Treat a Cat with a Calicivirus

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" Hi! I am Dr. Adrienne Mulligan. I am the owner of Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic. I am here today on behalf of expertvillage.com, and I am here to talk to you about taking care of cats with critical conditions, critical emergencies and health issues. Another upper respiratory virus that can cause similar symptoms to the upper respiratory viruses we discussed before, the rhinotracheitis that is a herpes type virus. This virus is called the kalesi virus, and kalesi virus is not contagious to people, and it will run its course, and the cat will get over it and do fine, but the cat can get it again. So it is something that is in our vaccines that will prevent them from getting it again, if they get it one time. The difference is, kalesi virus can make little ulcer on their tongues, and sometimes it can make them have joint pain, and they can look really, really painful in their legs, and I have not seen it often, but I have seen in the few times. So, the kalesi virus can do a little more than just upper respiratory symptoms. "