VetstreetDOGSCATSMarketplaceALLNEW!FINDYOURVETLEARNGUIDESTOPETWELLNESSCAREKEEPINGYOURPETHEALTHYTRAINUNDERSTANDINGPETBEHAVIORHealthyPetMagazineCurrentIssuePhotoContestHome›Care›Vaccinations›ChlamydiaVaccineforCatsAdvertisementChlamydiaVaccineforCatsFriFeb2111:59:58EST2014TwitterPrintEmailINTHISARTICLEOverviewVaccineCharacteristicsVaccinationScheduleContraindicationsOtherConsiderationsReferencesChlamydiaistypicallyassociatedwithvenerealdiseaseinhumans,butthebacteriacancausecatstosufferfelinechlamydiosis,whichlookslikeconjunctivitisandanupperrespiratoryinfection.It’snotlife-threatening,butforcatswholiveoutsideorspendtimeatgroomers,kennels,oraroundothercats,vaccinationagainstthediseaseisagoodidea.OverviewFelinechlamydiosis(alsocalledfelinepneumonitis)iscausedbythebacterialorganismChlamydophilafelis(C.felis).TheC.felisorganismdoesnotliveforverylongintheenvironment,soinfectionisgenerallyspreadthroughdirectorclosecontactwithasickcat.Becauseinfectedcatssometimessneeze,contactwiththesedropletscanalsospreadtheinfection.Theprimaryclinicalsignassociatedwithfelinechlamydiosisinfectionisconjunctivitis(inflammationoftheinnereyelidsandassociatedtissues).Whenconjunctivitisoccurs,theeyescanbecomebloodshotandoftendevelopadischarge.Thedischargemaybewateryorthicker,resemblingmucus.Oneorbotheyesmaybeaffected.Sometimesaninfectedcatmaysquintorrubitseyes.Becausefelinechlamydiosiscanoccuralongwithotherorganismsthatcauseafelinerespiratoryinfection(commonlycalledafelinecold),clinicalsignsassociatedwiththeotherorganismscanalsobeobserved.Thesecanincludearunnynose,lethargy(tiredness),coughing,andamoresevererespiratoryinfectionthatcanprogresstopneumonia.Treatmentgenerallyconsistsofadministeringantibiotics,whichmaybegivenbymouthorinjection,appliedasointmentordropstotheeyes,orgiveninacombinationofthesetreatmentmethods.Dependingontheseverityofinfection,manycatsbegintoimprovewithinthefirstfewdaysoftreatment.Followingrecovery,somecatscanbecomechronicallyinfectedwiththedisease.Forthesecats,theclinicalsi