Veterinarians most
often recommended vaccinations to prevent the
following infectious diseases in cats.
Feline Panleukopenia:
All cats should be
vaccinated against the feline paneukopenia (FTP)
(sometimes called feline enteritis) can effect cats
of any age, causing fever, loss of appetite,
vomiting, diarrhoea, dehydration, weakness, tremors
and incoordination. The disease is usually severe
with deaths occurring especially in kittens.
Feline Respiratory Disease:
Respiratory disease
('feline snuffles') is easily passed from one cat to
another when an infected cat coughs or sneezes,
releasing droplets in the air. Kittens can die from
respiratory disease, especially if they get
pneumonia. Cats with respiratory disease have watery
eyes or sticky discharge from the nose and eyes,
nose/mouth sores, inflamed eyes and fever. Most
respiratory disease is caused by either feline
rhinotracheitis virus (FRV) or feline calicivirus.
FRV, which tends to be more severe, can cause
pregnant cats to abort.
An organism called
Chlamydophilla felis causes another
respiratory disease, once known as 'pneumonitis'. In
fact this disease primarily causes inflammation of
the eyes. Vaccination against respiratory disease
will reduce the chances of your cat developing
snuffles and will also reduce the severity of
symptoms.
Feline Leukaemia:
Feline leukaemia
virus (FeLV) suppresses a cat's immune system,
leaving it unable to fight other infections such as
pneumonia. In a small number of cats it also causes
cancer.
While the incidence
of the disease is in New Zealand is relatively low,
exact figures are not known.
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