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Feline Vaccinations REQUIRED Rabies: After the first vaccine, repeat in 1 year. After the second vaccine, repeat every 2 years. Rabies is contagious to other animals, including humans, and is a fatal viral disease that attacks the nervous system. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED ANNUAL VACCINES FVRCP: (Viral Rhino Tracheitis, Calici Panleukopenia & Chlamydia) Panleukopenia, or feline distemper, cat plague, cat fever, feline agranulocytosis, and feline infectious enteritis, is an acute, highly infectious viral disease. Difficult and expensive to treat. fatal if untreated. Viral Rhino Tracheitis is caused by herpesvirus (feline herpesvirus1.) Highly contagious to other cats and can be fatal if untreated in very young and very old cats. Chlamydia and Calici cause upper respiratory infection. Highly contagious to other cats and can be fatal if untreated in very young and very old cats. Feline Leukemia (FeLV) The most common cause of serious illness and death in cats. Highly contagious and no cure. Vaccine is about 70-8-% effective. What is Feline AIDS? Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), commonly called feline AIDS, is transitted via a cat's saliva and is primarily contracted through bites. the virus kills or damages white blood cells, leaving the cat suseptible to infections which are often the cause of death. The virus does not live long in the environment and FIV is not transmittable to humans or dogs. Once infected, there is no treatment or cure for the virus, other than tryin g to min imize infections. A vaccine is available, but its efficiency has not yet been determined and vaccinated cats will test positive for FIV. |