Feline vaccination is animal vaccination applied to cats. Vaccination plays a vital role in protecting cats from infectious diseases, some of which are potentially fatal. They can be exposed to these diseases from their environment, other pets, or even humans.
4. TYPES OF VACCINE
KILLED or INACTIVATED VACCINES
• Dead organism
• Mild reaction
• Immune reaction- by adjuvant
MODIFIED LIVE VACCINE or
ATTENUATED
• Antigen – living pathogen
• Mild signs of diseases
• Recommended in pregnant and
immune compromised patients
16. Discomfort at
the site
Mild fever
Diminished
appetite and
activity
Sneezing -
intranasal
vaccine
Temporarily
sore joints and
lameness
swelling
under the
skin
Loss of
appetite,
and fever
Mild Reactions
17. Schedule
Starts at an age of 6-8 weeks
Repeat once in 2-4 weeks ; until 16 weeks
Adult booster : once 6 months- 12 months not more than 3 year
Annual vaccination – only after checking titre
18. Products
Feligen CRP
o Virus titre per dose
Live attenuated feline
Calicivirus……………………...104.6 – 106.1 TCID50
Rhinotracheitis virus………105 – 106.6 TCID50
Panleucopenia virus..…….103.7 – 104.5 TCID50
Diluent (1ml):Sterile water for injections for
reconstitution of freeze dried fraction
Producer : Virbac
Price: 600
Core vaccines are defined as those vaccines which all cats, regardless of circumstances, should receive. Core vaccines protect animals from severe, life-threatening diseases which have global distribution
Owners complaint: Inappetence, vomiting, diarrhea and respiratory distress for the last four days
Present history: Discharge from nose and eyes, inspiratory dysponea, animal was dull and depressed
Past history: Not vaccinated and not dewormed
Treatment
Ampicillin and cloxacillin (campilox®) @15 mg/kg
Ranitidine (rantac®) @ 2 mg/ kg
Metaclopromide (perinorm®) @ 0.2 mg/kg
DNS @ 10ml/kg
Fentas plus
Animal died on 4th day of treatment
Epicardial & pulmonary haemorrage
Haemorragic lympadenitis of mysenteric LN
feline rhinotracheitis virus
recovered cat – life long carrier