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Why the cat need to be vaccinated?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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A kitten requires a series of shots. The first is the feline distemper, sometimes refered to as FVRCP. These are given in a series with 2 shots about 3-4 weeks apart. The FVRCP is repeated annually. Vaccines for feline leukemia and feline aides are important if the cat goes outside. These vaccines are given in a series of 2 to bolster immunity in the the first year, then annually. Rabies is given annually begining at 16 wks old.

New recommendations are first shots at 9 weeks old. Rabies after 20 weeks. USE ONLY NON ADJUVANTED rabies. You do not vaccinate for anything (except rabies by law) after the kitten shots. (a series of 2, four weeks apart).

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They need vaccinations because they help protect them from deseases like we have a flu vaccine, which protects us from the flu. Dogs and cats can get distemper, rabies, and parvo. These will kill your pet, so I sugest that your pets get a vaccine.

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If you mean a rabies vaccine, then, no. Rabies can only be transmitted if the animal bites, and if the bite breaks the skin. So if the cat only scratched you, then you don't need to worry.

It is also very, very rare for a human to get rabies from a cat nowadays, as most people have their cats vaccinated for it. Most rabies cases nowadays are from wild animal bites.

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If they get bitten by another animal with rabies,but it mostly happens in the wild.

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Vaccinating a cat can help it from getting sick. Depending on what the vaccination is for.

It can also prevent spread of diseases and cat flu.

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If not vaccinated, the cat is susceptible to many diseases. By vaccinating it you are taking measures to ensure its health in the future.

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