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Do I need to vaccinate my cat every year?
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Hi, my cat is due for his annual booster and before I arrange an appointment with my vet I was wondering if other cat owners think annual boosters are necessary. I've been researching this online and read that if a vet says a cat needs to be vaccinated every year then the vet isn't doing their job right because apparently annual vaccinations are unnecessary and they could cause more harm than good. I've also read that cats should be vaccinated every 3 to 5 years. I haven't got a financial problem with vaccinating my cat every year but I would like to do what's best for my cat. My cat is about 5 years old (rescue cat), is an outdoor cat and he occasionally gets into a few fights with other cats in the neighbourhood.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I have a dog, and apparently it isn't necessary to vacicnate her every year, to stop her from catching something, but if we want to put her in kennels (and if you'd want to put your cat in a cattery) they will almsot always want to have the animal up-to-date and vaccinated within the last year.
But then, if you go more than a year, you have to have two lots of injections done, so it might work out mroe expensive, if you go on holiday every 2 years for example.
But then, if you go more than a year, you have to have two lots of injections done, so it might work out mroe expensive, if you go on holiday every 2 years for example.
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I've never had a cat vaccinated and not one of them has ever had any of the illnesses that the vaccination would have protected them from. Maybe all of my cats (and my Mother and Grandmother's cats) have just been lucky, but they've all been outdoor cats, all had fights and been hunting.
I doubt any harm will come to your cat if you do not get the booster, but its a descision only you can make!
I doubt any harm will come to your cat if you do not get the booster, but its a descision only you can make!
Think it`s best to vaccinate them every year. I had a cat years ago who I didn`t bother vaccinating apart from when he was very young. When he was put down the vet said he thought he had Feline Aids. I`m not sure but I think there`s a jab for that. For the sake of how much it would have cost I should have had him done.
If you want to put a cat in a cattery you will have to have the Trivet vaccine or they won`t take him. Best to err on the side of caution for a beloved pet I think
If you want to put a cat in a cattery you will have to have the Trivet vaccine or they won`t take him. Best to err on the side of caution for a beloved pet I think
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