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Preventative Pet Health Care Series: Feline Herpesvirus (Rhinotracheitis)

Feline Herpesvirus(photocredit: http://www.beverlyoaksvet.com/)

90% of upper respiratory infections in cats are the result of either feline herpesvirus or calicivirus (calicivirus will be covered in the next preventative health care series).  More than 80% of cats have had exposure to herpesvirus, making it one of the most common disease complexes in cats.  The good news is that most cases of herpesvirus are self-limiting, with only a minority of cases taking on a more severe and/or long term chronic form.

On the other hand, one of the more frustrating aspects of herpesvirus in cats is that, while the immune system in most cases suppresses future outbreaks in the healthy, adult cat, periods of stress or other circumstances that may lead to immune suppression (old age, other concurrent disease, immune suppressive therapy, etc.) may lead to future potential outbreaks.  This is because the virus, similarly to the various herpesviruses in people, never truly is cleared from the system, remaining latent in the host’s DNA.  Thus, just as a person who experienced chicken pox, a herpesvirus, may develop shingles later as a senior or geriatric aged and/or immune suppressed form, cats may also develop future outbreaks of herpesvirus.   As such, even though the likelihood is high that a given cat may have been exposed to herpesvirus, an AAHA based immunization protocol (outlined below) is still a good idea to boost the immune system against future outbreaks.

Herpesvirus may take on two forms in cats, the most common form of which is upper respiratory infection.  Signs include sneezing, coughing, nasal discharge, hoarse voice, and fever.  It is not uncommon to see a very high fever.  In some cases, opportunistic secondary bacterial infection may lead to lower respiratory infection, leading to bronchitis or pneumonia.  These complicated cases are seen most commonly in very young or very old cats, some of which require hospitalization and intravenous fluid therapy and antibiotics to resolve.   The more common, self-limiting cases are treated with an outpatient course of antibiotics to manage opportunistic secondary bacterial infection while the feline patient clears the virus, a process that typically leads to resolution in 7-21 days.

Another form of herpesvirus leads to conjunctivitis, which is infection of the inner membranes of the eyelids, the third eyelid, and cornea of one or both eyes.  Swelling, excessive discharge, and excessive tearing are common.  In some cases, the cornea can form a focal region of eroded tissue called a corneal ulcer.  Cases of herpesvirus conjunctivitis in cats are typically treated with a combination of systemic and topical antibiotic drops.  In cases where there is a corneal ulcer, a corneal lubricant/protectant topical drop called Genteal is commonly concurrently used.

Chronic Forms

Both the respiratory and ocular forms can reach chronic states, where the feline patient suffers from ongoing or chronic recurring infections.  For either form, it is often helpful to supplement the affected cat’s diet with the amino acid, L-lysine.  L-lysine safely modulates the immune system to optimally suppress herpesvirus.  For the ocular for, it is often helpful to maintain the patient on a topical antiviral drop called idoxuridine.

Prevention

As previously mentioned, herpesvirus outbreaks and/or novel infections are effectively prevented with an effective and safe vaccine.  Represented as the “R” (R stands for the clinical syndrome herpesvirus causes called rhinotracheitits) in the combination core feline vaccine, FVRCP, the vaccine is given at 6, 9, and 12 weeks of age, boostered at one year, then administered once every 3 years thereafter.

Dr. Roger Welton is the President of Maybeck Animal Hospital in West Melbourne, FL, Chief Editor of the Veterinary Advice and Information Website, Web-DVM, and founder/CEO of Dr. Roger’s Holistic Veterinary Care.

