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Pet Patrol BY MARK W. LOG AN. V MP

Just a few decades ago most cats were kept around farms and outside of our homes to keep the rodent population low in the area. With more and more acceptance of the cat as in indoor pet. particularly as an apartment dweller, our feline friends are living longer, healthier lives. A large amount of the longer lifespan in cats is due to a sheltered environment and routine veterinary health care. Vaccinations are a major part of your veterinarian's health maintenance service for your cats. These injections are necessary annually so that your feline continues to have a high level of antibodies against viral diseases' in his or her bloodstream A KITTEN, in nursing, receives antibodies from its mother which lasts a few weeks and protect the kitten against most viral diseases A non-streesful environment is one key to the kitten's receiving a disease-free start in life as well As maternal antibodies start to decrease in effectiveness, at about nine weeks of age. it is up to the kitten's owner to have the pet examined by a veterinarian and the kitten will probably receive its first vaccination. THIS VACCINATION should be boosted by at

least one identical vaccination approximately 4-6 weeks later. Annual boosters are necessary from then on. Many cat owners feel annual boosters are not necessary because their cat never leaves the house. This can be a disasterous viewpoint because the cat is not being chronically exposed to airborne viruses and therefore its immunity is not being consistently tested and strengthened. IF A CHANCE exposure should occur after a few years without boosters, the cat may become sick. Your veterinarian's annual booster injections and physical exam are therefore extremely important for the health of your cat. The subtle signs of sickness which can be missed by any pet owner may be picked up by your veterinarian's physical exam Here are brief discriptions of the diseases for which vaccinations can be given to your cat at your veterinary office. The first three are generally given via one injection annually after the two-vaccination kitten series. PAN LEU CO PEN I A This is a viral disease also named feline distemper or feline infectious enteritis. Its main signs are diarrhea. vomiting and severe dehydration. Panleucopenia also attacks bone marrow and can lower the kittens ability to fight other viral or bacterial diseases. This disease is especially lethal in kittens. RHINOTRACHEITIS A herpes virus specific to cats causes this disease, which attacks the upper respiratory tract. Signs include nose discharge, sneezing, wheezing and an unthrifty condition Other side conditions include fever, depression, and anorexia < loss of appetite* MO IT II AND gum ulcers may be present in some cases Prognosis is fair with rhinotracheitis. depending upon supportive measures, advice from your veterinarian and how early in the course of the disease treatment begins Ulcers of the eyes surface can occur and permanent loss of eyesight may result in severlv infected kittens CALICI VIRUS - The signs of calicivirus are very similar to rhinotracheitis and many kittens may be infected with both diseases Supportive therapy and antibiotics to control secondary bacterial infections are necessary with this disease as with rhinotracheitis. THOUGH MOST of the of these diseases are seen in kittens, adult cats can still contact any or all of them from airborne viruses, and cat to cat contact. . PNEUMONITIS This is also an upper respiratory disease and occassionally is included in annual vaccinations depending on the manufacturer of the vaccine. RABIES -More cat cases of rabies are reported than cases of rabies in dogs now

i- This is thought to be con6 nected to the hunting I nature of outside cats and Y their frequent contact with skunks, raccoons, and bats in the brush around rural I areas as well as suburban r locations. Though not required by s law in New Jersey (yet), t cat owners should seriously consider vaccinating their > cats against rabies if there ' is any independent contact ' with the outdoors. Inside cats would of course not be s harmed by rabies vaccina- ' lions either. ■ The first rabies vaccination should be given at 4-6 months of age. boosted one I year later, then a three- '■ year booster given thereafter. This recommendation of intervals depends upon your state of • residence and the vaccine being used, so your veterinarian may have to follow a different schedule of boosters. FELINE LEUKEMIA -The new feline leukemia vaccine can be given to kittens without testing beforehand because the disease has been found not to manifest itself at a very early age Three initial vaccinations at approximately nine weeks. 11-13 weeks and 18-25 weeks of age are given, then boosted annually. Adult cats should be tested for feline leukemia virus before starting the initial three-vaccination series. Annual boosters are given for this disease also, but only to those which have been started on the program. Contact your veterinarian for the way he i handle this particular vac- * cination program, as in- !

dividual office protocols may differ slightly WHEN MAKING an appointment for your pet which is due for an annual booster, reset your mind to expect primarily a physical exam for your animal and understand the annual booster to be only a part of that physical exam. If your animal proves to be sick or has a major problem. you may wish to delay the booster and handle the problem first, coming back at a later date for the vaccination. Ask questions of your veterinarian; make use of his experience and clinical judgement. In an emergency situation or in a critically ill animal, vaccinations, are less important than handling the illness at hand. However, in a healthy animal or one with a minor problem, found during the physical exam, the annual vaccination can logically be given to maintain your pet's health through strong immunity to viral diseases. Invitation To Reunion BURLEIGH - The Middie Township High School Class of 1940. with the cooperation of the Classes of 37. '38. and '39, invites all graduates before 1940 to join a reunion to be held Sunday. Sept 22, at the Wildwood Golf and Country Club here. For information and reservations call Ben Trout evenings at 390-8254. or Sherman Barber. 967-3223.

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