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A kitten’s first year: the paperwork, in order

Quick answer

A kitten’s first year brings the FVRCP series, FeLV doses after a negative test, a first rabies certificate, a microchip and a neutering record, then boosters at around a year.

Kittens generate a shorter list than puppies, but the FVRCP series has just as many visits, and rabies still ends in a certificate the cattery will want.

Last reviewed September 2026

From the breeder, shelter or foster

The first FVRCP dose or two, a deworming record, sometimes an FeLV/FIV test result. Ask for dates and product names.

6 to 20 weeks: the series

  • FVRCP every 3 to 4 weeks until 16 to 20 weeks old.
  • FeLV: two doses 3 to 4 weeks apart from around 8 weeks, after a negative test.
  • Rabies at 12 to 16 weeks depending on state rules and the vet. First certificate, valid one year.

Testing

An FeLV/FIV test is usual before the FeLV vaccine and before a kitten joins other cats. Keep the result as a lab result; catteries sometimes ask for it.

Microchip and neutering

Both often happen together. Register the chip to you, and keep the surgery notes as a vet visit.

Around one year

FVRCP booster (often at 6 months now), FeLV booster, rabies booster. After that, FVRCP moves to a longer interval for low-risk cats, and FeLV continues only for cats at risk. The cat vaccine schedule has the intervals.

Sources

Rules and guidelines change, and businesses set their own policies. Confirm with your vet and with whoever is asking.

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