Why Is Feline Vaccination Important?

Feline vaccination is the administration of a vaccine in cats with the purpose of producing immunity to feline diseases. It is an effective prevention tool against infections and diseases that can affect the well-being and health of your pet. There are two types of cat vaccines – core vaccines and vaccines based on the cat’s lifestyle. The purpose of core vaccines is to protect the health of your cat, while vaccines based on the lifestyle provide protection in certain environments. According to the New Feline Vaccination Guidelines update from AAHA & AAFP Riverview FL, feline vaccination has the following benefits:

Benefits of Feline Vaccination

• First, active vaccinations can strengthen the immune system, which leads to a reduction in diseases that are caused by untargeted pathogens. According to one of the recent studies, feline vaccination with an intranasal FHV-1-FCV vaccine contributed to the reduction of chronic upper respiratory tract signs.
• Vaccinations also helps keep your family healthy because some diseases are highly contagious and can be transmitted to humans. One of them is rabies for example.

Risk Assessment

According to the updated Feline Vaccination Guidelines from AAHA & AAFP, it is also important to understand that the decision to vaccinate a cat or a kitten (even with core vaccines) should be based on a risk-benefit assessment for each feline and each vaccine antigen. The benefits of feline vaccination should be balanced against the possible risk of adverse effects, disease severity, and the likelihood of exposure. Fortunately, side effects are rare and usually do not cause serious reactions. It is also important to make sure that a cat is healthy before vaccination. There are some viruses and diseases though that do not preclude vaccination, such as retroviral infections.

Pavilion Crossing Animal Hospital in Riverview, FL – We Care About Your Pets Like They Are Our Own

Pavilion Crossing Animal Hospital is a veterinary clinic dedicated to the optimal health and wellbeing of pets. We treat our clients as valuable family members and provide excellent veterinary care and services, including pet vaccinations. If you live in Riverview, FL or any other surrounding towns, you can give us a call to schedule feline vaccinations. You can reach us at (813) 670-8881.

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