FELINE CHLAMYDIOSIS This infection is caused by the Chlamydia bacteria known as
Chlamydophila felis.
8 week set — Feline Rhinotracheitis — Calicivirus — Panleukopenia —
Chlamydophila vaccine at 8 weeks of age (vaccinating your kitten earlier then 8 weeks of age does not help develop a strong immune response and can be compromising to your pet's immune system)-- only one injection
The obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen
Chlamydophila abortus strain S26 / 3 (formerly the abortion subtype of Chlamydia psittaci) is an important cause of late gestation abortions in ruminants and pigs.
Infections including bacteria such as
Feline Chlamydophila (Chlamydia,) cat flu virus, and other bacteria can all be a cause of cat conjunctivitis and impact cat eye health.
Infectious cases are usually caused
by chlamydophila, mycoplasma or feline herpesvirus (which can be transmitted to other cats, but not to humans).
Chlamydophila infection is relatively common in cats, and it may be a cause of up to 30 % of cases of chronic (long - term) conjunctivitis.
Traditionally, the most common bacterial zoonoses include bite wound infections (Pasteurella multocida and Capnocytophaga canimorsus), cat scratch disease (Bartonella henselae) and campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli and C. upsaliensis) in household pets; salmonellosis (S. enterica) in cold - blooded animals as well as in various mammalian and avian species; and psittacosis (
Chlamydophila psittaci) in birds.
The second most common cause is infection
with Chlamydophila felis (aka Chlamydia psittaci).
Jennifer Hammock split the classifications by NCBI Taxonomy
from Chlamydophila to their own page.
In a case - control evaluation of 573 cats in eight shelters in California in 2001 and 2002, the prevalence of feline calicivirus (FCV) was from 13 to 36 %, feline herpesvirus (FHV) was from 3 to 38 %, and prevalence of Bordetella bronchiseptica,
Chlamydophila felis, and Mycoplasma species was from 2 to 14 %.
HCPCh $ 21 For protection against feline rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia, as well as
feline Chlamydophila.
Conjunctivitis often responds well to eye medications but some forms of it, such as that caused
by chlamydophila, may need oral antibiotics for a few weeks for successful treatment.
You may vaccinate your cat for distemper, herpesvirus, and calicivirus or you may vaccinate for distemper, herpesvirus, calicivirus, and
Chlamydophila felis.
Because herpes and calicivirus together account for 90 % of upper respiratory infections and
Chlamydophila accounts for less than 10 % of upper respiratory infections, the American Association of Feline Practitioner vaccination guidelines favor the «three in one» vaccine and consider the Chlamydophila vaccine optional.
The next most common infectious agents (after herpes and calici) are
Chlamydophila felis (formerly known as Chlamydia psittaci) and Bordetella bronchiseptica, both organisms being sensitive to the tetracycline family (such as doxycycline).
These include panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, rabies, feline leukemia, and
chlamydophila.
Chlamydophila felis is a type of bacteria that mainly causes conjunctivitis in cats.
Chlamydophila and Bordetella vaccines may be of moderate benefit when clinical signs of these diseases are present in the shelter and diagnosis is confirmed by laboratory testing.
Such «noncore vaccines» include feline leukemia virus (FeLV),
Chlamydophila, and Bordetella for cats, and canine influenza for dogs.
Some other vaccines we might recommend include: Feline Leukemia, Feline Infectious Peritonitis, Bordetella, and
Chlamydophila.
For example, bacterins (killed bacterial vaccines), such as Leptospira, Bordetella (kennel cough), Borrelia (Lyme disease) and
Chlamydophila are more likely to cause these adverse reactions than MLV viral vaccines.»
16 week set — Feline Rhinotracheitis — Calicivirus — Panleukopenia —
Chlamydophila, Feline Leukemia, and Rabies vaccine at 16 weeks of age (after this set, your kitten is protected for a year)-- three injections
And for your feline friend, you'll be protecting him from feline rhinotracheitis, panleukopenia, calicivirus, and
chlamydophila.
This infection, known as conjunctivitis, may result from viruses,
chlamydophila, bacteria and many other kinds of infectious micro-organisms.
These shots include feline immunodeficiency virus,
chlamydophila, giardia, feline infectious peritonitis, and bordetella.
Some cat non core vaccines that are recommended based on lifestyle factors include feline leukemia virus (FeLV),
Chlamydophila felis and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).
The Chlamydophila felis vaccine is only recommended in high risk environments, such as catteries and animal shelters, and in endemic areas.