Not so serious? Think again. Owners become depressed and stressed because of this upper respiratory tract disease complications. It is a syndrome caused by several pathogens that can be transmitted easily from one cat to another. Most cats become less playful, reluctant to eat and drink, have nasal and ocular discharges, difficult to breathe and even have ulcers on skin. Kittens are most susceptible to this condition and can even cause death to immune-suppressed ones.

Luckily,it is not a zoonotic concern so their human friends should not be alarmed. After identification of the bacteria and virus through swab samples, your vet will treat the underlying causative agent as well as its symptoms. These include eye drops, mucolytics, antibiotics, IV fluids and immune boosters.  Encouragement to eat should be given to affected cats by their respective owners.

As prevention, vaccines are available as well as maintenance of good sanitation and clean environment should be observed.