17 thoughts on “Preventative Pet Health Care Series: Feline Herpesvirus (Rhinotracheitis)

  1. chris says:

    Been diagnosed of herpes is just like been through hell but EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. So amazing and i want to testify of the good work done by GREAT MAN a very strong and powerful herbal doctor. GREAT MAN has proved science and scientists wrong for believing and thinking that there is no cure for Herpes Virus but to be sincere this GREAT MAN is so real and powerful. I never thought that this cure will work but this GREAT MAN has proved it to me and it has worked and still working perfectly. My Name is Chris rock Brian and i was diagnosed of the deadly disease called Herpes July 2014 and i thought that, this will be the end and there will be no hope. Speaking to anyone was always a problem because i was so worried and always in the state of unrest in fact i thought it was over until one blessed day when i was searching for help here on the internet, i came across a testimony about GREAT DR on how he helped a lady who was also infected with Herpes Virus, how he has also helped many others to get their loved ones back, and how he has also help others to cure h i v. At first i thought it was all a lie but i decided to give it a try since there was no option and, when i contacted this MAN he laughed and told me that, that is too small for him to handle but i was still in doubt, and he gave me a form to fill which I did, then he called me and told me that his gods required some items in which he will use in preparing the cure for me. He bought the items and prepared a cure for me, and instructed me on what to do and i OBEYED him completely as he told me. Then he sent a parcel to me through the courier delivery service. it was a holy water and a pure holy oil as described by the Dr I took the holy water and the holy oil and after taking it, he told me to go for check up but I was still in doubt and was so afraid to go for the test but i took a bold step and believed that it is well, and i believed all what he has done and all that he has told me. So i went to the hospital for the test it was so amazing, awesome and exciting what seems to be impossible became possible, the VIRUS disappeared completely from my system quickly I called him and told him what happened he congratulated me and today i am a happy person again the way things use to be. Don’t you think that this testimony is worth sharing? I promise to tell the world about him and i will keep sharing this testimony till the end because many people has died of herpes and i want many people who believed that it is over to know that EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE AND I WANT THEM TO GET HELP FROM THIS GREAT DR by contacting him on his email at drnwamagbeherbalhome@gmail.com Thank you GREAT DR NWAMAGBE and May your good gods keep rewarding you for your good deeds.

  2. Ann Earnis says:

    My name is Ann Earnis i am from USA.I can’t believe my genital herpes is really cured with the help of Dr. BABA, this year February I start feeling bad about my life, I feel pain everyday of my life am very happy now that am really cured I couldn’t have do this on my own I wish is not God that help me with my helper I was searching the internet about this sickness last month when I found about great doctor called Dr. BABA, the man that keep his words I write the man an email about my problem immediately I get a reply from him asking me to fill a form which I immediately did and send back to him after some mins he reply me that he have work on my cure that I need to provide some items, which can enable him to work on my cure which I did on the next 4 day of it, after some hours he inform me that he have getting the things needed for the cure and he is about to prepare the herbal medicine for me. he called me again after 3 hour that he is done with the preparation.that i should send him my address that he want to send the herbal medication to me via DHL,UPS OR FED EX. after few day ups deliver the herbal medicine to me he told me to use it for 8 days which i did.after using it i found out that my herpes are gone.and also go for test I cant believe I was negative a big thanks to him, am very happy now with my family you can also get your self cured too from this sickness by contact him through (drbabaspellalter@hotmail.com) or(drbabaspellalter@gmail.com ) whatsapp him on +2348142705931. I pray for you Dr. BABA God will give you everlasting life, you shall not die before your time for being a sincere and great men. Am so happy thanks i will keep testify about you i will nave give up for more
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  3. Jasmine Jennifer says:

    I have heard of him before, but after watching the documentary “Last Days of Left Eye” I was turned on to the full story

    about Dr uwa. He is a man who has the Cure for AIDS,Cancer, Sickle Cell, Herpes,warts,lupus, Diabetes and every kind of

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    before she passed away tragically. This all inspired me that i had to contact Dr uwa, because i was having Herpes

    which could not be cure but was only managed, when i contacted Dr. uwa, he sent me some herbs which i took, and now i can tell you, i have be totally cured of Herpes, My Name is Jasmine, I am from the South Carolina, Please if you have any form

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  4. adam sandar says:

    I was diagnosed of Genital Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in 2015 and I have tried all possible means to get cured, i even visited Some Hospital where they gave me some drugs like Famvir, Zovirax and Valtrex which are very expensive but all to no avail, until i saw a post in a health forum about a herbal doctor from West Africa who prepare herbal medicine to cure all kind of diseases including Herpes Simplex Virus, at first i doubted if it was real but decided to give it a try, when i contact this herbal doctor via his email he sent me a herbal medicine through courier service, when i received this herbal medicine, he gave me step by instructions on how to apply it, when i applied it as instructed i was totally cured of this deadly disease within 12-14 days of usage, if you are suffering of this diseases you can as well Contact this great herbal doctor via his email; dronokunherbalcure@gmail.com or whatsapp no:+2349064844957

