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Why is my cat so tired and in pain after her recent vaccine?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | 3 months and 18 days old

My cat got vaccinated yesterday with biofel pch and she is really tired and weak she ate once since the vaccinations and she walks really slowly and when i try to pick her up she meows like she’s in pain , I don’t know what to do , is that even normal ?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 26th, 2018

This sounds like a side effect of the vaccine, it's not super common but i'v seen a few cases already and this usually resolves within 48-72 hours. your vet could give her pain killers for a couple days if her condition seems to be really bad.

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