Some cats will also develop painful ulcers on their tongue, palate, lips or nose. Often cats infected with feline calicivirus suffer from loss of appetite leading to weight loss , fever, enlarged lymph nodes, squinting and lethargy. There are a number of different strains of feline calicivirus, some produce fluid buildup in the lungs pneumonia , and still others lead to symptoms such as fever, joint pain and lameness.
Feline Panleukopenia is an extremely common and serious virus in cats that causes damage to bone marrow, lymph nodes and the cells lining the intestines. Symptoms of FPL include depression, loss of appetite, high fever, lethargy, vomiting, severe diarrhea, nasal discharge, and dehydration. Cats infected with feline panleukopenia often develop secondary infections as well, due to the weakened state of their immune systems. Although this disease can attack cats of any age it is often fatal in kittens.
No medications are currently available to kill the virus that causes FPL so treating cats with feline panleukopenia involves treating dehydration and shock through intravenous fluid therapy and intensive nursing care. Your cat should receive their first FVRCP vaccination at around weeks old then have a booster shot every three or four weeks until they are about weeks old.
After that your kitten will need another booster when they are just over a year old, then every 3 years throughout their lifetime. For more information about when your cat should receive vaccines visit our vaccination schedule. FVRCP is designed to minimize or prevent upper respiratory tract infections. All kittens and cats with unknown history should receive injectable FVRCP vaccines in a series of boosters every 3—4 weeks until they are 4 months plus a 1-year booster.
Cats that have completed the initial series would then receive an intranasal drops in the nose vaccine that is given every 3 years. We prefer the intranasal vaccine in older cats to reduce the risk of side effects that have been associated with the injectable vaccine: sarcomas, injection site pain, joint pain, and fever or vomiting. The second core vaccine that every cat should receive, protects against rabies.
This vaccine is given to 4-month-old kittens, then once a year thereafter. Because rabies is a deadly disease, communicable to humans, it is recommended for all cats, regardless of outside exposure. In Washington State, bats are the primary carrier for rabies virus. Rabies is not commonly found in cats, but it is deadly if contracted. C stands for feline calicivirus. Although much less common than feline viral rhinotracheitis, it can also cause similar respiratory signs. Calicivirus, however, has the ability to create ulcers on the tongues of cats and inflammation of the joints, causing limping.
Just like FVR, severe cases of calicivirus can cause life-threatening pneumonia in kittens and senior cats. P stands for feline panleukopenia. Panleukopenia technically means a low overall white blood cell count. When this virus infects a cat, it affects the bone marrow and lining of the intestine, causing immunosuppression and severe diarrhea.
Unfortunately, once a kitten or cat develops a panleukopenia infection, it is very difficult to treat, and many kittens die from this virus.
The FVRCP vaccine for cats is easily accessible at any small animal veterinary office and is also administered by veterinarians and under the guidance of veterinary professionals in shelters and rescues who work with cats.
You do not need to see a specialist to have your cat receive this vaccine. Each of these viruses have a unique shape or presence in the body, and the immune system then produces a protein match in response called an antibody. That antibody is a memory protein that the body can call on again if the cat is ever challenged with the same virus. This process in itself is a great start, but not enough for significant protection.
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