Hi everyone, Would really appreciate some advice Two of my boys are just over a year old and due their jabs...The question is how often do you guys repeat their jabs?also when they were kittens they had the lukekimia as well and this made them both seriously ill.....So if i was to repeat it i would do them separate do they really need the lukekimia part? Thanks for any help i am very worried as they were so ill....
Harriet
Hi Amanda.
Cats tend to have their booster jabs once a year after their initial kitten jabs. With regard to the lukemia jab, i personally dont have it done as i find it makes them ill like you said. When you go for the booster, they will ask you if you would like it, and just say no thanks if you are sure you dont want it. It's not compulsory to have the lukemia. Hope this helps!
Good luck.
brianandanne
Hi,
As a lot of you know, we have 16 neuters, ranging from 4 years old to 12 years old, all have always had flu, enteritus and leukemia jab on an annual basis and none (to date!) have ever been ill. I suggest you speak to your vet for advice.
It goes without saying of course, that if yo uare showing a cat it has to have had it's jab every year and at least 7 days before a Show.
Brian
SteveS
We have ours innoculated each year but we show and the show cats are supposed to be done each year, we don't have the leukemia jab and have the killed vaccine as one of our kittens had a bad reaction to the live one.
Margaret
Hi
If cats have had a reaction to a particular vaccine the vet may not recommend vacinating again, especially if the cats are indoor cats and are not coming into contact with any cats that may be infected with leukaemia.
Personally, if the risk was minimal or zero I would not risk it. Lots of cats, not just ragdolls, have reactions to vaccines. Many, many more suffer no reaction at all.
Margaret
Christine Redmayne
Hi All,
I must admit that I don't have kittens vaccinated for Leukaemia due to the risk when they are so young, I do however have all of my breeding cats vaccinated for this, when keeping a kitten back for myself for breeding they have the normal vaccine with the rest of the litter, then at around 5 or 6 months of age they then have the leukaemia vaccine separately, kittens have varied in their reaction to this, a couple of youngsters were quite ill for a few days which is very worrying, in others there was hardly a reaction at all, so far none have had a problem when having their boosters (but there is always a first time isn't there?).
