Matrix Vaccination Guidelines: ABCD recommendations for indoor/ outdoor cats, rescue shelter cats and breeding catteries. Issue 7 (July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hosie, Margaret J; Addie, Diane; Belák, Sándor; Boucraut-Baralon, Corine; Egberink, Herman; Frymus, Tadeusz; Gruffydd-Jones, Tim; Hartmann, Katrin; Lloret, Albert; Lutz, Hans; Marsilio, Fulvio; Möstl, Karin; Pennisi, Maria Grazia; Radford, Alan D; Thiry, Etienne; Truyen, Uwe; Horzinek, Marian C
• Is Part Of: Journal of feline medicine and surgery. Volume 15:Issue 7(2013)
• Page Start: 540
• Page End: 544
• Publication Date: 2013-07
• Subjects: Cats -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Cats -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 636.8089
• DOI: 10.1177/1098612X13489209
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1098-612X

Abstract

Overview: 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.