It is actually a virus
called panleukopenia, but is sometimes called feline parvo because the symptoms are similar to the symptoms of canine parvo virus.
Feline distemper (more correctly
called panleukopenia) is caused by a parvovirus and represents a life - threatening disease.
It is also
called panleukopenia as it affects the bone marrow and causes low white blood cell counts.
It's
called Panleukopenia because of how the virus will temporarily wipe out the infected cat or kitten's bone marrow of the precursor cells that produce white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
Not exact matches
The virus that causes the disease is
called the feline
panleukopenia virus, or FPV.
In cats, Herpes is an upper respiratory virus (not an STD); it's also
called «rhinotracheitis» and is one of the components of the combination upper respiratory /
panleukopenia (feline distemper) vaccine for kittens.
Feline parvovirus, sometimes
called feline
panleukopenia or feline distemper, is a potentially life - threatening illness.
Since the new virus,
called canine parvovirus, appeared to be a mutated version of the feline
panleukopenia virus, a few veterinarians began to vaccinate dogs with that cat vaccine, with some success.
Panleukopenia is a viral disease of cats and is often
called feline distemper.
DISTEMPER $ 15 ~ For Dogs, Puppies, Cats and Kittens Dogs and Puppies: combination vaccine protects against Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza and Parvovirus Cats and Kittens: combination vaccine protects against feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and
panleukopenia (sometimes
called feline distemper)
The core vaccine for kittens is
called FVRCP, which protects against three common infectious diseases (feline viral rhinotracheitis, calcivirus and
panleukopenia).
Cats are more at risk for their strains of the virus, which is
called Feline
Panleukopenia virus.
Panleukopenia of cats is sometimes
called feline distemper.