how do I prove I vaccinated my kitten

I recently found a feral kitten around 4 weeks old. I took her home and she's been our little house kitten ever since. I took her to the vet for her first deworming and to get rid of the fleas she had when I got her, and now she's finally 6 weeks and ready to start her shots. The problem is, I'm moving into an apartment and they want her shot records. How do I go about preparing it? I'm writing down all the dates of her shots on a paper, and I've kept the receipt from when I actually bought the shots to prove that I did have them. It cost me $30 for three FVRCP vaccines where as it would've cost me $180 to get them done at the vet if you include all the stupid examination fees. I haven't given them to her yet, so I'm debating on whether or not I should just take them back if there's no way to actually prove to my apartment association that I will have actually given them to her. I've also heard horror stories of vets refusing to spay cats because the vaccines weren't given by a licensed vet. I know rabies are required to be given by a vet, but should I even bother doing the FVRCP at home if no one's going to accept that I actually did it?

Ask the apartment people if they'll accept home-administered vaccines. Most apartments just want to make sure the pets are legal on rabies shots and don't much care about the others. Also ask your vet if they'll refuse treatment if you do them yourself. Again, usually the problem comes from rabies vaccines, not FVCRP. Definitely get the rabies shot done by someone who's legally recognized.

If they'll recognize home-administered vaccines, usually the label from the vaccine bottle is used to "prove" you gave it. They peel off to stick to her paperwork.

Willowy said:

Ask the apartment people if they'll accept home-administered vaccines. Most apartments just want to make sure the pets are legal on rabies shots and don't much care about the others. Also ask your vet if they'll refuse treatment if you do them yourself. Again, usually the problem comes from rabies vaccines, not FVCRP. Definitely get the rabies shot done by someone who's legally recognized.

If they'll recognize home-administered vaccines, usually the label from the vaccine bottle is used to "prove" you gave it. They peel off to stick to her paperwork.

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Thank you, you've eliminated some of my stress. When you say "her paperwork" is there a special form I should have or make or what? I've never had a cat or dog before and all this stuff relating to proving their vaccinated and stuff I have no idea about.

If you google "feline vaccination record template" you'll find some you can print out, or you can buy them pretty cheaply from some pet supply websites.

Having never owned an animal, have you ever given one a shot? If it's something you haven't done before, you would want someone experienced to show you how to do it. You *can* do it wrong.

Also, exams are important. I've been able to catch and treat issues before they became a bigger issue.

Also, I know your little one has been sneezing and has weepy eyes. It does sound as if she has an upper respiratory infection or perhaps feline herpes. She needs medication to treat first and be well from that before I would consider vaccinating.

Our rescue actually doesn't begin vaccinations until 9 weeks of age.

CatPack said:

Having never owned an animal, have you ever given one a shot? If it's something you haven't done before, you would want someone experienced to show you how to do it. You *can* do it wrong.

Also, exams are important. I've been able to catch and treat issues before they became a bigger issue.

Also, I know your little one has been sneezing and has weepy eyes. It does sound as if she has an upper respiratory infection or perhaps feline herpes. She needs medication to treat first and be well from that before I would consider vaccinating.

Our rescue actually doesn't begin vaccinations until 9 weeks of age.

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Thank you for your advice I'll get her an appointment