Vaccinations to give your kitten

Once your kitten is settled into their new home then you need to start thinking about their health care. It is advisable to take out cat insurance as soon as possible in case your kitten gets itself into an unfortunate situation or becomes poorly. [BreederChoice Insurance] offers your kittens comprehensive cover. You can even benefit from 12 weeks FREE insurance for your kitten when you take out [BreederChoice Insurance] within 48hours of taking your kitten home.

The next thing you should consider is vaccinations for your kitten. It is important to vaccinate them against illnesses and diseases in order to prevent problems and sufering later on in their life. There are three vaccines which you are advised to give to your kitten. They are Feline Infectious Enteritis(FIe) also called Panleukopenia, Feline Calcivirus (FCV) a strain of the common cold and Feline Rhinotracheitis (FVR) or Cat Flu. These can be given in one triple vaccine to reduce the stress caused for your kitten.

It is advised that you do not vaccinate your kitten for the first nine weeks of it's life as it will be getting valuable antibodies from the mothers milk. After this the kittens become more independent and need two doses of the vaccine to begin with and then will need a yearly booster in order to protect the cat from diseases. The first vaccine is a low strength version of the vaccine and will be given at about ten weeks old which will 'kick-start' the kitten's immune system and prepare them for the second dosage. The second dosage will be given two weeks after the first dosage. It is advisable to keep your kitten indoors and away from all other cats for at least 7-14 days after the vaccination in order for them not to contract the diseases before the vaccination has time to work. Check with your breeder to see if your kitten has already been vaccinated. If she has not arrange for this to be done immediately.

When you have had the vaccinations the vet will give you a certificate to confirm that your cat has been vaccinated against certain diseases. Make sure you keep this up to date and take it with you to every yearly check up. Catteries may require to see this certificate before they let your cat stay with them so it is crucial to keep it up to date.