😺 Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a highly contagious virus that primarily affects a cat’s upper respiratory tract and mouth. Here’s how cats typically become infected:
🧪 Modes of Transmission
- Direct contact: Cats can catch FCV by interacting with an infected cat’s saliva, nasal discharge, or eye secretions—especially during grooming, fighting, or sharing food and water bowls.
- Indirect contact (fomites): The virus can survive on surfaces like litter boxes, bedding, toys, and feeding dishes for days. Cats touching these contaminated items can become infected.
- Airborne droplets: Sneezing or coughing by an infected cat can release virus-laden droplets that travel up to 1.5 meters, infecting nearby cats.
- Human transmission: People can unknowingly spread the virus between cats via contaminated hands or clothing.
🐾 Risk Factors
- Multi-cat environments: Shelters, catteries, and pet stores are hotspots due to close quarters and frequent exposure.
- Stress and poor hygiene: Stress weakens immunity, and unsanitary conditions increase exposure risk.
- Young or immunocompromised cats: Kittens and cats with weakened immune systems are more vulnerable to severe infections.
🛡️ Prevention Tips
- Vaccination: The FVRCP vaccine includes protection against FCV and is key to reducing severity and spread.
- Isolation: Infected cats should be quarantined to prevent transmission.
- Disinfection: Use bleach solutions (1:32 ratio) to clean contaminated surfaces.
Ringbio’s Feline Calicivirus IgG Antibody ELISA Kit enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect specific antibodies against Calicivirus in feline serum and plasma. Additionally, can be used for monitoring FCV vaccine antibody levels in cats. The operation does not require any special instruments, and results are obtained within 60 minutes.
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