Cat and dog vaccines

Question 1

What are the core dog vaccines?

Answer 1

Distemper (CDV)
Hepatitis (CAV)
Parvo (CPV)
Parainfluenza (CPiV)
Leptospirosis

Question 2

What are the core cat vaccines?

Answer 2

Feline enteritis
Cat flu (calicivirus and herpes virus)
Feline leukaemia virus

Question 3

What age should vaccines be given?

Answer 3

9, 12 and optional 16 wks

Question 4

What do vaccines do?

Answer 4

Reduce clinical disease

DON’T prevent infection or carrier state

Question 5

Are vaccines licensed during pregnancy? Why?

Answer 5

Only killed virus as no chance of causing disease

Question 6

How do live vaccines stimulate an immune response?

Answer 6

Limited replication

Question 7

What do killed vaccines need to stimulate an immune response?

Answer 7

Adjuvants

Question 8

Do live or killed vaccines have a greater association with sarcomas?

Answer 8

Killed