Treatment of FHV-1 ocular disease is challenging; until now, it has been treated less successfully with a pill, but it had to be forced on cats, and they didn’t like it. Medical research conducted by ...

It's a problem veterinarians see all the time, but there are few treatments. Feline herpes virus 1 (FHV-1) is a frequent cause of eye infections in cats, but the drugs available to treat these ...

A common human cold sore cream may soon help cats with painful eye infections. Researchers found that 1% penciclovir cream (Fenlips), when applied to cats' eyes, was safe, well-tolerated, and ...

Feline herpes virus 1 (FHV-1) often causes eye infections in cats, but commonly prescribed eye ointments are a pain to administer and may not even work. Scientists at Cornell University College of ...

Q: Our new cat, Lily, has an upper respiratory infection and goopy eyes. Her veterinarian said these problems are probably caused by a herpes virus that often infects cats. Is this virus contagious to ...

Q: My cat has been diagnosed with feline herpesvirus. What is it, and can she transmit it to me? A: Every species has its own version of herpesvirus. Feline herpesvirus (FHV) can't be transmitted to ...

A new model of eye infections in cats can be used to test drugs to treat these conditions. Early tests of the model have pointed to a new drug for treating feline herpesvirus-1 that will soon head to ...