I hate to say this, 2bpurring, but it’s time for you to call and get a third and fourth veterinary opinion.
Yesterday, when Pretty Girl and her kittens were in for spaying, I was told by the vet techs that if my cats were returning outdoors (ferals or strays not being rehomed), they’d go ahead and vaccinate. However, they also said that indications with some vaccinations are that the immune system doesn’t necessarily respond if the kittens are too young, meaning the kitten needs to be re-immunized later. (I was told that rabies is ideally started at about 16 weeks.)
I’m concerned with making sure my cats receive the minimum number of vaccines needed to keep them safe. There’s some evidence of cats developing malignant cancerous tumors at the site of immunizations. I know many vets are changing to immunizing in the leg, instead of between the shoulders; if a tumor develops in the leg, amputation remains a possibility to save the life of the cat. That doesn’t work with tumors between the shoulder blades.
If BooBoo is current on shots, is wormed, you live in a cold area, and you can either minimize the amount of BooBoo’s comings & goings, OR minimize the amount of contact Blackbeard has with BooBoo, I’d consider waiting until Blackbeard is 12-14 weeks. However, if you don’t mind possibly having to re-immunize, and your vet believes the kitten is not more likely to respond adversely than if it were a bit older, you could go ahead and immunize now.
There are pros and cons to going each way. You might talk with your vets and try to find out why they recommend vaccinations at particular ages; what’s their experience been with vaccinating older vs. younger? Or is there some research that’s causing them to make their recommendations?
Good luck!
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