Kitten First Vaccinations

The shots come in a series every 3 to 4.

Kitten first vaccinations. Remember your kitten won t be fully protected until several weeks after their second set of jabs so it s best to keep them indoors and away from any unvaccinated pets until your vet says they re safe to mingle with other cats and go outside. They will have an initial injection and then a second about 3 weeks later as well as a thorough health check and discussion about all aspects of kitten care including neutering flea and worm protection diet and behaviour. Before you pick up your new kitten and take it home make sure that they have had their first vaccination. This first vaccination starts to build your kitten s defences against any potentially serious diseases.

Then they must be boostered a year latyer. An initial vaccination course is made up of two separate injections three to four weeks apart. Kittens can start their vaccinations from nine weeks old and will need a second set of injections usually 2 4 weeks after their initial set to complete their course. Kittens are old enough to be vaccinated once they are 8 9 weeks old.

This is known as the primary course. Kittens need a course of two vaccinations to protect them from potentially fatal infections feline infectious enteritis which can cause severe vomiting and diarrhoea and feline influenza also known as cat flu. Until your kitten is fully vaccinated and neutered you should keep him or her inside. Rabies is the other core kitten vaccination.

Kittens are vaccinated once every three to four weeks until they reach 16 weeks of age or older. Kitties need several immunizations during their first year to protect them against serious diseases. After that cats should be taken for a vaccination appointment every year although not all vaccines will be given at every appointment as some jabs provide protection for longer than others. Some vaccines might be given together in one injection that is called a combination vaccine.

There is also a vaccination that offers protection from the feline leukaemia virus which can affect the immune system. Kittens should have their first set of vaccinations at nine weeks old and at three months old they should receive the second set to boost their immune system. However to avoid over vaccination most veterinarians will recommend starting the vaccine at 8 weeks of age followed by boosters at 12 weeks and 16 weeks old. But after about six weeks old and eating solid food it s time for them to be vaccinated.

Kittens should start getting vaccinations when they are 6 to 8 weeks old until they are about 16 weeks old. Kittens should then have an annual vaccination appointment each year throughout their lives in order keep their immunity topped up and maintain protection. In the uk most kittens have their first vaccination at nine weeks old and the second at 12 weeks. Kittens must be over 12 weeks old at the time of the second vaccination.

When kittens are nursing antibodies in their mother s milk help protect them from infections.