Matrix vaccination guidelines: ABCD recommendations for indoor/ outdoor cats, rescue shelter cats and breeding catteries

J Feline Med Surg. 2013 Jul;15(7):540-4. doi: 10.1177/1098612X13489209.

Abstract

This article presents, in a user-friendly, tabluated form, the ABCD's current vaccination recommendations for four broad categories of cats: outdoor cats (ie, those with access outdoors that come into contact with other cats outdoors); indoor cats (ie, those with no contact with other cats from outdoors); rescue shelter cats; and cats in breeding catteries. Note that it is not always possible to make a clear distinction between these various categories and the definition in any individual case is left up to the veterinary surgeon conducting the vaccination interview.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Welfare
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control
  • Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
  • Bacterial Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Bacterial Vaccines / immunology*
  • Cat Diseases / microbiology
  • Cat Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Cat Diseases / virology
  • Cats
  • Europe
  • Housing, Animal*
  • Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology*
  • Virus Diseases / prevention & control
  • Virus Diseases / veterinary*

Substances

  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Viral Vaccines