Feline distemper is a dangerous cat viral infection that is preventable. This condition is sometimes called feline panleukopenia or feline panleuk. The feline distemper virus is related to the virus that causes distemper in dogs.

People may mistakenly think that the name distemper means that the cat disease causes aggression or changes the cats temperament. Two common signs of feline distemper are vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Other symptoms of feline distemper include abdominal pain and hunched posture.

Feline panleukopenia causes a drastic drop in the cats white blood cell levels. A cat with this cat disease may develop a high fever.

Cats infected with feline distemper often become depressed and lose their appetites. They may stop grooming themselves. The third eyelid may become more noticeable in the corner of the eye.

Feline distemper is highly contagious. It is transmitted from cat to cat by shared litter boxes, fleas, shared food or water bowls, mutual grooming, or shared bedding.

A kitten may be born with feline distemper if the mother was infected with the virus. Feline distemper can be spread from human contact with infected and uninfected cats.

Though kittens born to mothers with the antibodies have a natural immunity to the virus that causes feline distemper, this immunity is temporary. The temporary immunity to feline distemper lasts about eight weeks. In order to be protected, the kitten needs to receive the appropriate vaccines.

There is no cure for feline distemper. Treatments for feline distemper help alleviate the diarrhea and other symptoms. If the cat is to survive, the cats immune system must fight the viral infection.

Bleach is used to disinfect surfaces that may have been contaminated by the feline distemper virus. This virus can live on surfaces for years, so it is important to thoroughly disinfect all contaminated surfaces to prevent the spread of the disease.

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