Mary Allen
Vaccinations are important in order to ideally eradicate life-threatening infectious diseases, or at least to reduce their frequency or weaken the course of the disease. The vaccination of the individual animal serves on the one hand to protect itself against infection, but on the other hand, it also reduces the infection potential for the entire pet population. Only when more than 70% of the cats are vaccinated do epidemics have no chance!
Cat Vaccinations
For several years there has also been a “Standing Vaccination Commission” (StIKo Vet.) in veterinary medicine, a group of experts that takes care of protection against infectious diseases and makes vaccination recommendations according to the infection situation. This recommends the basic immunization of kittens at the age of 8, 12, and 16 weeks against cat disease (parvovirus) and the most important pathogens of the cat flu complex. to ensure that the antibodies ingested by the mother cat with the milk do not interfere with the development of its own immunity and to ensure the pup’s continued protection against these diseases. From the age of 12 weeks, two vaccinations three to four weeks apart are sufficient.
Cat Flu, Cat Disease, And Rabies
Since both cat disease and cat flu are extremely contagious, there is also a risk of infection in cats that are only kept indoors, since the pathogens can be indirectly carried into the house by people or objects. Therefore, these two vaccinations belong to the core vaccines, i.e. to the urgently recommended vaccines, for both indoor and outdoor cats. In outdoor cats, vaccination against rabies from the 12th week of life is the third core vaccine.
After a further 12 months, the basic immunization is completed.
The booster vaccination is given to cats annually against cat flu and every three years against cat disease (parvovirus) and rabies.
Leukemia And FIP
Please ask your veterinarian whether vaccination against leukemia or FIP (feline infectious peritonitis/peritonitis) makes sense for your cat.
Entry Requirements
In principle, every cat that leaves Germany or is to enter Germany must be vaccinated against rabies and have a valid EU passport. When entering Germany from certain countries, a rabies titer above a certain value must be proven. For this purpose, a blood sample is required, which may be taken no earlier than 30 days after the rabies vaccination.
Entry requirements vary greatly from country to country. Therefore, please inquire at the consulate of the respective country or find out more on the website www.petsontour.de. Sometimes a veterinary or official veterinary certificate is also required.
If you are planning a trip abroad with your cat, please contact one of our locations in good time for more information.
This also applies if you intend to use a queen for breeding purposes.
Vaccinations For Other Animal Species
AniCura also offers vaccinations for other animal species. In rabbits especially against myxomatosis and RHD (rabbit hemorrhagic disease) and in ferrets against distemper and rabies.
Check with your nearest location.