Recommended Vaccination Schedule For Animal Shelters Page 3
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5Non-Core (Optional) Vaccines for Cats
Adults with No
Adults with
Vaccine
Kittens
Comments
Vaccination History
Vaccination History
on admission or
on admission
on admission
when 6 weeks
uncommon disease.
booster every 6
booster every 6
Chlamydia felis (bacterin)
every 3 weeks
most likely vaccine to cause side effects
months
months
last dose after 12
including sneezing.
weeks
negative FeLV test
recommended for cats in colony housing
negative FeLV test
negative FeLV test
Feline Leukemia (vectored or
on admission
vaccinating FeLV+ cats is not harmful, but
9 weeks
on admission ?
killed)
booster 3 weeks
wastes resources
booster 3 weeks
booster every 3
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV)
later
vaccinating FIV+ cats can prolong survival
later
years
vectored vaccine requires use of VetJet injector
can be used in sick/pregnant adults or kittens
FVRCP (killed)
<6 weeks
Not applicable
who did not nurse colostrum from healthy queen
can mitigate symptoms of FHV1 infection
FVR (MLV IN)
See FVRCP MLV
can be used in sick/pregnant adults or kittens
Feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV1)
who did not nurse colostrum from healthy queen
Vaccines Not Recommended for Cats
1) can cause enhanced infection under experimental conditions.
FIP ()
2) direct contagion of FIP is under debate.
Feline infectious peritonitis
3) efficacy is questionable.
FIV (killed)
1) causes vaccinates to test positive for FIV for the rest of their life.
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
2) efficacy is questionable.
Giardia
Efficacy of vaccine unsubstantiated by independent studies.
Immunization Schedules
There is a great deal of controversy and confusion surrounding the appropriate immunization schedule. Over the past 20 years, we have learned more about the
side effects of over-vaccination, and the true duration of immunity of the vaccine strains on the market. It is important to remember that recommendations for
vaccination of shelter animals are by definition different from recommendations for pets that live in the general public. Shelter animals are more susceptible to
disease due to suboptimal nutrition and health care at the time of surrender, stress of shelter living, and increased exposure to disease. Shelter puppies and
kittens may or may not have nursed sufficiently from healthy mothers with immunity to disease to impart sufficient maternal immunity to protect them from disease
until 6-12 week of age, as is usual for puppies and kittens in the general population.
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