Feline Vaccinations Flashcards
What are the core feline vaccinations?
- Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR / FHV-1)
- Feline Calicivirus (FCV)
- Rabies
Feline viral Rhinotracheitis causes?
Feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1)
FVR is abbreviation for?
Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR) / Feline Herpesvirus Type 1 (FHV-1)
FHV-1 is the abbreviation for?
Feline Herpesvirus Type 1 / Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis
Feline viral Rhinotracheitis is destroyed by?
Readily destroyed by head, cold, & most disinfectants
Feline viral Rhinotracheitis clinical signs/symptoms
Corneal lesions
Ulcers with thick ocular discharge
FCV is the abbreviation for?
Feline Calicivirus
Which virus is more hardy? FVR or FCV?
FCV
Feline Calicivirus is stable or unstable in heat & cold?
Relatively stable
Feline calcivirus (FCV) clinical signs/symptoms?
Oral Ulcers
Rhinitis
Sneezing
Stomatitis
In apperance or anorexia
Oral ulcers are more common in?
Feline Calicivirus (FCV)
Feline viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR) clinical signs/symptoms?
Oral Ulcers
Rhinitis
Sneezing
Stomatitis
In apperance or anorexia
Rhinitis definition
Initial discharge is clear and becomes purulent & even blood tinged
Stomatitis definition
Ulceration in the mouth & mucous membranes
Feline herpesvirus (FHV-1) is transmitted?
Transmission: intimate contact between infected and susceptible cats
Viral particles are shed in sputum, nasal, and eye discharges
Contaminated litter pans, food and water bowls
Grooming, licking and sharing bowls most common route of transmission
Feline Calicivirus (FCV) is transmitted
Transmission: intimate contact between infected and susceptible cats
Viral particles are shed in sputum, nasal, and eye discharges
Contaminated litter pans, food and water bowls
Grooming, licking and sharing bowls most common route of transmission
What percent of recovered cats are carriers of FHV-1?
80%
Recovered Feline Calicivirus (FCV) cats can shed the virus for how many days?
30 days or for life
What percent of health cats are FCV carriers?
20-25%
Feline infectious enteritis refers to?
Panleukopenia
What is the leading cause of death among kittens & feral cats?
Panleukopenia
Panleukopenia can infect?
Cats, Minks, Ferrets & Raccoons
Feline infectious enteritis is hardy or not?
Hardy, withstands heat, cold, and most disinfectants. Bleach is the only effective disinfectant
Panleukopenia transmitted?
Spread through direct contact, food bowls, litter pans, bedding, cages & people.
Virus can survive in the environment for years
Panleukopenia virus is shed in?
Large numbers in the feces
Also found in vomit, urine, and saliva
Panleukopenia clinical signs/symptoms
Peracute form: rapidly fatal – severe abdominal pain, crying and sudden collapse
Acute form: colic (abdominal pain), fever (104F or↑), anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, shock, death
Hunched posture, “hanging over water bowl”
Panleukopenia treatment?
Treatment: Supportive care, antibiotics
Preventable via vaccination
What are non-core feline vaccines?
- Feline Leukemia virus (FeLV)
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
FeLV is abbreviation for?
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
Feline Leukemia virus is transmitted?
Required direct contact for transmission or in utero.
Cats secrete the virus in their saliva
- Can be spread through mutual grooming, bites, licking
- Can be spread through sharing litter pans, food, and water bowls
Which virus is considered fragile?
FeLV - Feline Leukemia virus
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is the direct cause of?
Cancer - Lymphosarcoma
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) treatment?
Limited. Relief from clinical signs to improve quality of life
*Prevent transmission
FIP is the abbreviation for?
Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Feline infectious peritonitis is not recommended because?
Not sure its affected (75-85%)
Hard to administer
Feline infectious peritonitis affects cats of what ages?
3 months - 3 years
Who is more susceptible to feline infectious periodontitis?
Catherine’s, intact males, & pure breeds
FIP Effusive refers to?
Wet - 75% rapidly fatal as accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
Prognosis: 2 months
Feline infectious peritonitis non effusive refers to?
Dry - Chronic. 1 year survival rate
FIP vaccine administration and efficacy?
Intranasal vaccine
75-85% effective
FVCRP (core) vaccine location
– SQ below Right Elbow
Rabies (core) vaccine location
SQ below Right Stifle
•FeLV (core in kittens and high risk adults)
vaccine location
SQ below Left Stifle
