Herpes eye virus cats

This is only seen rarely. How is FHV infection diagnosed? Treatment and management of FHV infections FHV infections are frequently complicated by secondary bacterial infections, so supportive treatment with antibiotics is usually required.

Systemic antiviral therapy: Famciclovir is a human anti-herpes virus drug that has been shown to be safe and effective in cats. It can be given by mouth and can be valuable in managing severe acute infections in particular.

Topical ocular antiviral therapy: idoxuridine, trifluridine and cidofovir are all human anti-herpes virus drugs that can be successfully used as topical ocular eye drops therapy for FHV-associated conjunctivitis and keratitis.

Some of these drugs have to be given very frequently several times daily and they may be combined with topical interferon to enhance efficacy. Thank you for visiting our website, we hope you have found our information useful. Donate Now.

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My 6 year old cat was diagnosed with feline herpes after multiple visits to different vets and lab tests — a dermatologist finally did a biopsy to final diagnose her. There is zero fur left there. She is looking emaciated and her body fur, pus and scab debris fall from her everywhere she goes. She is on famcyclovir and another med for the bacteria all over her face — but she hates it. She is barely coming home and is terrified of me now because I force the meds I got liquid form after she kept spitting out pills down her throat — not twice a day like I need to but only once since she hides in the mornings.

This disease in indeed horrific. Tried 3 antibiotics and lysine nothing is working. On top of this he had lymphoma in his stomach hes Hi Lisa, We suggest working with your vet and hope your kitty feels better.

Have never heard those symptoms before. Could it be a fungus infection instead? Completely different med. I would get second opinion.

All the best to you. My cat came from a shelter with the feline herpes virus showing up later on. I have managed the problem myself by studying anti-viral supplements ok for cats. He is somewhere between yrs old by now, and I have had him since Every other day he gets the following:. Lysine, mg crumbled pliers work for that and, a partial capsule of the following all mixed in with canned food: bee propolis pine bark licorice root.

When the eyes get gooky, I dab some vaseline on each one to soften the gook. The cat will then use paws to clean itself around the eyes. Best Wishes. My cat is 4 yrs old now but he had FHV when I adopted him as a kitten from the shelter. The upper respiratory issues were pretty severe as he experienced very troubled breathing and an infection in his eye. Has your cat ever had excessive drool as a symptom of a FHV flare up? Hi Gina, We suggest asking your vet about this. My cat drools due to throat inflammation from feline herpes virus.

From vet try antiinflammatory. Horrible virus. Eye and skin issues too. Try famvir from vet. Very hard work looking after sick animals but what a good job you are doing. I use colloidal silver too. Lysine spread on paws from a tube do she licks it off. Please see both my posts — one in July and one in September. I found a miracle treatment for those desperate cat owners out there dealing with this virus. Could be mites mange which requires oral liquid medication from the vet.

Plus use colloidal silver. Its great for humans and animals! Make no mistake. Feline herpes is highly contagious and a killer. The cat I adopted from the humane society ten years ago had herpes, undiagnosed by the society. He died two months ago. No treatment was effective. The only measure that kept him comfortable was double surgery for entropian to relieve the irritation caused by eyelid swelling when he experienced flareups.

He was symptomatic most of the time; I nursed him through a two-month long attack which left him unable to eat on his own or walk without staggering. Essentially he was a ragdoll during this period. He appeared to recover, only to experience another similar month-long attack two years later which I could not nurse him out of. There is no research currently being conducted on feline herpes to my knowledge. I am fighting herpes with my cat right now.

Vicks is not great but I out some in a bandaid on his collar if he is really congested usually at night. Also a good cat liquid vitamin. My cat luckily still lives food but is skinny. Speaking of Pets at Rescue Pet Supply. Pingback: cat herpes antibiotics — fqhelp.

Hi guys. My cat was diagnosed with cat herpes. Adding super colostrum to their food has really helped. We go normally to the vet for a shot they give her to help, it last 10 days its a I need something else to try my poor pumpkin, keeps sneezing and snot comes out i feel so bad.

I have a white house cat. She had it since she was 3 weeks old. She is now 2 years old and it does not go away. She is always up and about, but today her eyes look as if it was bleeding and yesterday she threw up and today. Susan Stewart, what color is the label of the Dr. Mercola probiotic for dogs and cats. I am thinking on getting this and want to make sure I get the correct one. To all you folks out there who have used Lysine for feline herpes. Have you read the info on Lysine.

Lysine is an amino acid, part of protein. It is in many of the foods we eat. I take lysine supplement when I have outbreak of herpes on my lips. When he was diagnosed with kidney disease, I was stunned because I had been doing everything to avoid it!

