What is cat triple vaccine?

Apr 30,2024
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First of all, the triple vaccine for cats does not mean three doses, but it means preventing and treating three types of viruses. These three types of viruses are: feline distemper virus, calicivirus, and feline rhinotracheitis herpes virus (cat nasal bronchitis).

The purpose of vaccination is to produce antibodies. Simply put, it is to generate body mechanisms that can defend against these three viruses.

1. Will antibodies be produced after vaccination? The answer is no. Whether antibodies are produced depends on many factors, including the interference of maternal antibodies, the cat's own condition, environment, injection method and other factors. According to our experience, after three vaccinations, the proportion of antibodies that do not meet the standard is still 30%-40%.

2. How to know whether antibodies are produced? Then you need to collect blood for antibody testing. The results are generally in the S0-S6 range, where S0 means no antibodies are produced at all, and S6 means the antibodies are very high. It is generally believed that it needs to be above S4 to be considered a vaccine. The vaccination was successful.

3. Because vaccination ≠ produces antibodies, even after the cat is vaccinated, if it needs to come into contact with other cats, go out for bathing, or foster care, it is still recommended to do an antibody test, so as to better ensure that the cat will not be infected. Virus.

4. After being vaccinated and producing antibodies, will cats not be infected with these viruses? The answer is still no. The reasons are twofold. The first is related to the cat's own state and environment. When a cat changes its environment or has a stress response, the cat's immunity will decrease and its antibody resistance will also weaken. At this time, if it is faced with a large number of viruses, there is still the possibility of infection. . The second is related to whether the virus mutates. The most important thing Cat Sanlian prevents and treats is the feline distemper virus. Because the feline distemper virus is relatively stable and difficult to mutate, the resistance to the feline distemper virus is very strong after antibodies are produced. However, calicivirus and herpes virus are highly mutable. Cat triple prevention only treats typical and common viruses. If there are mutations that are not within the target range, even if the cat already has antibodies, it will still be susceptible to the virus. Possibility of infection. But now that diagnosis and treatment technology is very advanced, calicivirus and herpes viruses are not as scary as written in textbooks, and they are very easy to cure with timely medical treatment. There is no need to panic.

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Things to note when injecting cat triplex:

1. A completely healthy cat with no upper respiratory tract infection, no diarrhea, and a normal body temperature and in a good mental state;

2. Pregnant cats are prohibited from using attenuated vaccines (to avoid causing miscarriage);

3. Use with caution in nursing cats;

4. Use with caution on weak cats (including newly purchased cats and newly adopted stray cats, which must be quarantined and observed for two weeks;

5. Cats that are determined to have been in contact with cats suffering from infectious diseases but have not become ill should avoid vaccination within two weeks and should be isolated and observed, such asCats that have been in contact with cats suffering from feline distemper but have not been vaccinated need to be urgently injected with serum (vaccination is allowed two weeks after serum injection;

6. If a cat develops an allergic reaction (facial edema, shortness of breath, itching, etc.) after being vaccinated, it should be desensitized in time;

7. Avoid contact with sick cats with infectious diseases during the vaccination period (immunity will usually develop seven days after vaccination.

Before injecting cat Sanlian, you must pay attention to the above various matters.

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