A cat's best defense
against upper respiratory infection is a healthy immune system.
Vaccines available for cats: FVRCP — protects
against upper respiratory infection (rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia.
It soothes irritated mucous membranes and is effective
against upper respiratory infection in children.
There's a four - in - one vaccine available to help fight
against upper respiratory infections.
Not exact matches
Physiologic sleep studies have found that breastfed infants are more easily aroused from sleep than their formula - fed counterparts.247, 248 In addition, breastfeeding results in a decreased incidence of diarrhea,
upper and lower
respiratory infections, and other infectious diseases249 that are associated with an increased vulnerability to SIDS and provides overall immune system benefits from maternal antibodies and micronutrients in human milk.250, 251 Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective
against infectious diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereafter.249
We're just now starting to discover how taste receptors in the
upper respiratory tract are used to regulate the immune system
against these
infections, so defining the underlying mechanisms at play is critical to understanding these illnesses and developing new treatments.»
According to Wilson, monoclonal antibodies from (deliberately infected) animals were routinely used in the first half of the 20th century to try to treat diphtheria (an
upper -
respiratory illness that killed roughly 15,000 people annually in the early 1920s until a vaccine was formulated
against it in 1924) and tetanus (a potentially fatal
infection also known as lockjaw, because one of the muscles it destroys is in the jaw).
And other research suggests that vitamin D has a protective effect
against upper -
respiratory infections.
The herb's polysaccharide content - mainly rhamnogalacturonan - exhibits antimicrobial activity
against P. aeroginosa and S. aureus, two common culprits of
upper respiratory tract
infections
Vitamin D can also help protect
against colds and
upper respiratory infections.
Because of its broad spectrum nature, it is useful
against many bacteria
infections and is frequently used when bacteria sensitivity is unknown Often used in: skin and soft tissue
infections,
upper respiratory infections and bladder
infections in dogs and cats and dental
infections in dogs What dogs / cats should not take this medication?
We are currently using a vaccine (two doses, three weeks apart) that combines protection
against four
upper respiratory infections: rhinotracheitis, calici, panleukopenia and chlamydia psittaci.
Bordetella (Kennel Cough): This vaccine is given to dogs to protect
against upper -
respiratory infections, especially kennel cough (sort of like Whooping Cough in humans).