Cats with feline herpes

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stonej - 29 Apr 2005 18:40 GMT

How common is herpes in cats? I never knew there was such a thing
until I was at the local animal shelter a few weeks ago and they
had two of them up for adoption (they are still there). The
cats are isolated from the other cats and the shelter wants them
to be adopted together by someone who knows they are getting
special needs cats who will need medication for the rest of their
lives. They have to be indoor cats and cannot be in a household
with other cats. I would consider adopting them but I already
have 3 cats. Someone has come through as a financial sponser for
them so they will stay at the shelter however long it takes to
find someone to adopt them.

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kaeli - 29 Apr 2005 19:10 GMT

> How common is herpes in cats? I never knew there was such a thing
> until I was at the local animal shelter a few weeks ago and they
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> them so they will stay at the shelter however long it takes to
> find someone to adopt them.

Pretty common.
It used to be called FVR, and it's a typical vaccination.
They just went and changed the name.

Are you sure they meant herpesvirus? Because those cats don't need medication
their whole lives. My cat had that. It recurs now and again, but usually goes
away with no meds. The other cats in my home are just fine.

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tsedinger@yahoo.com - 29 Apr 2005 21:14 GMT

I have had 2 cats with herpes. One lived until 12 yrs of age and my
McDuffy is 8, and big and fat. The herpes manifested itself with eye
problems. McDuffy gets eyedrops and l lysine daily. He goes to an eye
specialist and we hope to get this lastest flareup under control.
Outside of the eye stuff, both cats are and were energetic, fun,
healthy, loving, and just plain wonderful. i would definitely not worry
about the herpes.

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soft - 30 Apr 2005 00:41 GMT

>How common is herpes in cats? I never knew there was such a thing
>until I was at the local animal shelter a few weeks ago and they
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>them so they will stay at the shelter however long it takes to
>find someone to adopt them.

very from what I have seen here. I have 4 cats and when we rescued the
3 rd one I got my education with feline herpes. It never goes away but
can be kept at bay. Stress can cause flare ups. I have found that the
anual shots may also cause flare ups.

I give all 4 cats l-lysine 500 mg a day. If I stop the virus comes
back in full force, esp with Catfive. I ran out last week and he
already has a goopy eye, so now I got to put in the ointment because I
forgot to get the L-lysine and they went without for a week.

Live and learn
soft

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ann ruminski - 04 May 2005 22:29 GMT

> >How common is herpes in cats? I never knew there was such a thing
> >until I was at the local animal shelter a few weeks ago and they
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> Live and learn
> soft

Our youngest cat Blaise has herpes - at least that's what we think and the
vet agrees. He gets "goopy" eye - left or right but not both and
more common sneezing. Stress is definitely a factor.
We have decided not to pay for the very expensive definitive test.
He is now 20 months old and we have given him lysine and
ointment for three flare-ups (one when we first got him). When he is
taking medication, we keep him inside and mostly apart from our
other cat. Otherwise, he is normal, active, wrestling with our other cat
and going outside - he stays in our yard and the adjoining yards
with our other cat and a few neighbor cats.

Ann

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