Physiologic sleep studies have found that breastfed infants are more easily aroused from sleep than their formula - fed counterparts.247, 248 In addition, breastfeeding results in a decreased incidence of diarrhea,
upper and lower
respiratory infections, and other infectious
diseases249 that are associated with an increased vulnerability to SIDS and provides overall immune system benefits from maternal antibodies and micronutrients in human milk.250, 251 Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective
against infectious
diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereafter.249
The vaccines commonly available are those that protect
against rabies, feline leukemia virus, and feline «distemper» (a combination of
upper respiratory diseases.