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Vaccines, Panleukopenia & Respiratory Disease terms
Vaccination and the infectious diseases it prevents: panleukopenia (feline distemper), calicivirus, herpesvirus, upper respiratory infections, shelter outbreaks, ringworm.
Core vaccinesThe vaccines vets recommend for every cat, as opposed to non-core vaccines chosen according to a cat's lifestyle and risk.Feline calicivirusA common virus behind cat flu that causes sneezing, eye discharge and painful mouth ulcers, and sometimes severe illness.Feline herpesvirusA common virus that causes sneezing, eye inflammation and nasal discharge, and stays in the body for life, flaring up in times of stress.Feline immunodeficiency virusA slow-acting virus, spread mainly by deep bite wounds, that gradually weakens a cat's immune defences.Feline infectious peritonitisA serious disease caused when a common, usually harmless feline coronavirus mutates and triggers widespread inflammation in the body.Feline leukemia virusA contagious virus that weakens a cat's immune system and can cause anemia, infections and cancer such as lymphoma.Feline panleukopeniaA highly contagious and often deadly parvovirus that attacks fast-dividing cells, mainly in unvaccinated kittens.FVRCP vaccineThe combination cat vaccine that protects against feline herpesvirus, calicivirus and panleukopenia.Rabies vaccineThe injection that protects a cat from rabies, required by law for cats in many places and recommended for all.Upper respiratory infectionA contagious infection of the nose, throat and eyes that causes sneezing, discharge and a poor appetite, common in kittens and shelter cats.Vaccine titerA blood test that measures antibodies to a germ, sometimes used to judge whether a cat is protected after vaccination.