The present invention relates to a new feline capsid protein, to live attenuated feline calicivirus comprising that capsid protein, to live recombinant carrier viruses and live attenuated hybrid feline calicivirus comprising that capsid protein, to vaccines comprising such live attenuated feline caliciviruses, live recombinant carrier viruses and live attenuated hybrid feline calicivirus, and to methods for the preparation of such viruses.