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In the United States, domestic cats are the most commonly reported rabid animal. [17] In the United States, as of 2008, between 200 and 300 cases are reported annually; [18] in 2017, 276 cats with rabies were reported. [19] As of 2010, in every year since 1990, reported cases of rabies in cats outnumbered cases of rabies in dogs. [17]
National, international, and global vaccination guidelines by professional veterinary advisory boards are regularly updated and available for on-line viewing or download. These include: World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA): Guidelines for the vaccination of dogs and cats
VAS has become a concern for veterinarians and cat owners alike and has resulted in changes in recommended vaccine protocols. These sarcomas have been most commonly associated with rabies and feline leukemia virus vaccines, but other vaccines and injected medications have also been implicated. [1]
Rabies, a fatal disease transmitted by the bite of an infected mammal. In the United States, cats make up 4.6% of reported cases of rabies infected animals. [2] Viruses for which there are no vaccines: Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), a lentivirus and genetic relative of HIV. [3] There is no approved vaccine for FIV in North America. [4]
Vaccination Guidelines Group (VGG) of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) (2010). "Vaccination guidelines for the owners and breeders of dogs and cats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-12; Horzinek, MC (2010). "Vaccination protocols for companion animals: the veterinarian's perspective".
The Vaccinations Guidelines Group (VGG) of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) have defined the core, non-core and not recommended vaccinations for dogs and cats. [28] Core vaccines protect animals against severe global diseases. Where rabies is endemic the associated vaccine is treated as being in the core category. [28]
The rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies. [11] There are several rabies vaccines available that are both safe and effective. [11] Vaccinations must be administered prior to rabies virus exposure or within the latent period after exposure to prevent the disease. [12]
Statistics generated by the state of Ohio document that cat bites make up about 20 percent of all animal bites each year. Bites from cats can not only transmit serious diseases such as rabies, but bites can develop bacterial infections. The bite of a cat appears small but it can be deep. As many as 80 percent of cat bites become infected. [5] [6]