FCRVP vaccine booster?

There is this 3 or 4 in 1 shot FCRVP or something. My cat got it and was supposed to get a booster later but he never got it. 

Is the booster necessary for immunity or cautionary?

They didn't mention it when he was at his last visit but they insisted on the Felv shot, so I assume it is "ok".

Personally I do not believe in giving the fevl vaccine unless it is to help protect the cat who lives in the same home as another cat who is positive.
They are not 100% and can cause sarcomas in the vaccine area.

The FVRCP stands for feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia.

Kittens need a shot given at around 8 weeks old, another one 3-4 weeks later, and the thrid given in 3-4 weeks after that.

Your kitten is NOT protected without at least 2 given in a row properly, in a row meaning no more than 4 weeks after the first one.

If time has lapsed too long, say over 5 weeks, then restart by giving one, then in 3-4 weeks another.
He should be protected then.

One more fvrcp at 1 year old too, then every few years/

Is this a kitten or adult?

The general recommendation in the veterinary community is that they have a series of 2 or 3 vaccines as kittens, then a booster a year later, and then boostered every 3 years after that. Personally, I think the kitten series is important but after that, I think their immune systems are more capable than we give them credit for - I don't vaccinate adults. Unless it is an outdoor cat, in which case I would do both the FVRCP and and FeLV vaccines because outdoor cats are more at risk for being exposed to things.

Southpaw said:

Is this a kitten or adult?

The general recommendation in the veterinary community is that they have a series of 2 or 3 vaccines as kittens, then a booster a year later, and then boostered every 3 years after that. Personally, I think the kitten series is important but after that, I think their immune systems are more capable than we give them credit for - I don't vaccinate adults. Unless it is an outdoor cat, in which case I would do both the FVRCP and and FeLV vaccines because outdoor cats are more at risk for being exposed to things.

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Actually in studies of felv and the spread of it, as long as the cat is spayed/neutered so least likely to interact in a cat fight, contracting felv outdoors is rare.
This is because the virus, while it is able to be spread by constant contact with saliva of an infected cat, it is highly unlikely since the virus can only live for about 3 minutes outside of the infected cat.

It is mainly spread in intact cats, males who fight causing deep bite wounds (unneutered) and occasionally a male biting a female too hard while mating, then in multicat homes, in that order are the highest chances.

Even in multicat homes, it is not easily spread, newest info is now showing there must be constant contact, daily, and even then it is not easily transferred to an adult cat with a mature immune system, but more to young kittens.

Well, he only got one FVCRP, I believe.

I guess this is ok since he is an indoor cat. I had to use a cat trap to get him to the vet for his neutering so I don;t want to traumatize him with a trip to the vet.

Thing is, he likes to sit on the window sill with the window open but there are cats out there that jump up on the outside ledge. I suppose this is a risk for herpes so I will keep it shut.

He got rabies, Felv shot and one RCVP shot.

The upper respiratory infections are a huge pain, but it's not those I would be concerned for him catching, they won't kill him.
It's the "P" which stands for panleukopenia, the cat version of parvo in dogs.
Fatal, ugly.
You can walk on grass and bring it into your home. It lives and lives and lives, a cat can pee on the grass, and it gets into the grass seed and despite snow or cold winter weather, that virus will come back in the spring.

It's extremely hearty and lives at least 1 1/2-2 years.

No cure.

That's why he needs at least 2 consecutive vaccines.