Cat Vaccinations
What do we vaccinate cats against? 
1) Feline Leukaemia
Symptoms - FeLV is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system, resulting in a wide variety of symptoms and rapid decline, but can also become a chronic illness. Fever, weight loss, gingivitus, anaemia and tumours of the lymphona type are all common symptoms.
What's the risk? - Contagious by licking/grooming and biting from infected cats, potentially fatal. The most common cause of infectious cat death. Vaccination is essential if your cat is going to come into contact with other cats.
2) Cat Flu (a combination of feline rhinotracheitis and calicivirus)
Symptoms - Severe sneezing mucus, coughing, running eyes with third eyelid protrusion. Fever, loss of appetite, ulcerated tongue and nose, and secondary infections of the upper respiratory tract.
What's the risk? - Extremely common, highly contagious and can prove fatal to both older cats and kittens.
3) Feline Enteritis (feline panleucopenia virus)
Symptoms - Attacks the white blood cells, reducing immunity to other illnesses. Commonest symptom is severe vomiting and diarrhoea resulting in dehydration, depression, and secondary bacterial infections.
What's the risk? - Relatively uncommon in the UK, but highly contagious; not even requiring direct contact with infected cats, but potentially fatal.
Keeping a record of Vaccination
Your vaccination record is an important document, especially if you need to use a cattery, and to keep a record that the correct vaccination boosters have been given. We always keep your vaccinations record within our computer system and can provide you with a replacement vaccination card should you need one.
What about Rabies?
Thankfully, the UK is free from rabies, however, should you wish to travel abroad with your dog, the PETS travel scheme allows free travel from the UK to a number foreign destinations. To qualify, your dog must be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies, and then blood tested to check the level of immunity gained. A PETS passport is then issued which enables travel to and from the UK 6 months later. For more information please telephone us, or click here to be taken to the DEFRA website.