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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:
Some of the most important scientific discoveries of the
20th Century have been in the field of vaccination to protect against the
serious diseases that afflict man and animals.
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
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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.
Cat
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
CF –
Chlamydofila felis
FCV –
Feline calicivirus
FeLV – Feline
leukaemia virus
FHV – Feline herpesvirus
(rhinotracheitis virus)
FPV
– Feline parvovirus (panleucopenia virus; infectious enteritis)
R - Rabies
Vaccine
Components
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Brand
names
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Marketing
License Holder
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Inactivated Viral and Bacterial
vaccines
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FCV + FHV + FPV + CF
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Fevaxyn Quatrifel
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Zoetis
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FCV + FeLV +FHV + FPV + CF
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Fevaxyn Pentofel
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Zoetis
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FCV + FHV + CF
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Purevax RCCh
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Merial
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Live Bacterial and Live Viral
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FCV+FHV+FPV+CF
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Purevax RCPCh
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Merial
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Inactivated Viral vaccines
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FCV + FHV
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Purevax RC
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Merial
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FCV + FHV + FPV
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Purevax RCP
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Merial
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FCV + FHV + FPV + FeLV
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Leucofeligen FeLV/RCP
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Virbac
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FeLV
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Leucogen
Leukocell 2
Nobivac FeLV
Versifel FeLV
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Virbac
Zoetis
Virbac
Zoetis
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R
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Canigen rabies
Nobivac rabies
Rabisin
Vanguard rabies
Vanguard R
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Intervet
Intervet
Merial
Zoetis
Zoetis
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Live and Inactivated Viral
vaccines
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FCV + FHV
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Purevax RC
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Merial
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FCV + FHV + FPV
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Purevax RCP
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Merial
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FCV + FeLV + FHV + FPV
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Leucofeligen FeLV/RCP
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Virbac
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Live Bacterial vaccines
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Bb
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Nobivac Bb
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Intervet
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Live Viral and Inactivated
Viral and Bacterial vaccines
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FCV + FHV + CF
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Purevax RCCh
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Merial
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Live Viral vaccines
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FCV + FHV
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Nobivac Ducat
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Intervet
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FCV + FHV + FPV
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Feligen RCP
Felocell CVR
Nobivac Tricat Trio
Versifel CVR
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Virbac
Eli Lilley
Intervet
Zoetis
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R
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Purevax rabies
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Merial
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Updated January 2016
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