Enter your kitten's birth date to get a dated list of vet visits: the FVRCP series every 3–4 weeks until at least 16 weeks, rabies, the two-dose FeLV series, the 6-month booster and the first adult boosters. Save it to your calendar and confirm the plan with your vet.
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Vet visit schedule
Confirm with your veterinarian. This plan follows the general 2020 AAHA/AAFP feline vaccination guidelines for healthy kittens. Your vet chooses the vaccines, the exact timing, where each shot is given, and the rabies schedule required where you live, and will usually test for FeLV/FIV before the first FeLV dose. Keep an unvaccinated kitten indoors and away from unknown cats until the series is done. Nothing you enter leaves your device.
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How to use the Kitten Vaccination Schedule
Enter the birth date (an estimate from your vet or shelter is fine) and a name if you like.
Set when the first FVRCP shot was or will be given and the gap between boosters.
Choose the options: FeLV, the 6-month booster, outdoor access and the rabies vaccine type.
Review the dated visits: past ones are greyed out and the next one is highlighted.
Download the calendar file or print the list, and confirm it with your veterinarian.
Typical kitten vaccine timeline
Age
Vaccines and checks
Notes
6–8 weeks
FVRCP #1, FeLV/FIV test
First visit; deworming often starts or continues
9–12 weeks
FVRCP #2, FeLV #1
FeLV can start from 8 weeks
12–16 weeks
FVRCP #3, FeLV #2, rabies
Rabies from 12 weeks, as the label and state law allow
16 weeks or older
Final kitten FVRCP
Some vets give a last dose at 18–20 weeks
About 6 months
FVRCP booster
Suggested by the 2020 AAHA/AAFP guidelines
About 1 year later
Rabies and FeLV boosters
FVRCP too if no 6-month booster was given
Adult
FVRCP every 3 years; rabies every 1–3 years
FeLV every 1–2 years for at-risk cats
This reflects the general approach of the 2020 AAHA/AAFP Feline Vaccination Guidelines. Your vet may adjust it for the products they use.
How the schedule is built
FVRCP: the first dose is at the age you choose, then every 3 or 4 weeks until a dose falls at or after the final age (16 weeks by default). With the defaults (8 weeks, every 4 weeks) that is 8, 12 and 16 weeks.
Rabies: placed at the last kitten visit between 12 and 16 weeks, or at 16 weeks.
FeLV: the first dose at the first visit from 8 weeks, the second on a visit 3–4 weeks later, so you make fewer trips. The FeLV/FIV test is listed at the first visit.
First yearly visit: set when the earliest 1-year booster comes due, so nothing runs over.
Tips for vaccine visits
Bring the shelter or breeder records, including any vaccines and dewormers already given.
Ask about flea, ear mite and intestinal parasite treatment, and the right time to spay or neuter.
Use a secure carrier and leave it out at home so your kitten gets used to it before vet trips.
Mild sleepiness or a tender spot for a day is common; call your vet about swelling, vomiting, facial puffiness or a lump that lasts more than a few weeks.
Frequently asked questions
What shots do kittens need and when?
Core kitten vaccines are FVRCP (feline panleukopenia, herpesvirus and calicivirus) and rabies, and the 2020 AAHA/AAFP guidelines also recommend FeLV for all kittens. FVRCP starts at 6–8 weeks and is repeated every 3–4 weeks until at least 16 weeks old, rabies is given once from 12 weeks, and FeLV is two doses 3–4 weeks apart from 8 weeks.
Why do kittens need several FVRCP shots?
Antibodies from the mother's milk can block the vaccine, and they fade at different ages, sometimes as late as 16 to 20 weeks. Repeating FVRCP every 3–4 weeks until at least 16 weeks makes sure one dose is given after those antibodies are gone.
What is the 6-month FVRCP booster?
The 2020 AAHA/AAFP guidelines suggest a booster at about 6 months of age instead of waiting until 1 year, so a kitten whose maternal antibodies lasted unusually long is not left unprotected. After it, FVRCP is usually given every 3 years.
Does an indoor kitten need the FeLV vaccine?
FeLV is recommended for all kittens because their lifestyle can change and young cats are most susceptible. After the booster 1 year later, your vet may stop FeLV for a strictly indoor adult cat with no outdoor cat contact, or continue every 1–2 years for cats at risk.
When can my kitten get the rabies shot?
Most rabies vaccines are licensed from 12 weeks of age, and state laws set the rules. The first dose is followed by a booster 1 year later, then every 1 or 3 years depending on the vaccine used and local law.
My kitten was adopted older and never vaccinated. What now?
Choose '16 weeks or older' as the first shot age. Kittens starting this late usually get two FVRCP doses 3–4 weeks apart, plus rabies and FeLV; your vet will confirm the exact plan.
Can I use this instead of my vet's plan?
No. It is a planning aid based on general guidelines for healthy kittens. Your veterinarian chooses the products, timing and injection sites for your kitten's health, local disease risks and the rabies law where you live.
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