We got our cat last year and her vaccination record said her boosters were due in January. Unfortunately for one reason and another (my bil was terminally ill and tbh my head's been all over the place) we only got round to taking her this week. My only experience of vaccinations is with children where the timescale is not rigid for boosters. The vet however said that because the jabs were 3-4 months overdue we would need to start again and have a double course. Obviously this is more expensive. Anyway she's had them of course and we're booked to take her back for the next set.
What I would like opinions on is - was this absolutely necessary? We've never been to that vets before as she's been very healthy since we've had her so I don't know what to expect value for moneywise. Clearly I feel dreadful that we may have risked her health - lesson learned there - but I wondered if anyone knows what the science is behind the jabs - is there evidence for so rigid a timescale?