Vaccinations

Our Core Vaccine for cats is a 3 in 1 vaccine against 2 cat flu viruses (Herpes and Calicivirus), and the Panleukopenia virus (which causes severe, and often fatal gastroenteritis). 

Current recommendations with the modern vaccine we use are: 1st vaccination at 9 weeks of age, or older. 2nd vaccination 3-4 weeks after the first. 

Then next vaccination is repeated at around one year after the last kitten vaccine. 

A pregnant cat should not receive this vaccine. 

Thereafter, vaccination is repeated every 3 years as research has shown that the vaccine will provide sufficient protection for at least 3 years. 

Although vaccination is every 3 years for adult cats an annual health check is strongly recommended.

• Chlamydia vaccine:

  Chlamydia, or now known as Chlamydophila, causes conjunctivitis and respiratory disease in shelters or catteries, and rarely affects individual indoor cats. In addition, the vaccine is known to frequently cause vaccination reactions such as pain and lethargy. Therefore, we do not recommend the Chlamydophila vaccine.

• FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis):

  We do not recommend the FIP vaccine because it has not shown to be effective in preventing FIP disease.

• FeLV (Feline Leukaemia Virus):

  We only recommend this vaccine for outdoor cats with contact with stray cats.

• FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus):

  Although commercially available, we do not recommend this vaccine as it has not been shown to be effective.

• Rabies vaccine:

  At present, Rabies vaccination for cats is not compulsory in HK. Currently there is no rabies present in Hong Kong and therefore we generally do not recommend vaccinating your cat against it. 

In order to export your cat many countries require it to be vaccinated against rabies and micro-chipped, this can easily be done in our Hospital. The final schedule of vaccination needs to be in accordance to the guidelines of the country your cat is moving to. 

If you may be exporting your cat in the future, then you may want to consider micro-chipping your cat while it is being de-sexed, as the microchip needle is thicker than a grain of rice it is quite uncomfortable to implant. 

If we have to implant a microchip in a conscious pet we can provide pain relief by using local anaesthetic. If your pet is very nervous or extremely active we can also provide mild sedation to make them more relaxed.