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Cat Diseases - Rabies
A viral and fatal disease transmitted
primarily through a bite of an infected
animal.
SYMPTOMS
When reaching the brain, the
virus causes an inflammation of
the encephalon.
Early in the disease the
cat is hiding in dark places,
getting scared to any
stimulus.
As the disease progresses he
displays behaviors
such as nervousness.
Convulsions, Desorientation.
Convulsions, Desorientation.
Excesive salivation
or aggressiveness
.
TREATMENT
Most infected cats die within a few days.
There´s no treatment
for this disease.
Any human handling a sick cat can get rabies.
So if that´s your case, you
should see your doctor urgently for immediate treatment.
PREVENTION
Vaccination provides excellent
protection.
It should be started at 3 months old, followed by
annual revaccination.
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(1) Wikimedia / Angry Sphinx /
(3) Flickr / bloody cat fight / woodleywonderworks
(4) Wikimedia / Rabies Virus /
(5) Flickr / hiding next to the sofa / kaelin
(6) Flickr / candy's afraid / Ourania
(7) Flickr / Cat and catching / Werapat Apirojananan
(8) Wikimedia / Gato Barraña Galicia / Lmbuga Commons
(9) Flickr / Dewey at the vet's / angela n.
(10) Flickr / Печальный Котэ | Sad Cat / Mad Wraith
(11) Flickr / biting nails (332/365) / Eva Prokop
(13) Flickr / Army Medicine / Tripler offers promising therapy
(15) Wikimedia / Cat rabies vaccination / 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support)
(16) Wikimedia / Cute grey kitten / Nicolas Suzor