If you have any questions about vaccination scheduling or would like to schedule
a booster vaccine for your cat, contact our office today!
Not exact matches
Feline distemper, herpesvirus and calicivirus are considered core
vaccines for cats and require
booster shots every three years.
Set aside
cats registered
for vaccine boosters only and attach a
Vaccines - Only Tag to their trap.
You will also need to
booster this
vaccine in 3 - 4 weeks in adult
cats with an unknown vaccination history or if it is receiving this
vaccine for the first time.
Only the immune response to toxins requires
boosters (
for example, tetanus toxin
booster, in humans, is recommended once every 7 - 10 years) and no toxin
vaccines are currently used
for dogs and
cats.»
Only the immune response to toxins requires
boosters (e.g. tetanus toxin
booster, in humans, is recommended once every 7 - 10 years) and NO toxin
vaccines are currently used
for dogs and
cats.
Boosters are available
for cats that have been recently spayed or neutered with us; otherwise, we do not offer
vaccine - only appointments.
If it can be shown that most
vaccine boosters are unnecessary in adult dogs and
cats (ask your vet about titer tests), and there is any potential
for serious adverse side effects, why do them at all?
If your
cat was vaccinated with the distemper complex
vaccine for the first time, you must
booster the distemper vaccination in one month
for adequate protection.
Owners may be responsible
for one or two
vaccine boosters shortly after they adopt a
cat depending on how long the
cat or kitten has been here.
Cats that never go outside should receive the
vaccine as kittens, but need not receive bi-annual
boosters for feline leukemia unless they go outside.
If your
cat is not vaccinated
for feline herpesvirus yet, contact our hospital and we will administer a
booster vaccine.
He does not recommend the feline leukemia
vaccine for most
cats under normal circumstances, and even in high risk
cats it is limited to a two -
vaccine kitten series and a single
booster at one year of age.
The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) issued new guidance in February 2016 which advised that
cats and dogs that are exposed to rabies and are overdue
for a
vaccine can have a
booster shot followed by an observation period rather than be subject to quarantine or euthanasia.1
Current manufacturer's recommendations are
for annual
boosters for cat vaccines.
Adult
cats should be seen... MORE annually
for a wellness check, and to receive any necessary Core
Vaccine booster shots.
There is some compelling evidence coming from a study conducted at The Center
for Companion Animal Studies at Colorado State University that shows that the common FVRCP (feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and paneleukopenia)
vaccine may cause long - term damage to
cats» kidneys that increases with every
booster.
For those
cats that are allowed outside we recommend
booster immunizations every year of all the core
vaccines.
A
cat who is up to date with his vaccinations and who has been bitten by a possibly rabid animal should also be given a rabies
booster vaccine immediately and kept under observation
for 45 days.
The new guidelines, published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, recommend that
cats and dogs exposed to rabies who are overdue
for a
vaccine be given a
booster shot (re-vaccination) followed by an observation period rather than be quarantined or euthanized.1
They now recommend waiting three years between
boosters for the most common dog and
cat vaccines.
The revised guidelines recommend that
cats and dogs exposed to rabies who are overdue
for a
vaccine be given a
booster shot followed by an observation period