Friday, September 3, 2010

Make sure that you vaccinate your cat timely

Vaccines feline vaccine advisory panel of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP the Panel) is classified as core vaccines recommended for all cats. These are vaccines against feline parvovirus (FPV), feline panleukopenia which (aka feline distemper) causes; against feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1), which causes feline rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirus in (FCV)? And rabies.
The FPV vaccine is usually given with a combination of vaccines against FHV-1 and FCV. There are two injections and intranasal versions of these vaccines are available, and both modified live virus (infectious) and slain virus (noninfectious) versions of vaccines available. The rabies vaccine is only injected with recombinant virus and slain versions available. The rabies vaccine comes in a 1-year and three versions.
Kittens should be vaccinated with vaccines and FPV FHV-1/FCV from 6 weeks and every 3-4 weeks until 16 weeks old, and all kittens must be at least one dose received FPV vaccine by injection, according to the AAFP Panel. In addition, the Group recommends that kittens get a dose of rabies vaccine as early as 8 or 12 weeks (depending on the product label), with half dose of the vaccine one year later. Adolescent or adult cats with unknown vaccination status should be given two doses of FPV and FHV-1/FCV vaccinations three to four weeks apart, and two doses of rabies vaccine, 12 months, depending on the group.
The booster schedule and FHV-1/FCV FPV vaccine is a single dose of one year after the last dose of the original series, followed by a single dose no more frequently than every three years. Many states and municipalities require cats be vaccinated against rabies, in this case, veterinarians should follow the rules. Otherwise, annual vaccination with one year or a vaccination every three years with the recommended three.
The Task Force described AAFP vaccine virus feline leukemia (FeLV), including basic practice, but the vaccine is recommended vaccination against FeLV for all cats (with the first dose given at 8-12 weeks, depending on the product half dose three seven fifty weeks later). The Panel did not recommend a booster if the cats to the risk of infection (especially cats and dogs outside living with cats tested positive for FeLV. According to the table, cats should be tested for the virus before vaccination alone FeLV FeLV negative cats are vaccinated .
The team ranked AAFP vaccines against the virus of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), Chlamydophila felis and Bordetella bronchiseptica vaccines based practice. The recommended vaccination only for FIV cats have a high risk of infection (especially cats living with FIV-positive cats) and only the cats tested negative for FIV-vaccinated. Vaccination against Chlamydophila felis and Bordetella bronchiseptica against recommended only under certain conditions.
Vaccines against feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIP) and Giardia spp were identified as not generally recommended vaccines.

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