Indoor cats - vaccinations?

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Hello - I'm curious to know whether those of you whose cats are 100% indoor cats have them vaccinated annually?

I don't. We take them to the vet though for check ups every six months as they are 16 and 17 years old.

Up to you but they need to have their teeth checked in case they need a dental.

Hi @Rachelle11 and @Fluffycloudland77 - my concern is whether our cat sitter could carry viruses/illnesses and pass them between households. I'm going to talk it over with the vet on Thursday, but am aware they have a vested interest in pushing vaccinations etc.

When I had an indoor cat, my vet was always reluctant to not vaccinate regardless as there's still a small risk of catching something, and the vaccinations itself are considered so safe... If you have pet insurance, check it isn't invalidated by not vaccinating as well - some certainly will then not cover anything that could be vaccinated against such as cat flu.

I have mine done when they have their annual MoT; I also get them a dose of Advocate at the same time just in case. I can spend a fair bit of time with other cats including a stray who lives at work, various dogs etc, so I want to be sure in case I bring something into the home. In the summer I have flat cats in the windows and a combination of chicken wire & cat netting at the french doors, and there have been a few incidents of nose touching through these with neighboring cats.

Also, I know you say you have a cat sitter, but if for any reason they needed to go into a cattery for some reason they won't be accepted by a decent one unless their vaccinations are up to date

Mine have a check up every 6 months and have always been vaccinated. The cattery insists on it.

Yes, insurance is definitely an issue, I understand that (at best) insurers wouldn't cover illnesses that can be vaccinated against.

The cattery wouldn't be an issue - one of my two gets super stressed by any change in her environment so I just wouldn't do it to them. I even have to get the vet to make a house call for check-ups etc., as even putting the nervous cat into her carrier and the car journey to and from the vet's leaves her traumatised for days!

I think I'll vaccinate again just to be on the safe side. I've just read a few articles recently that made me think it's all a bit of a racket and I became curious about what other cat owners do.

Yes because they go to Cattery.
They are on vaccinations for life anyway.

Our cat is only 7 months old, but he’s had his full vaccinations and I will be getting him vaccinated every year. Our vet offered a reduced set of vaccines as he is an indoor cat but I wanted the peace of mind just in case.

I wasn’t sure about this either, but I decided to go ahead and vaccinate my indoor cat. I thought it’s better to be safe than sorry and I’d be so annoyed at myself if he became ill from something I could have vaccinated against.

I take mine for a yearly check up and vaccination, but I've stopped giving the flea and worm treatments