Any cat, regardless of whether it's domestic or street, can get sick. Therefore, preventive vaccinations for kittens and adult cats - an obligatory measure, preserving their health and even life.
When you come with a small kitten for the first time to see a veterinarian, the doctor should check the state of health and make a schedule of vaccinations for the kitten, from which you can find out what the first vaccinations do to the kittens and the timing of their conduct.
When to vaccinate kittens?
The first vaccine should be given to a kitten aged 8-12 weeks. She will protect the baby from viral rhinotracheitis, panleukopenia and calciviroza . For this, polyvalent vaccines such as Nobivac Tricat, Multifel and others can be used.
The second vaccination of the kitten is a revaccination, which is carried out in three weeks with the same vaccine. At the same time, you can make a kitten and inoculation against rabies.
The third vaccine is given to a grown-up kitten in 12 months, and the next one is annually, preferably at the same time, or at least one month earlier, as a last resort. The schedule of vaccinations by a veterinarian is selected individually for each animal, depending on the type of preparation that is used for vaccination.
Active immunity is developed in a kitten for about ten days. Therefore, at this time, you need to ensure that the baby is not supercooled, it is not recommended to let out into the street, and also to bathe.
If a kitten or an adult cat has contact with a known sick animal, the veterinarian may introduce hyperimmune serum. The ready-made antibodies to viral infections contained in it will help ensure passive immunity for the animal for about two weeks.
At the request of the owner, the kitten can be vaccinated and from ringworm with revaccination in 2 weeks.
Before the vaccination, the kitten should be absolutely healthy. In addition, it is necessary to conduct de-worming of the kitten and to withdraw fleas from it.