Even though raising a cat is fun, there will also be troubles. For example, if the cat accidentally gets sick, you will be nervous. Cats, like all animals, will have colds and rabies. , what are the symptoms of rabies in cats? Is there any way to prevent it? Let’s take a look!

Initial stage

Cats may have abnormal behaviors such as fatigue or hyperactivity, which may manifest as sudden changes in temperament or lifestyle habits.

Medium term

The cat wanders around, moves unconsciously, is indifferent to its owner, has a slight breathing sound similar to "Hehe..." (mainly caused by strong salivary gland secretion and facial/pharyngeal muscle spasm) looks into the sky, bites...howls ……

Terminal stage

Cats are afraid of water...fear of sound...fear of light...fear of odor...random muscle spasms and salivation throughout the body, and most cats become more aggressive.

Death period

The spirit turned into a depressed state. Most of the limbs were rigid, had difficulty breathing, foamed at the mouth, and died of multiple organ failure throughout the body/someone also died from respiratory depression.

Precautions

Characteristics of rabies virus: It belongs to the genus Rabies of the family Rhabdoviridae and has a bullet-shaped appearance. The nucleic acid contains single-stranded BNA.

Transmission of rabies: Sick and virus-carrying animals are the main source of infection of this disease. The virus mainly exists in the saliva of sick animals and is carried 15 days before clinical symptoms appear and 10 days after symptoms disappear. Healthy cats are mainly infected through wounds (skin scratches, bites, mucous membrane damage). Can be transmitted to humans.

Kittens should be vaccinated against rabies when they are 3 months old, and once a year thereafter. The effect is confirmed. Do not bandage the wound after a cat bites a person. The blood should be squeezed out several times and flushing with soapy water is a timely treatment measure.