Feline Health Preventatives

Kitten Vaccination Protocol

• 8 Weeks: F3* vaccination
• 10 Weeks: FIV** vaccination
• 12 Weeks: F3* + FIV** vaccination
• Yearly: F3* + FIV** vaccination

* F3: Feline Rhinotracheitis virus, Feline Calicivirus and Panleucopenia Virus

** FIV: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

Titre test:

• Tests for Feline Rhinotracheitis virus, Feline Calicivirus and Panleucopenia Virus
• Only tests the immunity the cat has at the moment of sampling, so we don’t know how long it’ll take to drop the titre, so not recommended to be done in kittens
• We recommend it to be done annually

Parasite Prevention Protocol

• Advocate monthly

• Fleas, intestinal worm, heart worm & mange (does prevent ticks)

OR

• Bravecto spot-on for cats (from 11 weeks of age, every 3 months)

• Fleas and ticks

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• Milbemax + Popantel monthly (until 6 months of age, then every 3 months)

• Intestinal worm

Desexing

• We usually recommend after 6 months of age for male and 4 months of age for female

Microchipping

• Legal requirement in Queensland, since July 2009. At 6 weeks of age.