The benefits of vaccination

I'm not afraid of injections! If you need - a shot
Cat - ordinary living being. She, like people, may colds, pneumonia, gastritis, obesity, and certain other human diseases. However, it is not insured and the specific feline diseases. The most dangerous of them - infectious. They are caused by bacteria and viruses.
Contents of room conditions, especially when the violation zoohygienic standards, as well as of environmental conditions, lead to a decrease in the natural resistance of the immune system of cats to infectious diseases. Colds, overheating, fatigue, feeding poor quality food, stress - is the most unfavorable factors affecting the immune system and the health of cats. Pathogenic microbes and viruses usually enter the body through the digestive tract and respiratory organs. A cat can "catch" the virus and in contact with sick animals.
Infectious diseases are transmitted through the air at the joint content of healthy and sick animals, as well as through the objects of care: the dishes, bedding, water and fodder.
The cat who recover from an infectious disease, immunity.
Healthy animals can protect against infection caused by artificial immune system through the introduction into the body weakened by the parasite. Biologies pathogens are called vaccines. Newborn kittens receive protective antibodies from the colostrum from their mothers. But, since 9 - 12 weeks of age, they should be immunized. First, teach from the most dangerous diseases caused by viruses feline panleukopenia (feline distemper), infectious rhinotracheitis, kaltsiviroza.
It should be noted that non-vaccinated cats seriously ill and the disease can lead to death. Recover from an animal for a long time remains infected with HIV and, therefore, can infect their relatives.
The above diseases are particularly dangerous for kittens, young animals up to 3 years, as well as for the old and weak. But these diseases are completely safe for humans.
Rabies - a viral disease, both domestic and wild animals. In nature, spread of virus among small rodents. During the bite of a virus enters the bloodstream of a healthy animal from the saliva of the patient. The disease is incurable, sick animals are destroyed. Rabies is dangerous to humans.
Dermatemikozy, in simple herpes - the disease of the skin and its derivatives caused by pathogenic fungi dermatomitsetami. These include many types of sensitive domestic and wild animals, rodents, and people, especially children. Dermatomitsety can long persist in the environment. The room - a few years, and in the infected animal hair - from 2 to 5 years. They are resistant to the action of disinfectants. Fungi spores are carried by air. However, contamination can occur through the hands of an infected person, water, food, bedding, items of care. In the recent increase in cases when a person infected with herpes, infects animals. In my practice, such cases are met, and it was certain that it has infected a cat person, and not vice versa.
There has been cases of ringworm cats domosedok. Rather, the debate depriving entered the apartment on shoes or clothing owners. But perhaps, have been entered by the wind through the window.
In modern conditions zoster very well cured. But most importantly, as with other diseases - with timely diagnosis and prompt treatment.
Meanwhile, vaccination against dermatomycoses able to protect the animal from this unpleasant disease within a year.
Are monovalent vaccines - against one disease, and polyvalent - from several diseases. The Dutch vaccine "Nobivac TRICAT" protects cats against feline panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis and kaltsiviroza, and "Nobivac R." - Also from rabies. These vaccines can be combined. To protect against the above diseases are also used French vaccine "Leocorifelina" and "Quadricat" and the U.S., production of Fort-Dodge Laboratori. Russia vaccine "Multifel is cheaper than their foreign counterparts, but after its application is often observed depression and decreased appetite for 1 - 4 days.
Against depriving including vaccines produced in Russia "Polivak TM", "Vakderm" or "Mikroderm.
Vaccination of cats - not so frequent as vaccination of dogs. Many owners of cats do not even know about the existence of vaccines for cats, but knowing about them - do not see the need for vaccination. Owners of breeding and exhibition of cats annually vaccinate their animals, as well as unvaccinated cats are not allowed on the exhibition.
Côte manufacturer before making a "bride" necessarily "peep" at her veterinary passport. Yes, and "dignified" cat, to avoid trouble, do not go to stud to unvaccinated "groom".
There have been cases of infection of cats with ringworm copulation. For example, a sick cat infected the cat, the cat - the other cats, and some of them - their kittens. The complexity of detecting the disease lies in the fact that ringworm, as well as other infectious diseases have an incubation period, when the infectious agent has infiltrated into the body, and clinical signs had not yet emerged. In the incubation period, the animal is the source of infection and can infect non-vaccinated animals. In general, the need for vaccination of breeding and exhibition of cats is obvious.
In other countries, depending on the requirements of clubs and organizers of exhibitions, cats are vaccinated against chlamydia and leukemia.
In addition, no vaccinations against rabies, veterinary service will not give permission for a cat travel by train or plane to the country and abroad - any mode of transport.
But what if the cat does not "secular" way of life: sitting at home, not attend exhibitions, does not communicate with the opposite sex? Yes, indeed, observing some zoohygienic content rule cats, you can keep a cat from infection. But the most reliable protection against infection - vaccination. Owners of cats complain about the high cost of vaccines and want to save money. Is this possible?
Is it really necessary to repeat a set of annual vaccinations? In any case, treatment will cost much more. If after all financial opportunities do not allow you to do all vaccinations, do, first of all, at least the most necessary for your cat, depending on its age and conditions:
kittens over 9 weeks of age, regardless of breed, class and the conditions need a vaccination against viral infections (feline panleukopenia, kaltsiviroz, infectious rhinotracheitis). These diseases can bring to the streets on their shoes;
adult animals, free-range in the private sector or at suburban recreation - from rabies and dermatomycoses (stripping);
adult cats living together with dogs - from denying;
cats-traveler (domestically and abroad) is obligatory vaccination against rabies. Before the trip it is desirable to know the epizootic situation in the settlements along the route of travel and, based on the information to make certain vaccinations.
Remember: the immunity produced in 2 - 4 weeks after vaccination, make sure in advance.
Since vaccination against rabies must be made no earlier than 12 months and no later than one month before the departure date! For example, check-out - April 1, 2004. Vaccination against rabies should be made in the period between April 2, 2003 to March 1, 2004.
Training cats to vaccination and contraindications
To ensure that vaccination is successful, effective and without complications, should observe the following rules:
compliance scheme and the timing of vaccination;
use of high-quality vaccines;
cat or kitten to be a vaccination must be clinically healthy and free of fleas and worms. Parasitic infestation complicating vaccination and reduces its effectiveness. For 5 - 6 days before vaccination is necessary to conduct preventive deworming (ie give helminthic);
should not be vaccinated pregnant and lactating cats (the most recent vaccine must be made one month prior to breeding);