Feline upper respiratory tract infections (FRTIs) range from «colds», caused by various viruses, through to full - blown «cat flu» caused by Feline Calicivirus (FCV, also called
Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus), Feline Herpesvirus (FHV) and Chlamydia.
Encapsulated virus (like
feline rhinotracheitis virus), opportunistic and low immunogenic activity, with tropism for both respiratory and genital mucous membranes and central nervous system, capable of persisting in a latent status and reactivating at regular intervals.
The condition goes by a few other names, including feline influenza, feline viral rhinopneumonitis (FVR), and
feline rhinotracheitis virus.
This vaccine protects against feline panleukopenia (feline distemper virus),
feline rhinotracheitis virus and feline calici virus (the latter two are respiratory viruses).
Cats must be current on Rabies and FVRCP (
Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia).
It is recommended for the disinfection of inanimate objects to aid in control of canine distemper virus, equine influenza virus, transmissible gastroenteritis virus, hog cholera virus, parainfluenza - 3 virus, bovine rhinotracheitis virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, infectious bronchitis virus, Newcastle virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, equine rhinopneumonitis virus,
feline rhinotracheitis virus, pseudorabies virus, equine arteritis virus and canine coronavirus.
However, Many Cats Also Have Viruses Like
Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus (known As Feline Herpes Virus) Or One Known As Feline Calici Virus.
The core viral vaccinations to use in kittens are feline panleukopenia (known as feline parvovirus),
feline rhinotracheitis virus and feline calici virus.
Feline Herpesvirus - 1 (
Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus) andFeline Caliciviruscause respiratory illness.
Required vaccinations include rabies,
feline rhinotracheitis virus, calicivirus, panleukopenia virus, and chlamydia psittaci.
Cats: Rabies (required by federal law),
Feline rhinotracheitis virus, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia, and leukemia.
Not exact matches
Feline Herpes Virus (FHV) or Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR) is one of the major causes of Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Disease which is often referred to as «cat flu» or feline infl
Feline Herpes
Virus (FHV) or
Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR) is one of the major causes of Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Disease which is often referred to as «cat flu» or feline infl
Feline Viral
Rhinotracheitis (FVR) is one of the major causes of
Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Disease which is often referred to as «cat flu» or feline infl
Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Disease which is often referred to as «cat flu» or
feline infl
feline influenza.
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 herpesvirus (viral
rhinotracheitis): This
virus causes upper respiratory infection with fever, sneezing, eye and nasal discharge, conjunctivitis (inflammation of the inner eyelids and mucous membranes around the eyes), inflammation of the cornea (keratitis), and lethargy.
series is completed, we recommend yearly vaccinations FVRCP (
Feline Viral
Rhinotracheitis) and FeLV (
Feline Leukemia
Virus) as needed.
Ninety percent of
feline upper respiratory infections are caused by either
feline herpes (also called the «
rhinotracheitis»
virus) or
feline calicivirus.
Rhinotracheitis, is caused by the
feline herpes - 1
virus.
The great majority of
feline respiratory diseases result from two easily transmitted infections,
feline viral
rhinotracheitis (FVR), caused by a herpesvirus and
feline calicivirus (FCV), pronounced (kah - LEE - see
virus).
Currently available vaccines for cats include: FVRCP + (
feline viral
rhinotracheitis - calicivirus - panleukopenia - chlamydia), FeLV (
feline leukemia
virus), FIP (
feline infectious peritonitis), and rabies.
The yearly vaccination and boosters protect the cat from the
feline rhinotracheitis, calici and lanleukopenia
viruses and aids in the reduction of disease due to Chlamydia psittaci.
This
virus shares symptoms with other
feline viruses such as
rhinotracheitis (differentiated from calicivirus by more sneezing, eye inflammation and discharge) and chlamydiosis where in addition to some of the aforementioned symptoms your cat would also be suffering from conjunctivitis (red eyes).
Uvma recommends that all kittens be vaccinated beginning at seven weeks for
feline viral
rhinotracheitis, calici
virus, and panleukopenia
virus.
You may have seen this
virus referred to as FHV - 1 or
Feline Viral
Rhinotracheitis (FVRCP).
The AMVA recommends the following vaccinations for kittens:
Feline Panleukopenia
Virus Vaccine (distemper),
Feline Calicivirus,
Rhinotracheitis AKA
Feline Herpes
Virus, and Rabies.
