatment principles for feline bronchopneumonia:

1. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Antibiotics and sulfonamides are widely used for treatment. Acetylspiramycin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, kanamycin, tetracycline and synergistic sulfonamides can all be used.

2. Relieve asthma and relieve cough. Use ephedrine at 0.03 grams per milliliter for intramuscular injection three times.

3. Stop leakage. 10% calcium gluconate 10 to 15 ml, intravenous drip.

4. Thickened phlegm liquefies. The use of soluble expectorants such as Bikopine or acetylcysteine ​​can help liquefy the exudate in the bronchus and lungs and cough it up.

5. Antimycotic drugs. Fungal pneumonia can be treated with amphotericin b, which is injected intravenously at 0.3 to 0.5 mg per kilogram of body weight.

Symptoms of bronchopneumonia in cats:

1. At the beginning of the disease, sick cats often have symptoms of tracheobronchitis such as runny nose and cough. Subsequently, the body temperature rose to about 40°C and the patient became short of breath.

2. Bronchial rales, if infected by pathogenic organisms, are often accompanied by symptoms of other organ lesions.

3. In the late stage of pneumonia, systemic symptoms become more obvious, including depression, lethargy, loss of appetite or inability to eat, and extreme exhaustion.