Feline ascites is not a name for a disease, but a symptom. Cats generally have a small amount of fluid in their abdominal cavity to help lubricate, but if a cat produces a large amount of exudate in the abdominal cavity, ascites will form.
There are many diseases that cause ascites in cats, including feline-transmitted abdominal infection (FIP), major organ damage, heart failure, postoperative complications, parasitic infections, and more.
The most common of these factors is feline transmission, a highly lethal disease usually caused by infection with the coronavirus. The virus is mainly infected through contact, and can be transmitted through the mouth, respiratory tract, and fecal excrement of cats. The infection rate is higher in older cats and cats within 2 years of age after birth.
If a pregnant female cat is infected with this virus, it may also infect the newly born kitten. A stray kitten adopted by a friend of veterinarian Xiao Ming went to Meow Star for this reason. How long does it stay in this world? It was short, and we ended up taking it to euthanize it to make it a little less painful.