Klassic Tails Recommends these Cat Vaccines for the continued good health of your cat

FVRCP - 4 way vaccine
(Rhinotracheitis, Calici, Panleukopenia, Chlamydia)

Rhinotracheitis: This is a virus that attacks the eyes, nasal passages, and trachea (windpipe) of cats. Once infected, a cat shows respiratory signs, such as sneezing, cough and runny eyes and nose. Infection is spread by contact with discharges from the eyes, nose, or mouth of infected cats. Vaccination is the best means of preventing this disease.

Calicivirus: This is a virus that causes mild to serious respiratory illness. Cats become infected by inhaling or swallowing the virus. Early signs include runny eyes and nose, sneezing, depression, and poor appetite. Ulcers may develop in the mouth and most infected cats drool heavily. Vaccination is the best preventative.

Panleukopenia: Feline distemper is a highly contagious viral disease. Though it occurs most often in kitens under 6 months of age, but cats of any age can become affected. Cats become infected by direct contact with an infected cat or its body secretions, especially feces. Signs of this disease are diarrhea, fever, lack of appetite, vomiting, dehydration, and lethargy. All kittens should be vaccinated for feline distemper, and adult cats should be given yearly boosters.

Chlamydia: This virus is associated with conjunctivitis. It is also one of multiple viruses that cause upper respiratory infection. Common signs seen with URI include sneezing, running eyes and nose.

Feline Leukemia / Feline AIDS Test
(FelV/FIV test)

Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus infections are major causes of illness and death in cats. Both viruses affect cats in a similar way, by attacking the immune system. Gradually, the virus wears down the immune system until your cat can no longer fend off minor infections. Cats acquire these viruses from saliva during cat fights, grooming or mating. They can also be spread by blood urine and feces. Kittens may become infected while still in the womb, when the mother bites the umbilical cord or during nursing. Unfortunately, there is no cure for either virus. There is a vaccine to prevent contracting FeLV, but as of yet there is no vaccine for FIV.
It is highly recommended having your cat tested to see if he/she has acquired FeLV or FIV. Early detection offers infected cats the best chance for a long, happy life.

Rabies
Rabies is an acute infectious disease of the central nervous system, which affects all warm-blooded animals, including humans. The virus is often present in the host's saliva and is usually transmitted by the bite or lick of a rabid animal or sometimes by the respiratory route. In the early "anxiety" stages, a rabid animal may have a change of temperament and may become unusually friendly. The rabid animal may next enter a "furious" stage where it wanders about biting everything whether it moves or not. It then develops paralysis of the throat, which makes swallowing difficult. Saliva often drips from the animal's mouth and may be whipped into a foam. Eventually all of the rabid animal's muscles become paralyzed and it dies. Rabies shots are required for every pet in the state of Kentucky . Puppies and kittens need a booster shot after one year and then once again every three years after that.

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