Plan of vaccination
The vaccines allow to immunize to the cat against serious diseases, often incurables. They are applied by the Veterinary Doctor, after a general examination of the animal, and they are written down in the sanitary notebook given by the professional to the proprietor. Aside a certificate is sent if the cat has been vaccinated with the antirabic one.
The vaccination allows the animal to develop specific antibodies, directed against the bacterium or the virus cause of the disease.
The vaccine contains agents similar to which causes the disease, that can be dead (bovine to dead virus), but with properties to stimulate an immunological reaction (protective) or alive (bovine to virus alive attenuated), but innocuous as far as different stereotype or modified solely. The vaccines are indispensable, throughout the life of the cat, for the maintenance in the blood of a rate of protective antibodies.
The vaccine plan to follow, the modality and the times of their execution will be established in each case by the Veterinary Doctor, who when making a good calendar of vaccination will have to consider the age of the animal, its state of health and therefore the type of vaccine to use.
In general, it is precise to begin the vaccinations as of the eight weeks of age and to continue during all the life of the animal. A vaccinated adult cat against panleucopenia, rinotraqueítis, calicivirosis, clamidiosis and the rage must be revacunado every year. In the same way it must be come with respect to the leukemia and worm with each vaccination and every 4 months.
The sanitary plan begins to the 8 weeks with the vaccine against panleucopenia, rinotraqueítis, calicivirosis and clamidiosis, to the 12 weeks the reinforcement of the quadruple and soon an annual reinforcement, to the 16 weeks the vaccine against the feline, to the 20 weeks reinforcement and soon annual leukemia, to the 24 weeks (6 months) the rage vaccine and soon annual reinforcement.
To remember that one will worm with each vaccination and every 4 months.
It is necessary to emphasize that each plan of vaccination will vary according to the infection of the place, characteristics and sanitary state of the animal and the professional criterion of the Veterinary Doctor.