If in your house there was a kitten, it is necessary to watch closely it and to care for his health. That the immunity of a canine friend was strong and could resist to various diseases, the pet should do preventive inoculations.
Instruction
1. Vaccination - it is also important for health of a kitten, as well as the correct feeding, contents and hygiene. The list of inoculations which the kitten has to have can be found at information stands in any veterinary clinic. As a rule, the vaccines against panleukopenia, a kaltsiviroz, rhinotracheitis and rage are considered as obligatory. Along with them it is recommended to impart an animal and from less found diseases, such as, clamidiosis, viral leukemia and infectious peritonitis.
2. Today the set of various polyvalent vaccines which contain antigens of many of diseases relevant today is produced. It is necessary to impart kittens not later than 2-3 months of life. It is necessary to consider that for the period of performing vaccination the pet has to be completely healthy. The healthy kitten eats much, he observes a regular chair. Besides, the animal differs in active and vigorous behavior.
3. It should be noted that after acquisition of a kitten it is not necessary to go at once to clinic and to do various inoculations. It is the best of all to wait several days, to an animal, as well as the person, time is necessary to adapt to the new residence. During this period the animal can already have an infectious disease in the latent form. If to neglect this simple rule, then the efficiency from such inoculation will be zero, the immunity of a kitten can do much harm.
4. It is necessary to remember also that in 8–10 days prior to an inoculation the kitten has to receive medical treatment or prevention of worms, otherwise the inoculation can do much harm to health of a kitten.
5. For vaccination of the pet it is necessary to carry in veterinary clinic where he will be examined by the doctor and will make the decision whether it is possible to do it vaccination. After necessary vaccination is done, the animal will be under supervision of doctors of 20 more minutes. It is necessary that in time to prevent possible allergic reactions to vaccine.
6. It is not necessary to be frightened if after the first inoculation the kitten is several days sluggish and sleepy, will refuse to eat, will sleep generally. It is quite natural reaction to vaccine. However the subsequent vaccines should not affect behavior of the pet in any way, otherwise it needs to be shown to the doctor immediately. It is necessary to know also that the second inoculation becomes 14–21 days later from the first vaccine, by no means not earlier.
7. Both the first vaccine and the second have to be carried out by identical medicines. After the first inoculation the pet passport of the pet where marks about vaccination will be made will be issued to the owner of a kitten. Besides data on the owner and an animal will be introduced in the general magazine of inoculations which is stored in the clinic.
8. It is necessary to remember that only observance of all recommendations will help to secure as much as possible a kitten against various diseases and to considerably increase its resistance to various infections.