Kitten Vaccine Schedule: Get Your Kitten's Shot Dates
Enter your kitten's birth date to see a dated plan for the core vaccines, based on the 2020 AAHA/AAFP Feline Vaccination Guidelines. Kittens get the FVRCP vaccine every 3 to 4 weeks until 16 to 20 weeks of age, a booster at 6 months, FeLV in the first year and rabies as your law requires.
Make your kitten's schedule
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Example plan
| Date | Age | Vaccine |
|---|
An example within the AAHA/AAFP ranges. Your veterinarian sets the exact dates and decides when to start FeLV.
Kitten vaccine schedule by age
Core vaccines for every cat are feline panleukopenia, herpesvirus-1 and calicivirus (usually combined as FVRCP), rabies, and FeLV for cats younger than 1 year.
| Vaccine | First series (kittens) | Next dose |
|---|---|---|
| FVRCP (panleukopenia, herpesvirus-1, calicivirus) | Every 3 to 4 weeks until 16 to 20 weeks of age | Booster at 6 months of age, then every 3 years (injected) or every year (intranasal) |
| FeLV (feline leukemia virus) | Core for cats younger than 1 year: 2 doses, the second 3 to 4 weeks after the first | After 1 year it becomes a lifestyle vaccine: yearly or every 2 to 3 years, by exposure risk |
| Rabies | As required by your state and local law; the AVMA model calls for the first dose at 3 months | As your law and vaccine label require |
Do indoor cats need vaccines?
Yes. The AAHA/AAFP guidelines say even cats that live only indoors need regular vaccination, because viruses can come in on people's clothes and shoes.
Your veterinarian may adjust lifestyle vaccines like FeLV for an adult indoor-only cat, but the core vaccines stay.
Why is there a booster at 6 months?
The 2020 AAHA/AAFP guidelines moved the first FVRCP booster to 6 months of age, instead of one year after the kitten series, to close the gap in protection sooner.
WSAVA 2024 gives the same advice: revaccinate at or after 26 weeks of age.
Next document for this kitten
- Pet health record: keep every vaccine with its date, plus a wallet card.
- Glossary: FVRCP, FeLV, booster and other terms.