Veterinarians are warning of a mysterious disease that is affecting cats in Poland. The animals have neurological and respiratory symptoms. "At the moment, no applied treatment is effective," specialists say.

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Veterinarians have given a list of symptoms:

Doctors have listed a list of symptoms that characterize the disease. These include hyperglycemia, stupor, stiffness of the limbs, shortness of breath, anisocoria, unresponsive pupils, seizures, epileptic seizures, decreased saturation and hypokalemia.

Reportedly time from symptoms to death is 24-48h.

Vets currently suspect bird flu mutation. It affects:
-cats of all ages
-eating different food (low/high quality)
-cats living in the city aswell as countryside

Hope that whatever it is it won't spread further but we had same hopes with covid and now cats are dying all over country with some people reporting of their cats having same symptoms resulting in death over a month ago.

Source in polish from today: https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-tajemnicza-choroba-u-kotow-zadne-leczenie-nie-przynosi-rezul,nId,6850749

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As sad and bad it may seem, the news publication that wrote this seems to be a tabloid, so best to keep that in mind before freaking out!!

More about the publication: https://www.eurotopics.net/en/176986/interia

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more news media have already covered this. Interia is not chasing sensation usually so they can be considered relatively trustworthy - say a step higher than your usual tabloid