Whats a distemper shot do for a cat?
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at
4:00 pm
We just got back from the vet but she wasnt able to give him this shot. What does it do, do you actually need it? Hes strickly indoors, never been out, if he is out, hes in our driveway for 1-2 minutes. The vet told us to come back so she can givehim the shot but does he really need it? I can see if it was a rabie shot which he would need but what does the distemper shot do?
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I did not know what it was until we had a kitten who got distemper, she would have convulsions several times an hour, could not eat or drink, it was VERY sad, we caught it in time she almost died, I really would get the shot it could save your animals life.
Distemper shots stop the cat from getting distemper, which is a bad disease that could kill your cat. You should get the shot.
it is a shot that will vaccenite your cat against distemper. I think he should get it because even if your cat is outside (even for a minute) he could get it. It is probably a needed shot and I would reccomend getting it rather than not.
yes u need to have the shot done cause if u dont the cat can very sick and possibly die from it can also make them go crazy
Your cat needs the feline distemper vaccine even more than the rabies vaccine. It can be even be transmitted to your cat from you, if you happen to bring the virus home on your shoes or clothing. Get the shot.
Check out this website for a pretty good explanation… http://www.atlantahumane.org/education/smarthearts/sh.catsshots.htm
The distemper vaccine actually protects against three deadly cat viruses. One of them is distemper – which is actually panleukopenia. It’s very contagious, and is at least 90% fatal in kittens, and 50% fatal in adult cats. The other two are upper respiratory diseases – calici and rhino virus. They cat make an unvaccinated cat very ill, and are also very contagious. Even an indoor cat is at risk (although small) because these are very hard-to-kill viruses, and you can bring them home with you on your hands or shoes if you go to a pet store, or pet a stray cat. While I suppose you could argue that an indoor cat doesn’t need them, it’s safer to get them. If you would ever need to board your cat because of a vacation, or take your cat to the vet for a surgery like a dental (or neuter) he’ll need this vaccine both for his protection, and for the protection of the other cats there.