Cats, like other animals, can become infected with infectious diseases that are difficult to treat. The first symptom of infection is watery eyes in a cat. But some diseases are asymptomatic, so it can be difficult to detect them at an early stage. To avoid infection, it is necessary to vaccinate the pet. It should also be noted that after successful treatment, a relapse of the disease sometimes occurs, which can occur after a few years, when the body of the animal weakens.
Infectious diseases
Cats can become infected with infections such as enteritis, flu, calcevirus, rhinitis, leukemia, peritonitis, immune deficiency virus and rabies. Consider those diseases in which you can notice watery eyes in a cat.
Infectious enteritis. Symptoms and treatment
Enteritis is a contagious disease, so a pet should be vaccinated from the age of 8 months, an adult cat can be vaccinated at the age of 15 months, after vaccination every three years. This disease is manifested by severe vomiting, diarrhea (sometimes with blood), while the animal is lethargic, also with this infection, dehydration of the cat's body is observed.
Flu or upper respiratory tract infection. Symptoms and treatment
If you notice
watery eyes in a cat, and the animal often sneezes (with thick discharge from the nose), and the eyes stick together, then your pet has contracted the flu. During the course of an upper respiratory tract infection, you may notice that the cat has ulcers and possibly fever in the mouth (possibly in the eyes). In the case of flu, the cat’s appetite decreases due to loss of smell, it is depleted and loses weight. Discharge from the eyes is treated with eye drops that contain antibiotics.
Rhinitis. Symptomatology
If the cat sneezes and watery eyes, then it may have a runny nose - inflammation of the nasal mucosa (rhinitis), which manifests itself when the animal is hypothermia. Rhinitis can also begin when household, disinfectant, or chemical products (washing powder, ammonia, dichlorvos, and others) are used in the pet. All these substances irritate not only the nasal mucosa, but also the trachea and bronchi. And the glands of the animal, which are located in the nasal cavity, secrete a large amount of secretion, the mucous membrane reddens and swells. If the eyes of a British cat are watery and the nasal passages are narrowed and discharge is accumulated in them, while breathing is difficult, she sniffs, rubs her nose with her paws and sneezes, then she is infected and needs to be treated.
Rhinitis treatment
For treatment, a bag of hot sand should be applied to the nose 2-3 times a day. If the discharge is liquid, then a 2-3 percent solution of boric acid is poured into the nasal cavity. With a runny nose with thick discharge, a 1% solution of salt or soda is poured into the nose, and the mucous membrane is washed with boiled beetroot juice.
Conclusion
Do not forget that one of the first symptoms of an infectious disease is the cat's watery eyes, as well as shortness of breath and fever. So that your pet does not become infected, it is necessary to make the right vaccinations in time (by age).