When it comes to vaccines, no one is unfamiliar with them. Like us humans, children now need to start receiving vaccinations as soon as they are born, such as the hepatitis B vaccine and the “sugar pills” we ate as children are among the common essential vaccines. In addition to humans, our pet cats also need to be vaccinated on time and in full. The regular cat vaccine is the first choice for three common diseases: feline distemper (caused by feline panleukopenia virus), feline rhinotracheitis (infectious rhinotracheitis caused by herpes virus) and feline culex (feline rhinoconjunctivitis caused by chimeric culex virus). Vaccine side effects in cats: “transient” symptoms of vaccine syndrome (vaccine reaction) Vaccination of cats means injecting a virus (inactivated/weak) into the cat’s body to stimulate the cat’s organism to produce antibodies against this pathogen, which will greatly reduce the chance of developing the prevented disease or greatly reduce the symptoms of the disease. When the vaccine is administered to the cat, it will cause a series of organismal reactions, and very few cats will show symptoms such as fever (usually low fever), loss of appetite, lethargy, depression, vomiting and diarrhea within 3-5 hours or 24 hours. Response 1. The general allergic type generally occurs about 20 minutes after vaccination, and clinical symptoms include sluggish reaction, depression, dull gaze, limb tenderness, deep and slow breathing, etc. 2. The clinical symptoms include elevated body temperature, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath (respiratory distress), screaming, dazed gaze, cold nose, floppy neck, unsteady limbs and lying down. Regardless of the type of allergy, immediate desensitization therapy, dexamethasone injection, intravenous calcium gluconate solution and other symptomatic treatments are required. Note that if the cat has an allergic reaction (facial edema, shortness of breath, itching, etc.) after vaccination, it should be desensitized promptly. 1. Cats must be physically examined before vaccination, and non-healthy cats cannot be vaccinated, even with mild diarrhea. 2. When vaccinating a cat at an animal hospital, do not put it on the floor. It is best to be held by the owner or placed on a sterilized diagnostic table for the cat’s physical examination to prevent the occurrence of contact infection. 3. If an infectious disease occurs in the cat about 7 days after vaccination, it may be that the cat was already in the incubation period of the infectious disease at the time of vaccination or has contracted the disease during this period and should receive the appropriate treatment immediately.
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