cost of kitten injections.

BEAT_THE_DEBT

Hi I am having two kittens in two weeks and I want to know hpw much injections are please?

KxMx

Ring round a few vets and ask.

If there is a CVS vet you might want to consider The Healthy Pet Club: http://www.thehealthypetclub.co.uk

I've just signed up my 10 year old cat because the annual boosters &12 months of flea &wormer was getting more and more expensive.

BEAT_THE_DEBT

Thanks for that I will look now x

Prudent

I got a kitten four weeks ago. My vet offered a kitten starter pack. This includes the two vaccinations, a microchip, flea and worm treatment and a health check. It cost £56.

SensibleSarah

Most chain vets e.g. Vets4pets do a lifetime deal so you pay one off cost & then don't pay again for the rest of the pets' life.

Feral_Moon

Cats don't need annual vaccinations every year of their life. After their initial kitten vacs and first year booster they're more or less immune for life. Unless you happen to live in extremely high risk area for FeLV and your cat mixes with high risk feral cats, then vets will offer a 3 year booster.

All my cats received their kitten vaccinations, the first annual booster and another full booster 3 years later. That's all the vet advised we needed and they lived well into their 20s without a single issue of ill health. Vaccinations often cause more problems than they're supposed to alleviate.

Same as dogs, I use exactly the same protocol but I don't give them the Leptospirosis vaccination, even at puppy stage. Seen far too dogs ending up with neurological disorders including seizures and vestibular syndrome following vaccinations. It's just not worth the risk and leptospirosis is easily treated with a course of antibiotics in the rare event they might actually catch it.

Tiddlywinks

Is money tight?

I don't mean this in a nasty way but you need to consider all costs involved in the lifetime of having cats - you're even opting for two.

There's neutering, monthly insurance (plus excess), possibility of special diets (allergies, irritable bowel, thyroid, kidneys as they get past middle age etc etc)

Just thought I'd mention the harsh realities of pet ownership.

SensibleSarah

Feral_Moon wrote: »

Cats don't need annual vaccinations every year of their life. After their initial kitten vacs and first year booster they're more or less immune for life. Unless you happen to live in extremely high risk area for FeLV and your cat mixes with high risk feral cats, then vets will offer a 3 year booster.

All my cats received their kitten vaccinations, the first annual booster and another full booster 3 years later. That's all the vet advised we needed and they lived well into their 20s without a single issue of ill health. Vaccinations often cause more problems than they're supposed to alleviate.

Same as dogs, I use exactly the same protocol but I don't give them the Leptospirosis vaccination, even at puppy stage. Seen far too dogs ending up with neurological disorders including seizures and vestibular syndrome following vaccinations. It's just not worth the risk and leptospirosis is easily treated with a course of antibiotics in the rare event they might actually catch it.

I do agree with you. However owners who need their pets to go into a cattery or kennels at some point (or use a dogwalker for that matter) usually need to tow the vaccinations line as most only accept a full vacc card. Personally I just choose to never go on holiday :rotfl: but I don't expect others to do the same.

Feral_Moon

SensibleSarah wrote: »

I do agree with you. However owners who need their pets to go into a cattery or kennels at some point (or use a dogwalker for that matter) usually need to tow the vaccinations line as most only accept a full vacc card. Personally I just choose to never go on holiday :rotfl: but I don't expect others to do the same.

More and more councils and kennels are now happy to see blood titre test results to prove immunity without the need to vaccinate. But I do agree with you regarding holidays, if I couldn't take pooch with me I simply wouldn't go. I've even taken my cats away on holiday with me before now too :rotfl:

GwylimT

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

Is money tight?

I don't mean this in a nasty way but you need to consider all costs involved in the lifetime of having cats - you're even opting for two.

There's neutering, monthly insurance (plus excess), possibility of special diets (allergies, irritable bowel, thyroid, kidneys as they get past middle age etc etc)

Just thought I'd mention the harsh realities of pet ownership.

True.

As an example OP our costs each month are
Insurance £13
Food £28
Vets £8.5 (cost per month of vaccines, flea treatments and worming treatment)
Litter £3

Then you have the start up costs, three litter trays (as you must have on per cat and a spare) scratching posts, toys, bowls, brushes/combs.

missbiggles1

GwylimT wrote: »

True.

As an example OP our costs each month are
Insurance £13
Food £28
Vets £8.5 (cost per month of vaccines, flea treatments and worming treatment)
Litter £3

Then you have the start up costs, three litter trays (as you must have on per cat and a spare) scratching posts, toys, bowls, brushes/combs.

Sorry, you're over egging the case again.

Many people in multi cat households find it makes more sense to self insure, vaccinations aren't essential and you need a minimal amount of litter if there is access to the outside. I currently have 1 tray for 4 cats (even when I had 7 I only had 2) and none of my cats have ever shown the slightest interest in toys or scratching posts because they have trees and each other.

My 4 cost me about £35pcm and I earmark an additional tenner for possible vets costs (which I have had to top up for 1 cat).