Cat vaccinations

The date of the cat's first vaccination

Cats are given vaccinations to improve their ability to resist diseases. The cat’s need for the vaccine begins when the immunity it acquired from the mother ends while he was a fetus, which begins to disappear between the fifth and seventh weeks of life, so the best time to give the cat the first vaccine is when he reaches puberty. The second month of life is the age at which its immune system matures. To protect the kitten, it must be prevented from mingling with stray cats before it receives the first vaccine, and it must be ensured that its immune level is high.^[XNUMX]

Basic cat vaccinations

The American Association of Feline Practitioners recommends that cats be given vaccinations that protect against the following diseases:^[XNUMX]^[XNUMX]

rabies: (In English: Rabies virus), the cat is given the first dose at the age of 8-12 weeks, then a second dose is given one year after the first dose, and the vaccination is repeated once every two or three years.
A compound vaccine that protects the cat from three diseases: The cat is given the first dose, then a second dose three or four weeks later. The two doses are given when the cat is between 6-16 weeks old. However, if the first dose is given after the cat reaches the sixteenth week, two doses are given after that. Three or four weeks apart, and in both cases the cat must be given a booster dose after a year, and the vaccine must be re-administered once every three years. As for the diseases that the combined vaccine protects against, they are:
- Panleukopenia virus.
- Viral herpes disease (in English: Feline herpesvirus).
- Feline calicivirus.
Feline Enteritis.
Feline respiratory disease, or cat influenza (in English: Feline Respiratory Disease).

Optional cat vaccinations

The cat can be given some optional vaccinations that are given only if there is a risk of the cat being exposed to diseases that it is resistant to, including:^[XNUMX]