Many pet owners mistakenly believe that if their pet does not go outside for walks, then he does not need vaccinations. Especially when it comes to cats. Some even refer to village cats, which no one vaccinated. But it has long been proven that this opinion is erroneous and can cost your animal life, moreover, cause a serious blow to family health.
The fact is that some diseases are transmitted by airborne droplets, and you can bring an infection on your shoes or clothes from the street after contact with a sick animal (at a party, for example). To do this, your pet does not need walks at all, you will infect it yourself.
There are infections that animals can catch only after direct contact. Domestic cats are not safe from them either, as they can come into contact at the veterinarian or simply run out to the entrance, etc. The question of whether to be vaccinated against rabies is simply inappropriate in this context. Of course do. In addition to the fact that this disease affects the nervous system and is fatal for an animal, it is no less dangerous for a human being no less. There are not many cases when a person was able to survive after rabies without vaccination. Almost all infected people die. The disease is transmitted through the saliva of a sick animal when it enters a healthy body. Cats are on the list of those with the highest degree of disease. It seems that in such a context, vaccination against rabies of cats is a necessary procedure.
Vaccination of animals from various diseases begins with six to eight weeks of age. It all depends on when the kitten is taken away from the mother. The fact is that with milk, kittens also receive immunity. The first vaccination against rabies cat or cat is done only in three months. After a year, revaccination is done. If a kitten was vaccinated for any reason before three months, then revaccination must be done after six months.
There are two types
of rabies vaccinations for cats. In the first case, a live virus is used, and in the second, inactivated. Unlike the first, the second type of vaccine is more easily tolerated by animals and has fewer contraindications. For example, a live virus is contraindicated in animals that are infected with leukemia.
It is worth noting the fact that in each region strict rules and requirements have been introduced. Vaccination against rabies cats is done according to these regulations. In some regions, revaccination is carried out annually, and in some - once every three years. It is necessary to vaccinate the animal in specialized clinics, where the vaccination is recorded in the log book. If you are planning to travel with your pet to another region or abroad, you need to worry about vaccination in advance, since the quarantine period lasts a month, that is, your animal will not be released from the region before this time.
Vaccination against rabies of cats is a banal concern not only for your animal and for yourself, but also for those who are nearby.