| If you have a kitten or cat and have been | | | | Panleukopenia. |
| questioning whether or not you should vaccinate it, | | | | The first (FVR) is a respiratory infection that is |
| the short answer is yes. | | | | contagious in cats. It is a serious issue where kittens |
| Vaccinations are important to your pet's health and | | | | and older cats may need special treatment to |
| not taking this action could result in several | | | | recover. |
| complications for the duration of the animal's life and | | | | The second (C) deals with an upper respiratory issue |
| shorten it tremendously. | | | | and can be contracted as easily as sharing or using |
| Below you will find some extremely helpful | | | | the same dishes for food and milk. |
| information that will allow you to take the next steps | | | | The last (P) is extremely deadly and if they contract |
| in keeping your pet healthy. | | | | this disease (feline distemper) they will have to be |
| Why Should You Do It? | | | | put in ICU. |
| Well, like we discussed above the most important | | | | Feline versions of AIDS, Leukemia, and Infectious |
| reason is for its health. Both cats and kittens can | | | | Peritonitis are also issues that need to be addressed |
| contract various diseases that are not only | | | | with vaccinations along with rabies. The pain, agony |
| uncomfortable for them, but could also be fatal. | | | | and discomfort cats will go through if they end up |
| Beyond that, having a pet can be extremely | | | | having any of these diseases you will know from the |
| expensive and if you don't care for it upfront then | | | | vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea and many other |
| more expenses will soon follow that could hurt your | | | | symptoms that occur. |
| finances. | | | | The Important Facts |
| Even though they are just pets to us, felines can't | | | | The point is that if you were or someone you know |
| just get up and go to the veterinarian when they | | | | was extremely sick, the first thing to do would be |
| don't feel well. We understand this is common sense, | | | | taking a trip to your family physician. In this case, it's |
| but it's important to embed this in everyone's mind | | | | a ride to the vet, but instead of waiting until |
| the next time your cat seems to be having problems | | | | something doesn't seem right with your cat, take |
| with its health. | | | | care of it now. |
| Getting vaccinations will also keep you from taking it | | | | This is rare, if your cat is not vaccinated its chances |
| to the vet's every week. | | | | of getting sick from one of the diseases listed above |
| Is There One Vaccination For Every Cat? | | | | is much greater then developing a cancer due to |
| This is a great question and the answer is both yes | | | | vaccinations. |
| and no. Yes, there are vaccinations that cats should | | | | The risk of tumors developing because of vaccines |
| all take at some point within their lifetime, but there | | | | has prompted most veterinarians to vaccinate in the |
| are different shots and methods for every age. | | | | hip area rather then in the scruff of the neck. |
| When kittens are around six to eight weeks old, they | | | | Routine visits should always be kept in regards to its |
| are required to take the FVRCP vaccinations. FVRCP | | | | health and even though it can't say thank you, it will |
| stands for Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus and | | | | show it in other ways. |