Feline Leukemia Vaccine Side Effects. Injection site swelling and tenderness. Although the title mentions that the challenge was conducted with immunosuppressed animals immunosuppression and its impact on the results and conclusions. In rare instances administration of vaccines may cause lethargy fever and inflammatory or hypersensitivity types of reactions. The virus commonly causes anemia or lymphoma but because it suppresses the immune system it can also predispose cats to deadly infections.
In rare instances administration of vaccines may cause lethargy fever and inflammatory or hypersensitivity types of reactions. The virus spreads through saliva and mucus making it easy for your outdoor cat to contract the disease during a fight with another cat. Severe allergic reactions may cause breathing difficulties weakness vomiting diarrhea pale gums and collapse. We read with interest the paper on the comparative efficacy of feline leukemia virus FeLV inactivated whole-virus vaccine and canarypox virus-vectored vaccine during virulent FeLV challenge and immunosuppression by Patel et al. In mild cases which constitute the majority of allergic reactions to vaccines cats may develop hives itchiness redness and swelling of the eyes lips and neck and mild fever. FeLV Vaccines May Cause Sarcoma in Cats.
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Benefits and Risks Diarrhea Neurological Disorders Feline Vision Problems. It is generally recommended to avoid vaccination of pregnant cats. A very few cats may have a mild allergic reaction. However it carries a risk of causing a certain cancer called sarcoma in cats. The virus commonly causes anemia or lymphoma but because it suppresses the immune system it can also predispose cats to deadly infections. This raised concerns of vaccine-site sarcoma a type of cancer that can develop at the injection site when a vaccine contains adjuvant.