3 common questions about cat vaccination:
1. What the heck is a cat triptych?
We often hear that cats need to be vaccinated with cat triples, so what exactly is cat triples?
From the source, cat triple is a common name, not a vaccine name. It generally refers to the triple vaccine of herpes virus (feline nasal branch), calicivirus and feline plague virus.
The meaning of the cat triple does not mean that every injection will prevent a virus!
Each shot contains three vaccines in one. The multiple injections in a row are designed to boost the cat’s immune response during the injection period and develop antibodies to these three viruses.
Of course, these three viruses are not contagious to humans. The fatal disease that humans can transmit from cats is the famous rabies.
How do vaccines work?
You can simply understand a vaccine as a virus. After the treated virus is injected into the pet, it is only responsible for stimulating the body to produce antibodies against the virus (this process is called an immune response).
Generally speaking, inactivated vaccines are “safer” than attenuated vaccines, and the immune effect is also slightly worse.
The principle of action of vaccines can also be simply understood as “fighting poison with poison”.
II. Why do cats need to be vaccinated? How to get vaccinated?
Just like we need to be vaccinated from childhood, in order to prevent the occurrence of certain high-incidence diseases, we must use vaccinations in advance to enable the body to acquire the ability to fight against the disease .
The triple vaccine for cats is mainly aimed at preventing the above-mentioned three viruses with high prevalence and high contagiousness in cats through vaccination during the kitten period.
Ps:
Of course, rabies vaccine is also available to most cats now vaccinated, but the rabies vaccine is not included in the feline triple vaccine.
The last injection is required, preferably the rabies vaccine.
How many injections are needed for a cat triple?
For normal and healthy kittens, the first dose of vaccination is recommended when the cat is 8 weeks old, and then the next dose is given at 21-day intervals for a full three doses. The first immunization cycle is complete.
Increase the interval between needles every year in the future:
If the cat is in the environment, it is at high risk of infection (such as cats who go out to bath regularly or visit the hospital often), it is recommended to strengthen it once a year (one injection each time); if the cat is completely indoors, it can be considered to be vaccinated once every three years;
How do I vaccinate my adopted stray cat?
Many new owners don’t know how to vaccinate their cats when they meet half-year-old cats.
First go to the offline hospital to check the antibody level, and then decide how to get the vaccine.
If no antibody is detected, two doses of cat triplet are administered.
The reason for the need for multiple vaccinations for the first exemption is mainly to stimulate the immune memory to produce antibodies, so that the antibody level remains stable. Generally, two more vaccines are sufficient.
If antibodies are detected, only one dose of cat triple dose is required.
It is recommended that in addition to the cat triple, the rabies vaccine should be supplemented.
3. Under what circumstances is vaccination not suitable?
What should I be aware of?
1. Cats less than 8 weeks old are not in a hurry to be vaccinated;
2. Pregnant cats can only be vaccinated with inactivated vaccines, and attenuated vaccines are not It can be used for pregnant cats;
3. The vaccine and external deworming can be carried out at the same time, but it is best to carry out the internal deworming and the vaccine separately, because there will be some gastrointestinal reactions, and it is impossible to confirm whether it is the vaccine or the internal
4. It is best to use the same brand of all vaccines;
5. It is best not to bathe the cat during the vaccination period;
6. This Most importantly, be sure to get vaccinated when your cat is healthy!
We talked about how the vaccine works above, the most important step is the immune response,
and some cats get sick Special circumstances may cause the immune system to not work, resulting in immune failure.
So it is best to get vaccinated when the cat is healthy, the immune system is functioning normally, and the cat is of the right age.
