Cat vaccination - time between injections

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PeteK - 02 Nov 2004 18:17 GMT

Cat just been vacinated. Had one injection and been told to make an
appointment for 3 weeks.

Have just realised that an booked to go away before the second injection?

Can the second vacine be brought forward before three weeks - it would need
to be 15 days? or do I need to make other arrangement for the cat to be fed
at home?

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Sunflower - 02 Nov 2004 20:34 GMT

> Cat just been vacinated. Had one injection and been told to make an
> appointment for 3 weeks.
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> need to be 15 days? or do I need to make other arrangement for the cat to
> be fed at home?

No, you can't time it sooner. It needs to be betwen 21 and 28 days to be
maximally effective or you basically start the immune system over. You're
going to have to make arrangements for your cat while you're gone anyway, so
just have whomever take you cat in for the vaccine.

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Cheryl - 03 Nov 2004 00:51 GMT

> Cat just been vacinated. Had one injection and been told to make
> an appointment for 3 weeks.
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> would need to be 15 days? or do I need to make other arrangement
> for the cat to be fed at home?

How old is the kitty, and what is the vaccination history? If
kitten, no, needs to be within 3-5 weeks for the second injection,
ideally between 3-4 weeks. An older kitty, no second booster is
necessary. I had an older cat with a history of vaccinations but
"lapsed" past the yearly recommended[1] by about 6 months due to
illness. Vet tried to get me to bring him in 3 weeks after getting
that "late" booster. After arguing about it, he isn't our vet any
more.

[1]Yearly boosters are no longer necessary for older cats. Studies
prove that most of the virus's inoculated against with the combo
vaccine are effective far longer than a year.

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M.C. Mullen - 03 Nov 2004 06:20 GMT

| Cat just been vacinated. Had one injection and been told to make an
| appointment for 3 weeks.
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
| to be 15 days? or do I need to make other arrangement for the cat to be fed
| at home?

It can be pushed a bit forward and backward. I'd do the latter, but why
don't you
just ring your vet and ask?

Carola

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