The disease is relatively complex and whilst there are a number of causal organisms, the most common are
Feline Calicivirus (FCV) and
Feline Herpes
Virus (FHV) or
Feline Rhinotracheitis.
It has been demonstrated that the duration of immunity for Canine Distemper
virus is 7 years by challenge, and 15 years by serology; for Canine Parvovirus is 7 years by challenge, for
Feline Panleukopenia,
Rhinotracheitis, and
Feline Calicivirus is 7.5 years by challenge.
Feline Rhinotracheitis is a Herpes
virus infection that produces cold like symptoms of sneezing and runny eyes most often in kittens.
RHINOTRACHEITIS (
feline herpes
virus 1) & CALICI
VIRUSES are the primary stimulants of upper respiratory infection in the feline species, capable of causing clinical signs localized to the upper respiratory system such as sneezing, ocular discharge, and oral ulcerations as well systemic infections in more virulent strains of calici v
VIRUSES are the primary stimulants of upper respiratory infection in the
feline species, capable of causing clinical signs localized to the upper respiratory system such as sneezing, ocular discharge, and oral ulcerations as well systemic infections in more virulent strains of calici
virusesviruses.
We recommend that cats be vaccinated for
Rhinotracheitis / Calcivirus / Panleukopenia (FVRCP),
Feline Leukemia
Virus (FeLV), and Rabies.
Core vaccinations for cats include
Feline Viral
Rhinotracheitis, Calici
Virus, and Panleukopenia
Virus (FVRCP).
They emphasize the fact that annual vaccinations have been effective at decimating the incidence of formerly common, potentially lethal viral diseases such as
feline panleukopenia,
rhinotracheitis,
feline leukemia, canine distemper, hepatitis and canine parvo
virus.
While there can be specific causes of this chronic and frustrating inflammation such as viral infection with
feline herpes
virus (
rhinotracheitis), calicivirus (FCV),
feline leukemia
virus and / or
feline immunodeficiency
virus, most of the time no specific causative agents can be found, placing the cause as ideopathic / immune mediated, which means that the cat's immune -LSB-...]
Cats receive a «three - way» vaccine including
feline panleukopenia (distemper),
rhinotracheitis (herpes) and calicivirus (upper respiratory
viruses).
Felocell 4 is a modified live
virus vaccine for the protection of cats against
Feline Panleukopenia,
Rhinotracheitis, Calici
Viruses and Chlamydia.
When: 1 vaccine AFTER 12 weeks of age Next Booster Needed: Booster vaccination at 1 year FVRCP (
Feline Viral
Rhinotracheitis, Calici, and Panleukopenia
viruses)
Feline viral
rhinotracheitis is a fancy way to describe the respiratory infection caused by the herpes
virus.
The most common organism that causes that in cats is the
Feline Herpes - 1
virus (aka
rhinotracheitis virus, cat flu).
The vaccines that we offer for
felines are Rabies, DRCC combo (
Feline Panleukopenia or
Feline Distemper,
Feline Rhinotracheitis, Calici, and Chlamydia),
Feline Leukemia (FeLV),
Feline Immunodeficiency
Virus (FIV)(if at risk).
Feline viral
rhinotracheitis (
Feline Herpes
Virus)- This virus also causes upper respiratory signs but it can also cause corneal (eye) ul
Virus)- This
virus also causes upper respiratory signs but it can also cause corneal (eye) ul
virus also causes upper respiratory signs but it can also cause corneal (eye) ulcers.
Feline rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirus, panleucopenia virus and FIV are the most common diseases and viruses we vaccinate against in
Feline rhinotracheitis,
feline calicivirus, panleucopenia virus and FIV are the most common diseases and viruses we vaccinate against in
feline calicivirus, panleucopenia
virus and FIV are the most common diseases and
viruses we vaccinate against in cats.
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.
The core vaccines include the rabies vaccine which is required for all cats in the counties of Chicagoland, and the «distemper» vaccine, also known as FVRCP or PCR, which is a combination vaccine including panleukopenia (
feline distemper),
feline calicivirus and
feline herpes
virus type 1 (
rhinotracheitis).
FVRCP (
Feline Viral
Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus and Panleukopenia) These potentially fatal
viruses are ubiquitous throughout the world and transmission does not require direct contact with an infected cat.
(Schultz) With the
feline upper respiratory diseases (calicivirus and
rhinotracheitis virus as well as
feline chlamydia), most are not serious except in very young kittens.