Our hospital uses the annual, non-adjuvanted Merial PUREVAX ® FeLV vaccine to protect
cats against the feline leukemia virus.
We begin vaccinating
cats against feline leukemia at 12 weeks and 16 weeks of age and recommend vaccination every year after that.
Not exact matches
A vaccine to protect
against feline leukemia — Recommended for all
cats who spend some or all of their time outdoors.
It is always better to be safe rather than sorry, all uninfected
cats should be vaccinated
against feline leukemia virus.
Only 50 % of dogs and a mere 40 % of
cats are vaccinated
against vaccine preventable diseases like distemper, parvovirus, hepatitis and
feline leukemia.
So you should also have your
cat vaccinated
against feline leukemia.
Kittens and
cats should receive a series of two boosters (one month apart)
against the
Feline Leukemia Virus the first year they are vaccinated.
1 «Prevalence of
feline leukemia virus infection and serum antibodies
against feline immunodeficiency virus in unowned free - roaming
cat,» JAVMA, Vol 220, No. 5, March 1, 2002
For outdoor
cats we also recommend vaccinating
against Feline Leukemia Virus which is a transmissible and highly fatal virus.
Cats: Rabies, DRC, which protects
against distemper, rhinotracheitis, and calicivirus, and FelVV, or
Feline leukemia.
The sarcomas are most frequently associated with vaccinations
against feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and, to a lesser extent,
against rabies virus, the
cat doctor observed.
Only
cats less than one year of age and at risk
cats should be vaccinated
against Feline Leukemia virus.
Middleton recommends that
cats and kittens be vaccinated
against feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, and panleukopenia (FVRCP);
feline leukemia, and rabies.
If you do make the choice to let your
cat go outside, we strongly recommend he or she is vaccinated
against feline leukemia.
The
feline leukemia virus inserts its genetic code into infected cells and can cause various blood disorders which weaken the
cat's immune system from protecting
against bacteria and viruses found in the everyday environment.
Prior to vaccination
against feline leukemia, we will test your
cat to make sure they are negative, and then we will recommend vaccination.
All
cats who go outdoors, or whose owners take in strays of unknown
feline leukemia status, should be vaccinated
against this virus to prevent
feline leukemia infection.
Depending on your
cat's risk, we may also advise vaccinating him or her
against other diseases, such as
feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and
feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).
Cats can be immunized
against feline panleukopenia (distemper), rabies,
feline rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, chlamydia,
feline leukemia, and FIP.
Vaccination
against feline leukemia virus helps
cats which are subsequently exposed fight off the infection.
Vaccination
against feline leukemia virus helps
cats that are subsequently exposed fight off the infection.
But for those owners who decide to let their
cats out, we strongly recommend vaccination
against feline leukemia.
1) All
cats that go outdoors should be vaccinated
against Feline Leukemia Virus — it's usually fatal once established but a simple annual vaccine provides good protection
Though we can never guarantee the health of any animal, all
cats adopted from City Kitties are tested for FIV and
feline leukemia, receive age - appropriate vaccinations
against distemper and rabies, are spayed / neutered, receive a fecal culture to test for parasites, and receive preventative parasite medication as needed.
Recommended lifestyle: If a
cat will, or might have any direct contact whatsoever with outside
cats (even just sharing food or water bowls or the occasional escape), the
cat should be vaccinated annually
against feline leukemia.
But pet diseases like
feline distemper (panleukopenia) canine distemper, canine adenovirus,
feline leukemia, parvovirus of dogs and calici virus have been quite stable over the years and the immunity the vaccines
against them impart to your dog or
cat is very long lasting.
Each
cat receives a rabies vaccine as well as a combination FeLV - FVRCP vaccine to help protect
against feline respiratory disease,
feline leukemia virus and
feline panleukopenia virus.
Many practitioners also administer yearly vaccinations
against Chlamydia psittaci (CP) and
feline leukemia and most States also require that
cats receive a yearly rabies vaccination.
Lee IT, Levy JK, Gorman SP, et al: Prevalence of
feline leukemia virus infection and serum antibodies
against feline immunodeficiency virus in unowned free - roaming
cats.
Cats can be immunized
against feline panleukopenia (distemper), rabies,
feline rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, chlamydia,
feline leukemia, and FIV.
al., Prevalence of
feline leukemia virus infection and serum antibodies
against feline immunodeficiency virus in unowned free - roaming
cats (2002) Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol.
Cats that go outside or reside in multiple
cat households require vaccines
against the common respiratory viruses (rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, pneumonitis) and panleukopenia (FVRC / P vaccine) as well as
against feline leukemia and rabies.
We recommend vaccination
against Feline Leukemia for any kitten or
cat that does or may have the possibility of going outside at all.