  5. john peter says:

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  6. STACEY AMBER says:

    just got diagnosed with HSV1, and reading this actually made me feel like crawling and crying like a baby. The outbreak I have right now is genital and in my throat and mouth, I talked to the doctor who did the blood test on me and said over time that it would eventually get much better. She said that what I’m having is a massive outbreak and is unusual, but that it may be due to the fact that I stressed myself out over it so much. She also told me even though I have it in the genital area that It doesn’t mean that I needed “private to private” contact to acquire it. But this did make me feel a whole lot better about the whole situation. For anyone else to have HSV1 after all this stress and pains am passing and the doctor saying all such of crap i was not convince by his Theory so i decided to go on the internet and saw this comments by Rose who testify about how she get cured by root and herbs by Dr AZUKA, when i first bump into it i didn’t believe the comments at first so i decided to confront her on Facebook and really know what and how did it work because my doctor told me there is no cure for herpes, so i really contacted DR AZUKA, he responded in A minute the only thing he ever ask for was just the items of which he will use to prepare for the herbs, after all this he send the herbs through courier Services, within a week i was cure just like that without no struggle or stress, if you are out there in need of cure contact him with his email address: Dr.azukasolutionhome@gmail.com OR reach him on his mobile phone +2348132777335

  7. jimiah kimbelly says:

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    different hospital but they gave me list of drugs like Famvir, Zovirax, and
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    was browsing through the Internet searching for remedy on HERPES and i saw
    comment of people talking about how Dr muthuka cured them. I Was scared
    because i never believed in the Internet but i was convince to give him a
    try because i was having no hope of been cured of HERPES so i decided to
    contact him on his email that was listed on the comment (muthukaherbalhome@gmail.com. ) i searched his email on net and i saw a lot
    of people testifying about his goodness. when i contacted him he gave me
    hope and send a Herbal medicine to me that i took and it seriously worked
    for me, am a free person now without problem, my HERPES result came out
    negative. I pray for you Dr.muthuka God will give you everlasting life, you
    shall not die before your time for being a sincere and great man. Am so
    happy, you can also contact him if you have any problem you can email him
    on this email muthukaherbalhome@gmail.com or call +2347036143964 or call +2348105817441 okay thank
    you all

  8. dr.ezomo says:

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    that he cant cure ALS I just decided to give it a try I contact him that
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    truth he ask for some details about me i gave him all he needed and I
    waited to see his reply to my problem after all, he told me to go for check
    up and I went for HIV test I cant believe I was negative,am so happy and
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  9. john danilla says:

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    problems is over and then he decided to do an healing spell spell for me so
    after he finished it, he told me to wait for just 24 hours and then i
    should go for a test, so i really did as he had said, so my greatest
    surprised when i went to the hospital to go for an HIV test, the Medical
    doctor diagnosed that, i am now HIV negetative at first i was amazed and
    now i have come to realise that this spell caster Dr. Akioya is a very
    powerful one and a real spell caster. So viewers of this should please join
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  10. mira emma says:

    My name is Mira Emma , i am from New York City. I was suffering from HIV disease for over 4 years, i was hopeless until one of my friend directed me to a man called Dr Udi, she said he cures the sickness and also said he has also helped her friend, i never believed her but after alot of talk, i decided to give him a try, just few days ago i contacted him and he told me what to do which i did and he gave me a herbal cure which i took and then he told me to go for a test which i also did and when the result came out i was surprised to see that i am negative. I am proud to tell you the i am the most happiest person on earth I Give thanks to Dr Udi.. If you are having any problem and you need help, You can contact him with his email drudiherbalhome@gmail.com or Whatapp: +2348051243538.

