This is the program I follow for my cats, I printed it out and brought it to my vet. He lets us practice this.
http://www.catvets.com/professionals/gu ... ns/?Id=176
Carnage reacts a bit to his vaccines. It doesn't make him sick but he gets a lump at his vaccine site that sticks around for about a month afterward. When I spoke to one of my other vets about this they said "That's why we vaccinate in the leg" hence it can be removed if something goes wrong.... I'm sorry but I can't do that every year to my boy knowing that it may develop into something more. The only reason I even vaccinate my indoor cats is because Carnage actually goes out every once and a while (on leash), and because I volunteer at the shelter and who knows what those cats may have (even if they're vaccinate before adoption).
As for dogs. I don't know what we'll be doing with our regime. I know puppy shots are essential, and I'm thinking we'll get our puppy series and a booster at a year. Then we might do one more shot again at age six. Heartworm is the new thing I've started to examine. As I'm unsure if that stuff is safe... It's not a big issue as we still have a year to think about it.