The source of infectious peritonitis in cats is coronavirus. Coronavirus is highly contagious. If cats are kept in groups at home, all cats may be infected. Because the feces of cats carrying the virus can be transmitted to other cats living together, which leads to group infection. Sick cats often have serious discomfort, such as listlessness, insufficient diet and fever.
Infectious peritonitis in wet cats, most sick cats will die quickly, from onset to death, not more than two months, very quickly. Cats infected with wet cat infectious peritonitis will begin to have abdominal swelling, vomiting, diarrhea, and some will have poor breathing. Because these symptoms are similar to gastroenteritis, many cats got infectious peritonitis, but they were misdiagnosed and missed the best rescue time.
Cats also have infectious peritonitis, which is dry. Symptoms are very different from those of wet type, mainly manifested as emaciation, cloudy eyes, paralysis of hind legs, spasms and tremors. Infectious peritonitis in dry cats is more subtle and more difficult to diagnose.
The mortality rate of infectious peritonitis in cats is above 95%. Generally speaking, getting sick is equivalent to declaring death. But occasionally, some cats with strong bodies can finally survive, so don't give up treatment. As long as the cat is strong enough, there is a certain probability that it can cure cat infectious peritonitis.
If you find that your cat, especially a group cat, has abdominal distension or begins to vomit and have loose bowels, don't think about a bad diet. You must pay close attention to the investigation and treatment, and the effect will be better.