Do cats need to be vaccinated?

Many people like to keep cats, but people who keep cats for a long time or have contact with cats must pay attention to vaccinating the cats. This is the key to protecting the health of cats and their owners, such as the cat triple vaccine. However, everyone needs to pay attention that the role of cat vaccines is mainly preventive, not therapeutic. If these diseases have already occurred, they cannot be treated by vaccination.

1. Cats that are kept indoors for a long time need to be vaccinated

In order to protect the health of pet cats and their owners, pet cats kept at home should also be immunized with vaccines. Owners need to understand that the main function of vaccines is prevention rather than treatment. The entry of pathogens may be due to an accidental escape or the accidental intrusion of other animals, or it may come from certain pathogens that can be transmitted through cat food, water, feeding utensils, or even the air.

2. Which vaccines must be administered?

In 1998, the American Association of Feline Practitioners and the College of Feline Medicine published their recommended guidelines: it is recommended that all cats receive a triple vaccine and a vaccine to prevent rabies (these two vaccines are also called focus vaccines); the cat triple vaccine is not three shots, but one shot, which can prevent three diseases: feline panleukopenia, feline rhinotracheitis, and feline calicis; the rabies vaccine is universal for cats and dogs, and generally the rabies vaccine is given at the same time as the cat triple vaccine to prevent rabies.

3. How long after vaccination can the cat take a bath?

After a cat is vaccinated, its resistance is relatively weak, so it is best to bathe it a week or half a month later to prevent it from catching a cold or being frightened and becoming sick.

IV. What to do if vaccination fails

If the vaccination fails due to improper storage or other reasons, the cat should be taken to a regular pet hospital for revaccination after its body has recovered. If it is the first vaccination, even if the previous vaccination failed, two injections should still be given when revaccinated, and the second injection should be given one month later. If you surround your cat, it will get the "calm" hint from you;