Kitten Vaccinations
There are a number of highly infectious and potentially fatal diseases which can affect your cat. However, for many of these conditions there is a simple protection in the form of vaccinations.
Ensuring that your cat completes an initial course of vaccinations (two injections from 6 weeks of age, 3 - 4 weeks apart) and then receives annual booster injections is important if you want to keep your cat fit and healthy.
Remember your kitten is not fully immunised until two weeks after the last vaccination as their immune system needs this time to respond.
Ensuring that your cat completes an initial course of vaccinations (two injections from 6 weeks of age, 3 - 4 weeks apart) and then receives annual booster injections is important if you want to keep your cat fit and healthy.
Remember your kitten is not fully immunised until two weeks after the last vaccination as their immune system needs this time to respond.
What Diseases are cats vaccinated against?
- Feline Panleucopenia (also called Feline distemper or Feline Infectious Enteritis)
- Cat Flu (caused by Feline viral rhinotracheitis and Feline calcivirus)
- Feline Leukaemia (FeLV)
- Chlamydia
When Should My Kitten be Vaccinated?
7-8 weeks old: At this stage immunity and antibodies supplied by the mother has reduced. Antibodies from the mothers milk prevent the vaccines working properly so early vaccination is pointless.
12 weeks old- 2nd vaccination
Until your kitten has received all its injections and for a few days after, it should not mix with other cats unless you can be certain that they are free of disease.
12 weeks old- 2nd vaccination
Until your kitten has received all its injections and for a few days after, it should not mix with other cats unless you can be certain that they are free of disease.