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New Feline Vaccine Recommended
We would like to inform you of a new vaccine available for our feline patients, and one which we are recommending that all cats be given for their protection at your earliest convenience.
Virulent Systemic Feline Calicivirus (VS-FCV) is a relatively new, more deadly strain of the traditional feline calicivirus, one of the two major respiratory viruses typically found in cats. The old strain will not protect against the virulent systemic strain, and although VS-FCV appears to be less common than the traditional virus, it has gained the attention of feline experts because it is much more severe.
Within days of exposure, VS-FCV can affect multiple organs and cause painful and devastating signs in infected cats. The virus is up to greater than 40% fatal to adult cats, even those previously vaccinated with the traditional FCV vaccine. VS-FCV is easily transmitted from cat to cat by anything shed by the cat, including hair, dander, blood, urine, feces and secretions from the eyes and nose. The disease can also be spread via objects such as clothing, tables, doorknobs, shoes and hands.