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Posted by tabbypoodle on December 09, 2002 at 16:46:17:
In Reply to: Feline vaccine protocol posted by tabbypoodle on December 09, 2002 at 16:44:37:
:Vaccination Schedule Recommendations for Cats
:Vaccine Initial >12 weeks 1st Annual Re-
:Administration Interval Comments
:Feline
:Rabies (Purevac subunit vectored) 16 weeks Yes Every three years as Required by law in Texas
:Effective March 2003
:Alternatively annually with the non -adjuvanted vaccine.
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: Purevac Muriel non-adjuvanted vaccine is less likely to cause injection site fibrosarcoma. Three year licensing is pending.
:Feline Distemper
:PLP
:(MLV) 8 weeks
:12 weeks
:16 weeks 2 doses 3-4 weeks apart At 1 year will provide lifetime immunity None needed Duration of immunity proved to 7.5 years. Thought to be lifetime. Longer studies pending.
:Non - adjuvanted vaccines are safer
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:Feline
:Upper Respiratory Virus
:Rhinotracheitis
:Calicivirus
:(MLV) 8 weeks
:12weeks-injectable 16 weeks
:injectable and intranasal 2 doses 3-4 weeks apart With intranasal Every three years with intranasal Kittens may be less likely to sneeze with injectable RhCV. *injectable is only 85% effective in reducing severity of the disease. We have found higher efficacy with fewer side effects by using both vaccines.
:FeLV -
:(feline leukemia virus)
:(subunit)
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:We Highly recommend testing kittens @ 8 weeks or older for FeLV.
:12 weeks
:16 weeks
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: 2 doses
: 3-4 weeks apart High risk cats only None needed.
:Age-related immunity is better than vaccine induced immunity
:High risk cats every three years.
: Cats over 1 year of age are resistant to FeLV whether they are vaccinated or not. Non - adjuvanted vaccines are safer. Avoiding unnecessary FeLV vaccines helps to avoid injection site fibrosarcoma.
:Vaccines Not Recommended
: We do not use any adjuvanted vaccines
:This is our pledge of Safety for your Cat
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:Chlamydia
:or
:Feline Pneumonitis
: Not Recommended. Most products are highly adjuvanted.
:Duration of immunity is only 2 months. Rare disease.
:Side effects of the vaccine:
:Allergic reactions. Polyarthritis.
:FIP
:(Feline Infectious Peritonitis)
: Not recommended. Each unique mutation is different from vaccine virus. Cross protection is poor.
:Efficacy not substantiated by independent studies.
:Theory of vaccine enhanced disease. ( Symptoms more severe if cat is vaccinated )
:Bordetella
: Not Recommended.
:Only a disease of young kittens.
:Normal flora for adult cats.
:FIV
:Feline immunosuppressive virus
: Not recommended: This is an adjuvanted vaccine.
:The predominate Clade of virus in Texas and the U.S. is Clade B
:The Vaccine contains Clades A &D. Cross protection is poor.
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: These are the recommendations of Bob Rogers, D.V.M .
:and the staff of Critter Fixer Pet Hospital based on:
: Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
:The recommendations of
:The American Association of Feline Practitioners
:The American Veterinary Medical Association; Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents
:Texas A&M University
:Colorado State University
:Cornell University
:The American Animal Hospital Association
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