Cat Vaccinations

For our feline friends, we offer a comprehensive vaccine program including core vaccines like rabies and the feline leukemia vaccine. Whether your cat is indoors or ventures outside, timely vaccination is crucial to prevent contagious and potentially deadly diseases.

Our team helps guide cat owners through the kitten vaccination schedule, ensuring each step is completed with gentle care and expert attention.

Rabies &  Feline Leukemia: Why They’re Crucial

Vaccinating your pet against rabies is not only essential for their safety—it’s also required by law in most areas, including Kansas City. Rabies is a fatal disease that affects both animals and humans, and vaccination is the best line of defense. For cats, feline leukemia is one of the most common infectious diseases, and it’s highly contagious among felines that venture outdoors at all. Our feline leukemia vaccine is a key part of our cat care protocol, especially for indoor/outdoor cats. Our team handles these critical vaccines with the highest standard of safety, using certified protocols and offering expert guidance for follow-up care.

Core Vaccines Every Pet Should Receive

Core shots guard animals against the deadliest and now most avoidable diseases. Vaccinations are indispensable, whether your pet has a particular type of environment or way of living.

Shots for Cats:

• Rabies: As deadly and zoonotic.
• Feline Distemper (Panleukopenia): Infection of the gastrointestinal and immune systems.
• Herpesvirus: Direct pathogen of respiratory illness.
• Calicivirus: A respiratory tract virus that has the potential to cause pneumonia.

Non-Core Vaccines: Personalized Protection

Non-core vaccines are administered with certain risk factors in consideration, such as lifestyle, traveling, and location of domicile. The individualized needs of your pet will be determined by a professional Vet hospital in Kansas City before recommending additional vaccinations.

Shots for Cats

• Feline Leukemia (FeLV): Also suggested for multi-cat homes or outdoor homes.

Kitten Vaccine Schedules

Early vaccination with a follow-up booster assures lifelong protection.

Shots for Kittens

1. 6–8 weeks: Initial shots (calicivirus, distemper)
2. 10–12 weeks: Second series +/- Feline leukemia virus test (FeLV)
3. 16 weeks: Final round of shots with rabies vaccination

After the first series, annual boosters thereafter are required to ensure immunity.