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GUIDELINES FOR THE VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS

COMPILED BY THE VACCINATION GUIDELINES GROUP (VGG) OF THE WORLD SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION (WSAVA)

Members of the VGG M.J. Day (Chairman) School of Veterinary Science University of Bristol, United Kingdom

M.C. Horzinek (Formerly) Department of Microbiology, Virology Division University of Utrecht, the Netherlands

R.D. SchultzDepartment of Pathobiological Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America

Journal of Small Animal Practice • Vol 51 • June 2010 • © 2010 WSAVA

CONTENTS

Executive Summary .............................................................................................................1 Introduction........................................................................................................................2 The Purpose of Guidelines ....................................................................................................3 Current Issues in Small Animal Vaccinology ..........................................................................4 Canine Vaccination Guidelines.............................................................................................5 Feline Vaccination Guidelines .............................................................................................11 Vaccination in the Shelter Environment ..............................................................................15 General Considerations ......................................................................................................15Appendix I. Canine and Feline Infectious Disease Fact Sheets .............................................18 Appendix II. Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................................25 Appendix III. Image Bank for Major Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases...........................32

Journal of Small Animal Practice • Vol 51 • June 2010 • © 2010 WSAVAEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines Group (VGG) was convened in order to develop guidelines for the vaccination of dogs and cats that have global application. The first version of these guidelines was published in 2007. A survey of WSAVA member nations has indicated the important role these guidelines have played globally. They have been adopted as national policy in some countrieswhere such guidelines did not previously exist, and have been used by other countries as a basis for development of national guidelines. The present document provides an updated and expanded version of these international guidelines for the vaccination of small companion animals. The VGG recognizes that the keeping of pet small animals is subject to significant variation in practice and associatedeconomics throughout the world, and that vaccination recommendations that might apply to a developed country, may not be appropriate for a developing country. Despite this, the VGG strongly recommends that wherever possible ALL dogs and cats receive the benefit of vaccination. This not only protects the individual animal, but provides optimum ‘herd immunity’ that minimizes the likelihood of aninfectious disease outbreak. With this background in mind, the VGG has defined core vaccines which ALL dogs and cats, regardless of circumstances, should receive. Core vaccines protect animals from severe, life-threatening diseases that have global distribution. Core vaccines for dogs are those that protect from canine distemper virus (CDV), canine adenovirus (CAV) and canine parvovirus type 2(CPV-2). Core vaccines for cats are those that protect from feline parvovirus (FPV), feline calicivirus (FCV) and feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1). In areas of the world where rabies virus infection is endemic, vaccination against this agent should be considered core for both species, even if there is no legal requirement for routine vaccination. The VGG recognizes that maternally derived antibody (MDA)...