  11. Dr ibukun says:

    Am really grateful and thankful for what Dr. IBUKUN has done for me in my Life in curing my genital herpes i am very grateful i pray God contiune to bless and protect you and also give you a long life to enable you contiune to help other people suffering from this illness outside i shall contiune to share about your good work and drop your email for people to contact for they own cure too contact him true hes whatsApp (+2348161532663), Or his email address (dribukunherbalhome@gmail.com) *GENITAL & SIMPLEX HERPES… or need cure to diseases/viruses like.. *EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS *PREDIABETES/DIABETES/DIABETES MELLITUS… *MENINGITIS… *MERS-CoV… *HIV….HPV…GENITAL WARST****LEISHMANIASIS… *LOW SPERM COUNT…A DRY VAGINA *SHIGELLA INFECTION… *SYPHILLIS *CANCER… *LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTION… *STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS… *HEPATITIS… *SHINGLES… *YELLOW FEVER… *POLIO… *LUPUS… *STROKE… *FIBROID… *EPILEPSY… *TUBERCULOSIS… *LEUKAEMIA… *SICKLE CELL… *ASTHMA.. Etc..

  12. Natalie Wayne says:

    I was hurt and heart broken when my husband left me with two kids for one year, All effort to bring him back failed I thought I’m not going to see him again not until I met a lady called Jesse who told me about a spell caster called Dr.Oku, She gave me his email address and mobile number and I contacted him and he assured me that within 28 hours my husband will come back to me, In no less than 28hours my husband came back started begging for forgiveness saying it is the devils work, so I’m still surprise till now about this miracle,i couldn’t conceive but as soon as the spell was cast,i became pregnant and gave birth to my third child(Michelle) if you need any assistance from him you can contact him via:email; okutemple@gmail.com , you can also call him or add him on Whats-app: +2347053113465 and tell him I referred you to him

  13. jason ruth says:

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  14. Buay marry says:

    Dr Ebhota is real I was suffering from HERPES Simplex Virus, i was totally depressed due to my predicament , until i meet Dr Ebhota the great Traditional healer who cured me. you can also contact him now on whats app +2349035324155.or via email:drebhota123456@gmail.com, for more information. The medicine has NO SIDE EFFECT, there’s no special diet when taking the medicine. He also has cure for SHINGLES ECZEMA, URETHRA, WART, HIV AIDS ALS, HEPATITIS B, CANCER, HERPES, DIABETES ULCER and lots more

  15. monika love says:

    I has suffered for Human papillomavirus HPV) for 2years, I was given some tablets at the hospital but I refused to take it, They said I have to be on it for life so I don’t want take a drugs everyday for life. No point in taking medicine everyday when u won’t get cure from it and I was advice to seek for natural herbal cure, after some time I found dr onokun is the most trustful herbalist that have herbs to cure wicked symptom’s,I emailed dr onokun, for 2weeks been his patient he cured my (HPV) with his herbal. I only used his natural herbs for two weeks it was 100% cure. I’m not (HPV) patient anymore. I’m happy about it i finally got cured out of this mess been in my body for 2years. I also recommend you if you’re living with (HPV) or herpes symptoms i also want you to be free contact dr onokun with the email attach to my post. Dronokunherbalcure@gmail.com

  16. donna albert says:

    I want to say a very thanks to Dr Osalu, I have been cure from this terrible disease (Herpes) for over nine months now and I tire to share my testimony about how I was cure to people and they always told me that it not a permanent cure but I decide to go to a check up again and I discovered that I was still negative so Dr Osalu is a very great man and he more different from other doctors because he did take me as his son and he never fail me and also he always keep his words he is the best doctor in African and I pray to God so that he can keep him alive email him if you need his help too via drosaluherbalhome@gmail.com or whatapps or call him on +2348078668950.  

  17. Christina N says:

    I found out, that taking herbal treatment is the best to get rid of hpv as soon as i feel the symptoms of hpv is appearing, i took the healing process by contacting Dr onokun for natural treatment it works wonders, amazingly ever since I had the herbal treatment i have not feel these horrible disease anymore and my doc told me the virus is gone, i am glad i finally got cured out from this horrible disease. every hpv or herpes patients should also get in touch with this herbalist Dr to get ride of these disease forever his email address; dronokunherbalcure@gmail.com

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