If a cat lives in the house, then its owners should take care of vaccinations. Even in the case when the animal does not go beyond the threshold of the apartment, it is possible to become infected with some dangerous virus. There is a chance to bring it on dirty shoes or some other things. In addition, any trip to the veterinarian is dangerous for an unvaccinated pet, because in the clinic in line with the doctor there are animals with various diseases.
What is a cat vaccination for?
The most dangerous diseases for these animals are rabies,
cat plague, viral leukemia, rhinotracheitis, etc. Vaccination of a cat will protect your pet from dangerous viruses. This is especially important if you plan to go to the country with the animal in the summer or even travel. Well, if your pet is a very thoroughbred lady? and you will attend exhibitions, vaccinations are simply required here. For each animal, the veterinarian has a passport stating the dates of vaccination and the types of vaccines.
Cat vaccination by the rules
Only healthy cats are vaccinated. Not bad for 10 days before vaccination to carry out prophylaxis - deworming. Worms produce toxins that weaken animals. Inoculating such cats is useless and even dangerous, since with a weakened immune system, a vaccinated pet can even become ill. Also, on the eve of vaccination, antihistamines should be taken to prevent an allergic reaction. If a
If the cat is vaccinated, then the kittens begin to be vaccinated at 12 weeks. If the mother is not vaccinated? or you don’t know anything about her, then it’s better to do it early - at 8 weeks. You can not vaccinate babies during the change of teeth. After the first
vaccination, the kitten is revaccinated after some time. In babies, a sufficient amount of antibodies has not yet had time to develop, and the mothers received with milk already disappear by this age. Immunity is established 10 days
after vaccination. During this period, the pet should be protected from hypothermia, you can not wash, you can not walk with him. In the future, the cat is vaccinated once a year.
In which cases cats cannot be vaccinated
Vaccination of cats that are "in position" is unacceptable, it is better to do this at least a month before mating. Nursing mother also can not be vaccinated. If the animal was treated with antibiotics, then in this case you will have to wait a couple of weeks after taking the drugs. There is a situation when a cat is in contact with sick animals and is at the initial stage of the disease. Then vaccination should be canceled. Here it is possible to use hyperimmune serum, which contains antibodies to viruses and will support the immunity of a sick animal.
What vaccinations are used for cats
Vaccinations are monovalent - from one disease, and polyvalent, which protect against several diseases at once. The Nobivac TRICAT vaccine made in the Netherlands is very common now. It protects against rhinotracheitis, panleukopenia and calcivirosis. Vaccination of cats for rabies is carried out by the drug of the same manufacturer "Nobivak Rabies". Good results are given by the annual comprehensive vaccination of cats "Nobivak Trikat" and "Nobivak Rabies". The French drugs Quadricat and Fort-Dodge Laboratori manufactured in the USA are also easily tolerated by animals. But Russian vaccines are very difficult, after them cats feel unwell for several days.