Feline calcivirus is a single-stranded nonenveloped RNA virus that frequently presents clinical symptoms in young cats and kittens as acute upper respiratory or ocular signs. The virus often infects cats who become subclinical carriers of the virus.
Source: Clinician’s Brief, September 2015.
FCV should be treated on an outpatient basis, if possible, as it is highly contagious, long-lived in the environment, and commonly transmitted by fomites.
INSIGHTS: Animal health pros working in veterinary hospitals and shelters will benefit by reviewing this article at a team meeting, discussing infection control measures and reviewing recommended core vaccination protocols