fects the lungs, causing coughing and a nasal discharge.
- Bordetella bronchiseptica
A very infectious bacterium that affects the trachea and lungs causing coughing and gagging. The common name is kennel cough and dogs going to kennels or day care should be vaccinated against this. The vaccine comes in an injectable and intra-nasal form.
This is a bacterium that affects the kidneys causing depression, fever, loss of appetite, vomiting and muscle stiffness.
- Corona virus
Not the human version. This one affects only dogs. It causes gastrointestinal signs like vomiting diarrhoea, dehydration, fever, loss of appetite.
Pet vaccinations: cats
- Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV)
It’s a similar virus to parvovirus in dogs causing vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, loss of appetite and depression and mostly affects kittens.
- Feline rhinotracheitus virus (Feline herpes 1)
This virus affect the eyes and respiratory tract. It causes sneezing, a nasal discharge, conjunctivitis, fever, loss of appetite, ulcers on the cornea and mouth. This is one of the viruses that causes snuffles in cats.
- Feline calici virus (FCV)
Also one of the viruses that causes snuffles, its common symptoms are ulcers in the mouth, discharge from the nose and eyes, loss of appetite, salivation, conjunctivitis, fever, depression and lameness.
Non-core vaccines for cats
Causes severe conjunctivitis, excessive tearing and discharge from the eyes.
- Feline leukemia (FeLV)
The virus causes fever, malaise, enlarged lymph nodes, anaemia, immunosuppression, and neurological dysfunction. Cats with FeLV are at risk of a host of other potentially fatal diseases due to their suppressed immunity https://www.ebervet.com/feline-leukaemia…rus-felv-in-cats/.
- Bordetella bronchiseptica
The bacterium causes snuffle-like symptoms. Cats that go to a cattery or live in a multi-cat household should be vaccinated. This is an intra-nasal vaccine.
Rabies is endemic in certain areas of South Africa https://www.ebervet.com/the-risk-of-rabi…ed-to-be-alarmed/.
It is required by law that all dogs and cats should be vaccinated against rabies.
It is a zoonosis – the virus affects all mammals and it can be transferred from infected animals to humans.
The virus affects the nervous system and causes abnormalities in behaviour, changes in temperament (wild animals become tame, domestic animals may show aggression), excessive salivation, loss of co-ordination and hydrophobia (fear of water).
Article by Dr Esmaré van der Walt, EberVet Pet Clinic