AAFP Releases new Feline Vaccination guidelines
The American association of Feline practitioners updated its vaccination guidelines, previously issued in 2006. Previous guidelines split vaccines into core as well as non-core vaccines as well as suggested that vaccination protocols should be tailored to the private cat’s health and wellness as well as lifestyle. The guidelines likewise addressed concerns about injection site sarcomas triggered by vaccines.
I was happy to see that the new guidelines are even more conservative. They assist veterinarians choose appropriate vaccination routines for their feline patients based on danger assessment. The suggestions depend on published data as much as possible, in addition to on the consensus of a multidisciplinary panel of professionals in immunology, contagious disease, interior medicine as well as clinical practice.
One surprise to me was that the rabies vaccine is no longer thought about a core vaccine. Core vaccines are suggested for all cats, non-core vaccines should be suggested based on an private risk/benefit assessment. Of course, rabies vaccines are lawfully needed by many jurisdictions, as well as while some veterinarians will provide a waiver to cats with specific health and wellness issues, extremely few specifies lawfully acknowledge these waivers.
The new guidelines likewise contain some modifications to the suggested place of vaccine administration. They suggest that vaccines be administered even lower on the leg than previously suggested to facilitate treatment of possible injection-site sarcomas. the most typical treatment for these tumors is aggressive surgical treatment as well as often amputation. The picture below shows the new suggested injection sites (green) as well as the areas to be avoided (red).
The guidelines likewise address vaccination protocols for shelter cats, breeders, as well as neighborhood cats.
Sadly, far as well many cats are still being over-vaccinated since as well many veterinarians, as well as feline guardians, still believe annual “shots” are necessary. Compelling evidence implicates vaccines in triggering different immune-mediated as well as other chronic disorders (vaccinosis). If your feline is still getting annual vaccines, I desire you to discuss the new guidelines with your veterinarian, or discover one who complies with these guidelines as well as methods individualized feline medicine rather than taking a one size fits all approach.
To checked out the full 2013 AAFP Feline Vaccination Advisory Panel Report, see the AAFP website.
Ingrid King
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101 comments on AAFP Releases new Feline Vaccination Guidelines
Steve says:
November 17, 2016 at 8:43 pm
Considering that cats are far more frequently infected with rabies than dogs, that the illness is almost always fatal, at least in any type of animal that establishes clinical symptoms, as well as that it is easily spread to humans in whom it is likewise almost 100% fatal, not vaccinating cats for rabies on the routine 1 year 3 years routine is incredibly foolish.
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Athena says:
August 30, 2014 at 11:26 pm
This is all frightening to me. I lost a kitty to cancer a couple of years ago, however I don’t understand if it was vaccination-site related.
I have a 9-year old male feline who turns into a demon at the vet’s office, out of sheer terror. I’ve tried to make things less stressful for him, however nothing seems to work. I’ve taken him for a checkup when a year for most of his life, however for many years, the vet I took him to touched him extremely bit so he wouldn’t get upset. Last year I decided to have him totally checked-out, blookwork as well as all, since it had been so long since he’d had that done. They had to utilize gloves as well as sedate him to even draw blood for the tests! I had utilized a pheromone spray in his provider before leaving home, as well as he was noticeably calmer than typical when we got into the examination room. But, as soon as strangers came in as well as tried to touch him, he flipped out. I don’t understand what to do! I desire there was a vet who made house-calls where I live. There isn’t, so I have to frighten him by taking him somewhere else. any type of recommendations?
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Ingrid says:
August 31, 2014 at 7:05 am
You may want to inspect with your vet to see whether he/she would think about making a home call, even if it’s not something they normally do.
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Mary take legal action against says:
August 31, 2014 at 10:46 am
My vet will do home requires euthanasia, so asking about home requires emergency care is a great idea. As a lasnullnull