Vaccination Question ?

[kysa]

Please tell me what currently is being recommended for core kitten vaccination schedule? For years when we had kittens vaccinated it was a series of 3 for the core FVRCP vaccines starting about 8 weeks of age. Now the vet we took our kitten to says a series of 4. I am concerned this is over vaccination. Our second kitten became very ill after the fourth shot. Thanks.

 

[lutece]

It's important for the last set of kitten shots to be given no sooner than 16 weeks of age, because some kittens still have maternal immunity at 12-14 weeks. If the shots are given 4 weeks apart, a series of 3 will work (8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks) and this is what I do for my kittens.

UC Davis guidelines:
Vaccination Guidelines for Dogs and Cats | School of Veterinary Medicine

AAFP Feline Vaccination Advisory Panel Report (2013):
SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class research journals

AAFP 2006 vaccination guidelines: https://catvets.com/public/PDFs/PracticeGuidelines/VaccinationGLS-summary.pdf

 

[di and bob]

I think itr was the kind of vaccination given, ie. rabies, distemper, etc. not being the 4th vaccination. Find out which vaccination was given then. It would be extremely unusual for a kitten to react to a 4th shot and not the first three. I had a cat trhat reacted badly to the rabies vaccine, but none of the others. He became very sleepy and developed a fever.