Vaccination Of Cats

Question 1

How do you avoid injection site sarcomas with cats

Answer 1

Avoid killed vaccines or over vaccinating

Question 2

What are the core vaccines in cats

Answer 2

Rabies

Feline Panleukopenia (feline distemper) (GI disease: vomiting/diarrhea/death and brain defects in kittens)

Feline herpes virus 1 (rhinotracheitis) (URT infections)

Feline calicivirus (URT infection)

Question 3

The core vaccines in cats are usually given

Answer 3

MLV combo vaccines SQ

FVRCP or FHCP

Every 3-4 weeks from 6-8 weeks of age until 16+ weeks of age (8,12,16) then boosted at 1 year followed by ever 1-3 years

Question 4

MLV panleukopenia should not be given

Answer 4

To pregnant queens or kittens <1 month

Question 5

IN FVRCP combo vaccines have been experimentally successful when given __ days before exposure

Answer 5

4 days

Can be given as young as 4 weeks of age

Question 6

What is the main problem with IN FVRCP vaccines

Answer 6

IN administration is difficult in cats

Instead Often given with SQ MLV to ensure protection against panleukopenia due to adjuvants

Question 7

Describe Rabies vaccination of cats

Answer 7

Can use killed or canarypox vectored vaccines (canarypox vectored has lower risk of sarcomas)

Need to boost every 1-3 years

Question 8

What are the 2 rabies canarypox vector vaccine protocols for cats

Answer 8

1) given as a combo with FVRCP SQ (purevax4/rabies): annual boosting
2) rabies separate from FVRCP(purevax 3): one dose at >12 weeks, then 1 year and then every 3 years

Question 9

The killed (inactivated) rabies vaccine protocol is

Answer 9

> 12 weeks

1 year

Every 1-3 years after

Question 10

What are the non core vaccines in cats

Answer 10

Feline Leukemia virus (FeLV): core in kittens or outdoor cats (immunity increases with age)

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV): not complete protective, common in feral populations

Virulent calicivirus: more virulent variant of standard URT calicivirus (ulcerative skin lesions) rare, partial protection from standard vaccine, there is a specific vaccine

Feline Chlamydia Felis: incomplete protection, high risk of adverse reactions

Feline bordetella bronchiseptica: rare in cats

Question 11

What are the two vaccines that most cause injection site sarcomas

Answer 11

FeLV and rabies

Question 12

Where should you vaccinate cats

Answer 12

All usually SQ

core: over right shoulder as distally as possible

Rabies: distally as possible on right rear limb

FeLV: distally as possible on left rear limb