Core Vaccinations For Your Cat
"Core" vaccines are those vaccinations that every cat needs to be given to protect it from common, infectious feline diseases.
"Core" vaccines are those vaccinations that every cat needs to be given to protect it from common, infectious feline diseases.
Feline coronavirus and its connection to feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is one of the most misunderstood relationships in the cat fancy. Infection with coronavirus is common in a contained population of cats, including those in catteries.
Feline Herpesvirus is the most severe of the common upper respiratory viruses. Understanding how to combat this virus is an essential tool in every cattery's management practices.
Once your cattery has experienced a feline herpesvirus infection, virtually all of the infected cats will now be carriers of the virus. A "carrier" cat represents a possible future source of the infection because it can have a relapse and begin shedding the virus at any time.
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is one of the most misunderstood diseases in veterinary medicine. Despite its name, FIP is NOT contagious, yet occasionally, a cattery or shelter will experience what appears to be an outbreak of FIP. This article discusses how and why this happens and how to deal effectively with the problem should it happen in your cattery.
Feline Infectious Peritonitis or FIP is one of the least understood and most frustrating diseases to diagnose and treat. This article will help dispel some of the confusion that surrounds this fatal disease.
While Feline Herpesvirus typically causes respiratory illness, it can also cause recurrent cases of conjunctivitis, corneal sequestrums or eye ulcers in affected cats.
Intranasal vaccines are available to protect against serious Feline Herpesvirus and Calicivirus infections. These vaccines do not prevent the disease but are intended to reduce the severity of the illness.
Feline herpes infections can be a major problem in breeding catteries, most often affecting young kittens between 4 to 8 weeks of age. This article details the specific steps to take to prevent flare-ups of the herpes virus in your cattery.