My cat got a rabies shot. Can it hurt unborn kittens? Are pink nipples a sign?

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Will rabies shots hurt or kill unborn kittens? We got tabby her rabies shot two days ago and today when i was petting her i noticed that her nipples looked a little pinker. Could she be pregnant at this young of an age? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 7 months and 8 days old

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

All Rabies vaccines are killed vaccines, which means that there is no live virus that is injected into the pet; therefore there is no concerns for pets that are pregnant when vaccinated with these vaccines. Your pet Tabby will be just fine. And to answer your other question, yes pets can get pregnant the first time they go into heat, and cats usually go into heat around 6-8 months. If you have concerns that she may be pregnant then you can get her ultrasounded 35 days after the time in which you think she was impregnated or x-rayed 45 days after that time frame. You will also see her gaining a lot of weight and an increase in her appetite. Hopefully she isn't pregnant however and the pinker than normal nipples are just a transient flushing of the skin due to ambient temperature or stress.

My cat got a rabies shot. Can it hurt unborn kittens? Are pink nipples a sign?

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