Vaccines are available for chlamydiosis in cats. The vaccine does not completely protect the cat from infection, but it can significantly reduce the severity ...

Since close contact is necessary for transmission and the organism has low viability outside the host, single housing of cats and routine hygiene measures ...

Humans can be infected with Chlamydia psitacci, but the bacterium that infects cats (Chlamydophila felis) is highly adapted to this species.

Once clinical signs have been controlled, the cats should be vaccinated. Vaccination should be considered for cats at risk of exposure to infection. Vaccination ...

It has been suggested that Chlamydophila vaccination is sometimes associated with side effects but this is unsubstantiated. Pedigree cats from breeding colonies ...

The Chlamydophila bacterium is readily transmitted from cat to cat. All ages of cats can be infected but disease is seenmost commonly in young kittens (5 - 12 ...

Chlamydia in cats is usually most severe in kittens, who acquire chlamydia from direct contact with an infected animal's sneeze or cough, or ...

Sometimes called Chlamydial Conjunctivitis, chlamydia in cats is caused by the bacteria Chlamydia felis. It is a bacteria that invades and ...