Took in Adandon Kitty, What Have I DONE???

She was given Fort Dodge???
"Laura R." wrote in message
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In article ,
OAWAY says...
they only get purevax shots

I cannot recommend this highly enough. Purevax (Merial) vaccines are
adjuvant-free, which means that they do not contain the substances that
are suspected to be responsible for vaccination-site sarcomas. Ask your
vet if s/he uses Purevax. If s/he doesn't, either find another vet or
tell your current one that you won't vaccinate unless and until s/he
makes adjuvant-free vaccinations available.

Laura

We recently had a scare after one of our cats developed a vaccination site
lump almost 3 years (!) after her last vacc at that particular site. Vet
was very concerned and really thought the outcome was going to be bad. When
the vet "went in" for a biopsy, a round ball of fat popped out.... got it
analyzed and that's what it turned out to be - fat! We dodged the bullet
that time......

Linda

We recently had a scare after one of our cats developed a vaccination site
lump almost 3 years (!) after her last vacc at that particular site. Vet
was very concerned and really thought the outcome was going to be bad. When
the vet "went in" for a biopsy, a round ball of fat popped out.... got it
analyzed and that's what it turned out to be - fat! We dodged the bullet
that time......

Linda

"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message
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"Charles" wrote in message
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I am just praying that one morning
I will wake up and the lump will be gone.



FWIW, I also found a lump on my cat a few weeks after she had been
vaccinated. I took her back to the vet and he said it wasn't an unusual
occurrence, but that I should watch it just in case. It took a few more
weeks, but the lump did disappear and has not reappeared since (I still
check for lumps every so often, just in case). And as a human, I get
vaccine-related lumps, too :-)! (I bruise and scar easily.)


My vet always tells me there's a chance of a "lump" or "swelling" at the
vaccine site... I don't think she's referring to a sarcoma though at that
point, but a "reaction." (or so I assume)
Linda

"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message
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"Charles" wrote in message
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snip
I am just praying that one morning
I will wake up and the lump will be gone.



FWIW, I also found a lump on my cat a few weeks after she had been
vaccinated. I took her back to the vet and he said it wasn't an unusual
occurrence, but that I should watch it just in case. It took a few more
weeks, but the lump did disappear and has not reappeared since (I still
check for lumps every so often, just in case). And as a human, I get
vaccine-related lumps, too :-)! (I bruise and scar easily.)


My vet always tells me there's a chance of a "lump" or "swelling" at the
vaccine site... I don't think she's referring to a sarcoma though at that
point, but a "reaction." (or so I assume)
Linda

"Charles" wrote in
:

I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7
months old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing
several scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT
have her declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her
spayed. Now 6 weeks after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her
vaccination site. Further research suggests that this could very
likely be cancerous sarcoma caused by the vaccine. The vet NEVER
mentioned this side effect. We had a needle aspirator (sp) biopsy
which was negative, but even the vet said we still should be
concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and may have a
tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't help but
wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral. I
can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause
her such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to
reassure us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am
AMAZED at how many other cat owners have gone through this same thing.
Any one out there have experience with post vaccination lumps. I am
just praying that one morning I will wake up and the lump will be
gone.

Just went throught the same thing...1 in 10,000 cats are affected by the
vaccine. I wouldnt worry too much now. I freaked out and my vet assured me
he was OK and within 8 weeks it, the lump was gone

"Charles" wrote in
:

I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7
months old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing
several scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT
have her declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her
spayed. Now 6 weeks after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her
vaccination site. Further research suggests that this could very
likely be cancerous sarcoma caused by the vaccine. The vet NEVER
mentioned this side effect. We had a needle aspirator (sp) biopsy
which was negative, but even the vet said we still should be
concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and may have a
tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't help but
wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral. I
can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause
her such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to
reassure us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am
AMAZED at how many other cat owners have gone through this same thing.
Any one out there have experience with post vaccination lumps. I am
just praying that one morning I will wake up and the lump will be
gone.

Just went throught the same thing...1 in 10,000 cats are affected by the
vaccine. I wouldnt worry too much now. I freaked out and my vet assured me
he was OK and within 8 weeks it, the lump was gone

It was a Fort Dodge vaccine. The kitty still has the lump on her and it has
not shrunk, but is hasn't gotten any bigger either. It feels as if it is
harder than it was before, but at least it is not growing. Kitty sure
doesn't act sick and is as playful as ever.
I guess I wait another 2 weeks and then we go to the vet to have it removed
and analyzed. I wonder if I should give it more time. From reading some of
the posts, it sounds like it could take a few months for a vaccine reaction
to go away. I would hate to put kitty through surgery if it is not
necessary. Then again, if it is Sarcoma, it would be best to remove the
lump as soon as possible and pray they remove it all.

