FeLV can follow two pathways. The first attacks the immune system, leaving the cat susceptible to a wide variety of infectious diseases. The second causes cancer to form in the cat's body. Two initial doses are given three weeks apart, followed by a yearly booster. A blood test is available to test for this disease, and is recommended before initial vaccinations are given.
Death can occur within a week.
This vaccination should be given at 8 weeks of age, and every three weeks for a series of three shots, then every year. The state of Mississippi requires a yearly rabies vaccination for all pets. A virus that attacks the nervous tissue is responsible for rabies. It is spread by bites or saliva of infected animals. Cats should be vaccinated at 16 weeks of age, and yearly thereafter.