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CAT VACCINES
This information is provided by
Provet for educational purposes only.
You should seek the advice of
your veterinarian if your pet is ill as only he or she can correctly advise
on the diagnosis and recommend the treatment that is most appropriate for
your pet. Note for Pet Owners: Vaccination is only mandatory under certain circumstances (such as
for the movement of animals across International borders). However,
as an animal owner you have an obligation to take whatever steps are
practical and affordable to prevent disease. In addition, by protecting
your animal you are also reducing the chances of it contracting one of
these serious diseases and transmitting it to another animal.
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When should cats be vaccinated ?
Cats should be vaccinated for the first time when they are young kittens (from 9 weeks of age - and occasionally earlier) to protect them against a number of important infectious diseases. They usually require more than one dose initially (called the primary course) followed by booster vaccinations at regular intervals to maintain protection.
Vaccination of cats is required for movement across many International borders, and before cats can enter boarding kennels or cat shows.
For general information about vaccines and vaccination CLICK HERE
Vaccines in common use in cats are listed below. Cats do get a reaction after vaccination some times, usually in the form of lethargy, pyrexia and anorexia . If you want to find out more about the individual diseases follow the blue links provided.
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Vaccines licensed in the UK
Below is a list of all Feline vaccines licensed for use in the UK (Correct as at 12th January 2016). Not all brands may be available depending upon marketing decisions by the various marketing license holders. Also, the content of individual vaccines may change so you are advised to check the current details for these vaccine brands at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate website (www.vmd.defra.gov.uk ). For further information about each disease click on the highlighted links.
Key
Bb – Bordetella bronchiseptica
FHV – Feline herpesvirus (rhinotracheitis virus)
FPV – Feline parvovirus (panleucopenia virus; infectious enteritis)
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Vaccine
Components |
Brand
names |
Marketing
License Holder |
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Inactivated Viral and Bacterial
vaccines |
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FCV + FHV + FPV + CF |
Fevaxyn Quatrifel |
Zoetis |
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FCV + FeLV +FHV + FPV + CF |
Fevaxyn Pentofel |
Zoetis |
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FCV + FHV + CF |
Purevax RCCh |
Merial |
| Live Bacterial and Live Viral | ||
| FCV+FHV+FPV+CF | Purevax RCPCh | Merial |
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Inactivated Viral vaccines |
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FCV + FHV |
Purevax RC |
Merial |
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FCV + FHV + FPV |
Purevax RCP |
Merial |
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FCV + FHV + FPV + FeLV |
Leucofeligen FeLV/RCP |
Virbac |
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FeLV |
Leucogen Leukocell 2 Nobivac FeLV Versifel FeLV |
Virbac Zoetis Virbac Zoetis |
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R |
Canigen rabies Nobivac rabies Rabisin Vanguard rabies Vanguard R |
Intervet Intervet Merial Zoetis Zoetis |
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Live and Inactivated Viral
vaccines |
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FCV + FHV |
Purevax RC |
Merial |
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FCV + FHV + FPV |
Purevax RCP |
Merial |
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FCV + FeLV + FHV + FPV |
Leucofeligen FeLV/RCP |
Virbac |
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Live Bacterial vaccines |
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Bb |
Nobivac Bb |
Intervet |
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Live Viral and Inactivated
Viral and Bacterial vaccines |
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FCV + FHV + CF |
Purevax RCCh |
Merial |
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Live Viral vaccines |
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FCV + FHV |
Nobivac Ducat |
Intervet |
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FCV + FHV + FPV |
Feligen RCP Felocell CVR Nobivac Tricat Trio Versifel CVR |
Virbac Eli Lilley Intervet Zoetis |
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R |
Purevax rabies |
Merial |
Updated January 2016