Should an indoor cat get a rabies shot every year and flea and tick treatments every month?

i am an animal health major, and even though she doesn't go outside it required by law that she gets the rabies vaccine shot, there are some cities out there where if they find out a pet does not have the shot updated they quarantine the animal for 10 days then euthanize the animal, and i don't want to get to graphic but they send a certain part of the body to an animal research facility for it to get tested, or if she would to bite someone that person has the right to decide for that animal to be put to sleep. there is a three year vaccine as you know.

And for flea and tick medication that is a big yes, even though you may not see them they are there, they can get on you clothes when you step outside and you walk in the house they can get your carpet. remember what fleas you do see that is only 1-5% of the population they multiply by the millions daily.

I would go with Dr. Max's suggestion. You have to weigh risk factors. I think the risk for your cats is minimal unless the incidence of heartworm is high in your area for cats. It is my understanding that heartworm is more prevalent in the East and South. My cats can only be in my back garden because of cat fence-in and we definitely have mosquitoes and I have thought about giving them the preventative. I would certainly give it to a dog. We do not have fleas in the yard or house. I have not given any vaccinations for seven years either. Bats are vectors for rabies in the county I live in. The chance of a rabid bat falling into the garden and my cats getting at it is very small. I have lived in "earthquake country" for 35 years now. That can happen too. So it's a personal judgment call. My philosopy is that 99% of the things you worry about will not come true.

The rabies shot is good for three years and the flea and tick treatments are every month, Thank you for taking in a stray.

A rabies shot every year is not necessary. :3

An annual checkup, however, is... and your doctor will keep tabs on when you need what. Flea and tick treatments are unnecessary if your cat doesn't go outside, also. If you find one, or a problem with fleas/ticks seems to be somehow continuing, you'd only need treatment until it goes away. Congrats on your new pet!

The law requires rabies shots, so yes, you have to give your indoor kitty shots. As for Revolution, I'm told it also protects against heartworm and other problems. Even though my cat is strictly indoors, she gets her monthly dose.

As my late kitty aged, I stopped giving her the distemper and other shots and only had the rabies shot done. She was strictly an indoor cat, and the only time she ever went outside was when we took her to the vet. She was 18 or so when she died.