St. Petersburg Animal Hospital and Urgent Care We have vaccines available for all of 3165 22nd Avenue North these preventable diseases. St. Petersburg, FL 33713 You might have heard us call them: St. Petersburg Animal Hospital & Urgent Care North FVRCP: This protects against Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR), Feline Distemper and Feline Calicivirus (FCV)

Rabies: This protects against the terrifying rabies virus

FeLV: This protects against the feline Cat Diseases and leukemia virus Their Vaccines

Our vaccine protocol for cats 8 weeks FVRCP 12 weeks FVRCP, FelV 16 weeks FVRCP, FelV, Rabies Open Every Day of The Year 1 year FVRCP, Rabies Including All Major Holidays 2 years FVRCP (3y coverage), Rabies Monday 12 pm - 12 am Yearly Rabies every year Tuesday 12 pm - 12 am Wednesday 12 pm - 12 am After 2 years FelV consult your Vet if Thursday 12 pm - 12 am at risk Friday 12 pm - 12 am Every 3 years FVRCP Saturday 12 pm - 12 am Sunday 10 am - 12 am

We sincerely thank you for entrusting us with your pet’s healthcare. We appreciate the opportunity to continue serving Pinellas County and the surrounding areas.

Many feline diseases can now be prevented through VISIT OUR WEBSITE vaccination. A vaccination schedule prepared by your veterinarian can contribute greatly to your cat’s Visit our website StPeteAHUC.com good health and a longer life span. It is a great resource for pet health information and to learn more about our hospital services and staff. HEARTWORM RABIES Even though many of our feline friends are indoors, Rabies is always fatal and attacks the nervous system, they are still at risk of heartworms. Heartworms are and is transmitted chiefly through the bite on an spread by mosquitos. Infected ones are currently in infected animal. our area and can fly into our homes. Once bitten by an infected mosquito, the larva travel through tissues and Symptoms: anxiety, confusion, slight/partial finally to the heart where they cause damage. paralysis, excitation, agitation, aggression, hypersalivation, difficulty swallowing. In cats, they are difficult to detect since they typically have one or two adult heartworms. Unlike dogs All mammals, are vulnerable to a rabies infection. there are no readily available safe treatments at this Most human exposures result from contact with time; meaning, a few years after infection the adult domestic species, with more than 30,000 resulting heartworms die and our beloved cats often have a in death each year. severe fatal reaction.

The best way to prevent heartworm disease is by providing your furry feline with a topical or oral FELINE CALICIVIRUS (FCV) monthly heartworm preventative which kills the FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA larva before it can infect your pets heart! (FELINE DISTEMPER) FCV is another serious feline respiratory infection is among the most widespread of all cat diseases and that often occurs simultaneously with feline viral is extremely contagious. Feline panleukopenia results rhinotracheitis. FLEA in a high mortality rate, particularly among kittens. Symptoms: sneezing, discharge from the eyes With our warm and sunny Florida weather comes and nose, pneumonia, loss of appetite, fever, and prime conditions for fleas to live and thrive year Symptoms: diarrhea, vomiting, disinterest in food/ mouth sores. around. They love shaded areas outside as well as the water, depression, low white blood cell count, and indoors. Even if your feline remains indoors, he/she seizures can still get them from your other pets (dogs), stray cats or they can hitch a ride on us. It can survive at room temperature for up to 1 year.

Not only can fleas cause allergic reactions in your FELINE LEUKEMIA fur baby, they can carry parasites (tapeworms) and diseases like catch scratch fever (contagious Leukemia is an important cause of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system), immunosuppression and to people). The best way to protect them and FELINE VIRAL RHINOTRACHEITIS (FVR) ourselves is by providing regular topical or oral flea disease of the bone marrow. prevention. FVR is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused Symptoms: fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, by feline herpesvirus-1. diarrhea, swollen lymph nodes, pale or inflamed Symptoms: loss of appetite, fever, eye gums. inflammation and marked sneezing. Some cats have transient infections with few ill effects while others have persistent infections varying in severity, some of which may be fatal As the disease progresses, a discharge is over time. noticeable from both nose and eyes.