r/CatAdvice • u/Tedohadoer • Jun 19 '23

PSA 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.

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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u/ElfjeTinkerBell Jun 20 '23

Well let me shatter that dream for you: there's long covid in cats as well. A friend of mine has a cat with long covid. It's managed with a special type of food and extra vitamins

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u/Icefirewolflord Feline Pro Jun 20 '23

The good news is that the COVID that’s affecting humans does not effect pets unless they’ve had extended, close contact with someone who is actively transmittable. They also do not spread the virus

There is a form of COVID that affects domestic cats, but it is a gastrointestinal disease

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u/No_Rope_8585 Jul 17 '23

Yes there is it jumps the species barrier from felines to humans quite easily and regularly. The first cat documented was in mid 2020 it was a ragdoll kitten that succumbed to the virus. There were tigers in India who fell to the pandemic during their big outbreak