Cat vaccination schedule in Bangladesh — what, when and how often

Vaccination is the single most effective thing you can do to keep a cat alive in Bangladesh. It’s also one of the most confusing: different brands, different starting ages, and advice that changes depending on who you ask. This guide sets out exactly what we recommend at Community Pet Care in Rangpur — and why.

Why vaccinate your cat?

Two diseases matter most:

• Feline panleukopenia (often called “cat parvo”) kills a large share of unvaccinated kittens that catch it. The virus survives in the environment for months and is carried in on shoes, clothes and hands — so even indoor cats are at risk.
• Rabies is endemic in Bangladesh and is almost 100% fatal once symptoms appear. An infected cat is a danger to every person in the house.

Cat flu (herpesvirus and calicivirus) is rarely fatal in adults but causes weeks of misery — sneezing, runny eyes, mouth ulcers, not eating — and can be deadly for young kittens.

The vaccines available in Bangladesh

Vaccine	Covers	Earliest age
PureVax Feline 4 (RCPCh)	Herpesvirus, calicivirus, panleukopenia, Chlamydia	8 weeks
Biofel PCH	Panleukopenia, calicivirus, herpesvirus	12 weeks
Rabies vaccines (various brands)	Rabies	~12 weeks

Locally, the combined vaccine is usually called the “flu vaccine”, even though its most important job is preventing panleukopenia.

The kitten schedule

With PureVax:

1. 7 weeks — deworm
2. 8 weeks — combined vaccine, dose 1
3. 12 weeks — combined vaccine, dose 2 + rabies
4. 16 weeks — combined dose 3 (recommended for high-risk kittens)
5. Every year — combined booster + rabies booster

With Biofel PCH:

1. 11 weeks — deworm
2. 12 weeks — combined vaccine, dose 1 + rabies
3. 15–16 weeks — combined vaccine, dose 2
4. Every year — combined booster + rabies booster

The gap between combined doses should be 3 to 4 weeks. If your kitten gets the first dose on the 1st of the month, the second is due between the 22nd and the 29th.

Want the exact dates for your kitten? Our vaccination schedule tool builds them from the birth date and adds reminders to your phone.

Why several doses?

Kittens receive antibodies from their mother’s milk. These protect them for the first weeks of life — but they also block vaccines. Maternal antibodies fade at different times in different kittens, sometimes not until 16 weeks. Giving a series of doses makes sure at least one lands after the mother’s protection has gone. That’s why the last kitten dose matters most, and why high-risk kittens benefit from a dose at 16 weeks.

Adult cats and unknown history

If you’ve adopted an adult cat, or you simply don’t know whether yours was vaccinated, treat it as unvaccinated:

• Day 0: combined vaccine + rabies
• 3–4 weeks later: combined vaccine, dose 2
• Then: yearly boosters

There is no added risk from vaccinating an older cat. Protection just starts later.

Before the vaccine: two rules

1. Only healthy cats are vaccinated. A cat with fever, diarrhoea, sneezing or not eating should be treated first. A vaccine given to a sick cat may not work and can make it feel worse. This is why a vet examines your cat before every injection.
2. Deworm first. A heavy worm burden weakens the immune response. Deworm a few days to two weeks before the first dose — see the deworming schedule.

After the vaccine

Mild tiredness, a small lump at the injection site, or a slightly lower appetite for a day are common and harmless. Call us immediately if you notice:

• swelling of the face or lips
• repeated vomiting or diarrhoea
• difficulty breathing, collapse, or pale gums

These reactions are rare, which is why we ask you to wait near the clinic for 20 minutes after an injection.

Protection takes time: partial protection develops over the first 1–2 weeks after the first dose, and full protection after the second. Rabies protection takes around 28 days after the first dose. Keep kittens away from unknown cats until the course is complete.

“My cat was vaccinated but still got sick”

It happens, and there are usually reasons:

• the kitten still had maternal antibodies when vaccinated
• the second dose was missed or given late
• the vaccine was stored at the wrong temperature (a real problem when shop fridges switch off during load-shedding)
• the cat was already incubating the virus when vaccinated
• the cat was very weak or ill

Vaccinated cats that do catch cat flu usually get a much milder illness — vaccination still did its job.

Where to vaccinate in Rangpur

At Community Pet Care near DC More, every vaccine is given after a health check, from a monitored fridge, and recorded on a vaccine card with the next due date. Walk in any day between 9 AM and 10 PM, or book on WhatsApp. If you’re in a nearby district, plan all your cat’s due vaccines into one trip.