He eats a raw prey model diet, no vaccines except when he was a young cat , no toxic cleansers in the house, etc. I gave it a lot of thought and did a lot of searching for answers. And she believed diet was the key. One night it occurred to me to wonder if it was Lysine. I google lots and discovered a scientific study by a vet that linked long term, high dosage use of lysine in cats with kidney disease never thought to save the link.

My recommendation? If you want to use lysine, use it sparlingly. At times of stress, a flare-up, etc. Find the lowest dosage that works. Maybe have lab work done to monitor his kidney function levels. Just a cautionary tale. Before Lusi Pixie-B0b was diagnosed with herpes, she had a couple bouts of respiratory issues.

Then she developed eye ulcers. After a month of treatment by the vet with little or no improvement, I decided to step up the treatment and took her to an ophthalmologist. Lusi does better with warmer temps, so I try to keep the home a little on the warmer side. At bedtime, she gets the overnight spa treatment. I put her into the sunroom where she has all her creature comforts with a space heater and a humidifier.

This, along with Lysine powder in her food and a vitamin supplement, helps Lusi maintain her health. If I had it to do over again, I would have taken her to the ophthalmologist as soon as the eye ulcers were diagnosed.

I have five cats with the herpes virus, every one of them was so sick when I first got them this probiotic has changed their lives they no longer have to take antibiotics , I tried the lysine it did not seem to help, I did not want to put them on the antiviral medication because there are so many side effects this product has been amazing. Hi, could you please tell me if this Dr.

Mercola probiotic works? My 7 month old baby kitten has the herpes virus and her eye runs terribly. I thought I saw a little improvement in her eye, but I was wrong. Her eye squints and is constantly tearing. Besides this probiotic, what else can I do for her? I think it bothers me more than her. I see many Mercola probiotics online. Can you tell me which one you are using? Does it have a blue label saying complete probiotics?

I adopted a kitten from a very reputable breeder…nationally known and published.. Long story short it was a matter of days before kitten and I were in the vets and she had a full blown sinus infection…impacting both her eyes and sinuses.

The vet recommended antibiotics …gel for both her eyes and oral for her sinuses. I contacted the breeder who was adamant that it was an allergy to something in my house or simply a cold and that it would be irresponsible for me to administer antibiotics. I started the antibiotic and she began to improve immediately. She is a lot better but still has discharge from one eye and a sneezy, runny nose… I do.

She poops and pees regularly. The vet says it would be unwise to put her on another antibiotic. Any suggestions…other supplements, special food, special tx…. I prefer a more homeopathic route…. Please try Dr Mercola probiotic for dogs and cats I have five cats that have the herpes virus and this as change their lives.

I have put a deposit on A kitten from a very reputable breeder and have received photos that the kitten to me apppears to have conjunctivitis of one eye and the eye appears smaller than the other or swollen and the lids are very pink. Photos two weeks prior the eyes were equally sized and lids were not pink. In your opinion would you have not adopted your cat if you knew what you now know at the time of adoption?

I feel bad for this kitty and hate to lose my deposit but am afraid of the special care this will entail. Has anyone ever had a biopsy to diagnose herpes? We rescued her 10 years ago. She has always had a pinkish eye.

Sometimes worse than others. Now it is terrible. It is red and runny and sometimes bleeding. It looks like it hurts her too.

It is right below her eye on her under eye lid I guess you would say. I am worried about the biopsy. My vet wants to put her to sleep to do this. She also has hyper-thyroid. Other than that she is a happy healthy cat! We tried the steroids but I think that made it worse. One vet prescribed steroids for my cat and they worked, but another vet warned that steroids suppress the immune system so he does not recommend them against a viral infection like herpesvirus.

I never had my cat officially diagnosed with a test, but the first vet was confident it was herpes quite common in that area and the cat was a rescue from the shelter and the symptoms match recurrent sneezing and watery eye, always the same eye.

The disease spreads by respiratory secretions, and does so largely from a queen to her kittens. This disease causes a marked inflammatory response in the corneas, and can hide from the immune system very effectively. The virus remains in hiding until times of stress, where the virus rapidly replicates in the corneal and conjunctival surface cells and causes ulceration.

This is not a herpes virus that humans can catch from cats, and likewise cats could not have caught this herpes virus from humans. Clinical signs within the eye include squinting and profuse ocular discharge. Diagnostics Thankfully the presentation of FHV-1 infection is usually very typical, and a thorough examination combined with a detailed history can allow us to deduce the cause.

Additionally, in-house stains applied to the eye can give us more information about the active state of the disease.