However, some panel members recommend vaccinating
all kittens against the leukemia virus.
Not exact matches
Vaccines are not 100 % effective, but will give your
kitten a good degree of protection
against feline
leukemia, respiratory diseases, flu type viruses, feline panleukopenia, feline rabies and others.
So after the two vaccinations they receive as a
kitten and a vaccination a year from that date, many veterinarians only give a booster vaccination
against feline
leukemia every three years.
Kittens and cats should receive a series of two boosters (one month apart)
against the Feline
Leukemia Virus the first year they are vaccinated.
Middleton recommends that cats and
kittens be vaccinated
against feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, and panleukopenia (FVRCP); feline
leukemia, and rabies.
For
kittens less than 4 months old, receiving the recommended 3 series of vaccines will help protect them
against infectious diseases such as feline distemper, feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus and feline
leukemia.
At 12 weeks it should receive a rabies vaccination and at 12 and 18 weeks the
kitten should also be vaccinated
against feline
leukemia.
To be sure
kittens are well protected
against these diseases, at 12 - 13 weeks of age and at 16 - 18 weeks of age they receive additional boosters of these vaccines as well as vaccinations
against feline
leukemia (FLV) and sometimes feline immunodeficiency virus (Feline Aids, FIV).
We recommend vaccination
against Feline
Leukemia for any
kitten or cat that does or may have the possibility of going outside at all.