"Betsy" -0 wrote in message
...
Could you please find out from the vet what brand caused that reaction?
I'd
be grateful.

"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
newsilLb.954$5V2.563@attbi_s53...
I too had a similar problem. After Weeble's (see my webshots photo
albums,
he was abandoned by his Mama at less than a week old) second set of
vaccinations, he developed a lump at the shot site, but it took about a
week
to develop! Vet was concerned, but puzzled as he'd not had such
developments before, but in the past month, after switching vaccine
brands,
was having a rash of them. The first few he biopsied, and they turned
out
negative, just an inflammatory reaction to the vaccine. So we kept a
close
eye on him: he got 'felt up' by the vet once a week for 4 weeks, and it
seemed to get smaller, so vet said to only call/bring him in if the lump
did
anything besides shrink, and to bring him in for his neuter on the
scheduled
time - and by the time his neuter came, lump was almost gone, and two
weeks
after that, the lump was completely gone - now I can't even tell exactly
where it was!.

--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep


"Charles" wrote in message
...
I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7
months
old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing several
scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT have her
declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her spayed. Now 6
weeks
after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her vaccination site.
Further
research suggests that this could very likely be cancerous sarcoma
caused
by
the vaccine. The vet NEVER mentioned this side effect. We had a
needle
aspirator (sp) biopsy which was negative, but even the vet said we
still
should be concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and
may
have a tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't
help
but wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral.
I
can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause
her
such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to
reassure
us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am AMAZED at how
many
other cat owners have gone through this same thing. Any one out there
have
experience with post vaccination lumps. I am just praying that one
morning
I will wake up and the lump will be gone.

It was a Fort Dodge vaccine. The kitty still has the lump on her and it has
not shrunk, but is hasn't gotten any bigger either. It feels as if it is
harder than it was before, but at least it is not growing. Kitty sure
doesn't act sick and is as playful as ever.
I guess I wait another 2 weeks and then we go to the vet to have it removed
and analyzed. I wonder if I should give it more time. From reading some of
the posts, it sounds like it could take a few months for a vaccine reaction
to go away. I would hate to put kitty through surgery if it is not
necessary. Then again, if it is Sarcoma, it would be best to remove the
lump as soon as possible and pray they remove it all.

"Betsy" -0 wrote in message
...
Could you please find out from the vet what brand caused that reaction?
I'd
be grateful.

"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
newsilLb.954$5V2.563@attbi_s53...
I too had a similar problem. After Weeble's (see my webshots photo
albums,
he was abandoned by his Mama at less than a week old) second set of
vaccinations, he developed a lump at the shot site, but it took about a
week
to develop! Vet was concerned, but puzzled as he'd not had such
developments before, but in the past month, after switching vaccine
brands,
was having a rash of them. The first few he biopsied, and they turned
out
negative, just an inflammatory reaction to the vaccine. So we kept a
close
eye on him: he got 'felt up' by the vet once a week for 4 weeks, and it
seemed to get smaller, so vet said to only call/bring him in if the lump
did
anything besides shrink, and to bring him in for his neuter on the
scheduled
time - and by the time his neuter came, lump was almost gone, and two
weeks
after that, the lump was completely gone - now I can't even tell exactly
where it was!.

--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep


"Charles" wrote in message
...
I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7
months
old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing several
scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT have her
declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her spayed. Now 6
weeks
after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her vaccination site.
Further
research suggests that this could very likely be cancerous sarcoma
caused
by
the vaccine. The vet NEVER mentioned this side effect. We had a
needle
aspirator (sp) biopsy which was negative, but even the vet said we
still
should be concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and
may
have a tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't
help
but wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral.
I
can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause
her
such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to
reassure
us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am AMAZED at how
many
other cat owners have gone through this same thing. Any one out there
have
experience with post vaccination lumps. I am just praying that one
morning
I will wake up and the lump will be gone.

in article , Charles at
otright wrote on 1/12/04 10:35 AM:

It was a Fort Dodge vaccine. The kitty still has the lump on her and it has
not shrunk, but is hasn't gotten any bigger either. It feels as if it is
harder than it was before, but at least it is not growing. Kitty sure
doesn't act sick and is as playful as ever.
I guess I wait another 2 weeks and then we go to the vet to have it removed
and analyzed. I wonder if I should give it more time. From reading some of
the posts, it sounds like it could take a few months for a vaccine reaction
to go away. I would hate to put kitty through surgery if it is not
necessary. Then again, if it is Sarcoma, it would be best to remove the
lump as soon as possible and pray they remove it all.

A biopsy will not be very invasive and will provide you with peace of mind.

Karen