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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