cats and their boosters.

[kimlo]

my cat's are due their boosters soon. These are covered by the vax for life, but obviously they can't have them. This is fine I totally understand why, and I'm not worried about them being delayed because they are house cats anyway.

Normally you only have so long to have then before you have to start again with the 2 as if it was their first time. Does anyone know how long you have?

I'm not bothered by them being delayed, I don't mind paying to get them back on track, it can't be helped. But they hate the vets it makes them distressed. I'm normally surrounded by well behaved pets while my two are the loud ones shouting and crying in their carriers and then they hide when they get home.

I seem to remember being told you can have 15 months between them. However if you were using a cattery then it can't go over the 12 months. Clearly that last bit isn't an ssue at the moment though.

15 months, thats ok. Mine don't go anywhere anyway they get looked after at home if we aren't here.

The 15 months us being formalised so catteries will accept a gap between boosters.

The vaccine manufacturers did a webinar for veterinary professionals last night. As long as their vaccines aren't delayed longer than 6 months they'll still only need a booster vaccine. And we absolutely hope we will be able to vaccines again sooner than that, particularly in dogs due to the health risks to humans associated with leptospirosis. Longer than 6 months overdue they recommend re starting the full course. If you have kittens the advice is to keep them indoors.

@bluegheko thanks. Mine aren't kittens anymore but are house cats anyway. I would expect the vets to do the dogs and cats that go outside first. Like I said I don't mind re-starting them, I would just rather acvoid it if possible.

I think I'll work on the assumption that I'm going to have to and if not then it's a bonus.

In the case of house cats you are unlikely to have to re start the course. The webinar very much focused on risk analysis. So house cats, very low risk, shelter cats, very high risk. You are still able to get flea and worming meds as the diseases caused by endo/ecto parasites can be a human health risk.