Do Cats Get Colds Or Flu

That cats are susceptible to the virus is a relatively recent discovery so not all veterinarians are aware of this fact or that human beings can transmit the flu to cats.

Do cats get colds or flu. Cat colds are usually diagnosed as an Upper Respiratory Infection. 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. Cat flu is not usually serious in healthy cats.

Cats with flu will show signs that include fever frequent sneezing discharge from the nose and eyes loss of appetite and depression. People cant catch cat flu and cats cant catch human colds or influenza viruses. Although cats do catch colds it isnt the same common cold virus that us humans catch.

Yes cats do get influenza virus and they appear to be susceptible to most if not all strains of influenza A 1. The viruses that give animals things like coughs colds and the flu are different from the ones that cause these illnesses in people and they dont spread back and forth between humans and animals. Cat flu however does give cats the same side effects as us.

Cat Flu is used to describe the cold or flu-like symptoms that accompany an infection of the upper respiratory tract in cats. These are dangerous to the cat and can be fatal. In most situations though colds and flu cases are caused by viruses.

Your cat might also avoid moving around as much if she has cat flu as it can cause muscle and joint pain. The virus attaches to cells in the respiratory tract of felines similarly to how it does in humans says Weese. Yes cats can catch colds and have similar symptoms as us humans.

Cat flu is much more common than dog flu. Technically no they dont catch colds as humans do. These viruses produces symptoms similar to the common cold in humans.