Sunday, January 30, 2011

An insight on feline infectious peritonitis in Cats

FIP in cats, also called feline infectious peritonitis, is one of the most mysterious diseases that your cat can get. It is also one of the most deadly.
If it is a great FIP infection, it is almost always fatal.
FIP is not yet fully known, but there is a growing concern today because it was felt that the main cause of unexplained fever in cats. It is a very progressive disease is found worldwide, affecting all cats, both wild and domesticated, any race, any gender, any age.
But cats younger than 2 years old and older than ten years, looks at the greatest risk simply because their immune system.
This disease is caused by a virus called a coronavirus cat and this is where the mystery begins. Cats infected with coronavirus were attacked by the killer, or are they?
There are two types of this virus and a mystery is that there are no laboratory tests in the world at this time can mean the difference between the two forms.
The first occurrence of the virus Avirulent, which means it does not cause any pain at all, but it can cause very mild irritation to your cat softly as diarrhea. The second form, which is very harmful, means that it does not cause disease, and there is currently no cure for it.
It is believed, but it is only speculation, it is a mystery to the other mutates, and when it does, it copies itself to your mobile cats. The real fight for life, that your cat will face if infected, are won or lost in this area, infection will have access to your pet's body, and how their immune system fights it.
How Virus spreads:
This virus is like a mystery for several years, the common belief is that it is limited to the cat who lived in communes, shelter, or a household that had a lot of cats. It is believed to spread either sage or faecal contamination. Indeed, some articles are still argue that it is spread through faecal contamination.
But when the mutation theory of how it actually causes are understood, it became clear that it can spread from cat to cat faeces or by contamination. When it is mutated, it is no longer in the intestine, to shed by the stomach.
Your cat cellular immune system consists of white blood cells whose main function is to fight and destroy the invasions of fungi, bacteria and pathogens. If the immune system is your cat is very powerful it can win quite easily, actually makes your pet immune to this virus.
If the system is strong but compromised at all, your cat's system keep it in check, but can not kill all viruses, where it is than defined as a latent infection.
Latent infection, although checked, is still not a good situation, because the stress in your cat can get it to go back and test your pet's system again. If the cat's immune system becomes weak, it is during an attack can not win.
The two deadly type of virus known as effusive or wet and noneffusive or dry.
Symptoms of FIP:
In effusive FIP in cats, your pet will begin to accumulate fluid in both breast and belly, and whose large, they may have difficulty breathing. It is caused by leakage of fluid and proteins from surrounding tissues. You can also see a hanging or sudden changes in the stomach.
In the non-effusive FIP, fluid build up is minimal. But you'll start to see a gradual weight loss, anemia and a fever that just will not go away, and strange eyes change. Watch very carefully for these changes in the eye.
But in any shape you can see pale gums and eye abnormalities that very strange, even mystery because it can not be explained. Yellowing of the skin is something that has also happened on occasion.
Diagnosis:
Another conundrum is how to diagnosis it properly. Even the best vet in the world are challenged here. There are no specific tests for this disease because of all the mystery that surrounds it.
Most cats with this disease and are brought in to investigate already pretty sick.
The symptoms resemble many other diseases that the only hope for near a correct diagnosis is to eliminate what it does. But what they can look for problems with your cats eyes, which is very strange deviations now characteristic of this deadly disease. They can also do the blood tests and serum as, but is still not convincing.
Treatment:
There is no. Survivors of infection are extremely rare. Supportive treatment to prolong life for a short time is really anything that can be done. It may be time for you to take a decision to put your cat down.
Preventive Care:
This infection, perhaps more than anyone infected with a virus, fungus or bacteria, is completely dependent on how strong your immune system's cat. Supplement them with vitamins is the most important protection you can give them.
The best vitamin for your cat's immune system, vitamin C and B class of vitamins, all of them. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and helps to clean toxins from both tissue and blood. It is very effective immunity to the virus and in this case could be the difference between life and death for your cat.
Whole Class B vitamin helps your nervous system of cats, especially in cellular structure, critical for protection against this virus.
Looking for that very mysterious and growing pain, see your cat's eyes are very close, and challenge every fever. It may still be the biggest mystery of all the sick cat, but it may be discovered if you know what to look for.

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