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Oh and before I get off my soap box, I forgot, indoor only cats don't need
vaccinations unless they spend time at kennels, etc. Vaccinations in cats have been shown to cause VASTS (vaccine associated soft tissue sarcomas) or tumors. Its not clear yet which part of the vaccines are causing this terrible outcome. There is a new safer rabies shot for cats, ask your vet about it next time you go for vaccinations. |
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I know we get a 3-yr rabies shots for our cats. With 6 cats, that helps!
"Dr.Carla,DVM" wrote in message news:1PPMe.35682$084.17489@attbi_s22... Oh and before I get off my soap box, I forgot, indoor only cats don't need vaccinations unless they spend time at kennels, etc. Vaccinations in cats have been shown to cause VASTS (vaccine associated soft tissue sarcomas) or tumors. Its not clear yet which part of the vaccines are causing this terrible outcome. There is a new safer rabies shot for cats, ask your vet about it next time you go for vaccinations. |
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"Dr.Carla,DVM" wrote in message news:1PPMe.35682$084.17489@attbi_s22... Oh and before I get off my soap box, I forgot, indoor only cats don't need vaccinations unless they spend time at kennels, etc. Vaccinations in cats have been shown to cause VASTS (vaccine associated soft tissue sarcomas) or tumors. Its not clear yet which part of the vaccines are causing this terrible outcome. There is a new safer rabies shot for cats, ask your vet about it next time you go for vaccinations. My vet agrees that the time can be extended significantly for indoor-only cats, especially those that have previously had a series of rabies shots. However, he still stresses distemper shots because it is airborne. Do you agree? MaryL |
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I know just to be on the safe side, I have my cats innoculated for all,
since I have a habit of feeding some homeless cats on/off and dont want to take chances. "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message news:fhQMe.2585$Ix4.377@okepread03... "Dr.Carla,DVM" wrote in message news:1PPMe.35682$084.17489@attbi_s22... Oh and before I get off my soap box, I forgot, indoor only cats don't need vaccinations unless they spend time at kennels, etc. Vaccinations in cats have been shown to cause VASTS (vaccine associated soft tissue sarcomas) or tumors. Its not clear yet which part of the vaccines are causing this terrible outcome. There is a new safer rabies shot for cats, ask your vet about it next time you go for vaccinations. My vet agrees that the time can be extended significantly for indoor-only cats, especially those that have previously had a series of rabies shots. However, he still stresses distemper shots because it is airborne. Do you agree? MaryL |
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shortfuse wrote:
I know just to be on the safe side, I have my cats innoculated for all, since I have a habit of feeding some homeless cats on/off and dont want to take chances. http://www.aafponline.org/resources/...es/vaccine.pdf -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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My vet agrees that the time can be extended significantly for indoor-only
cats, especially those that have previously had a series of rabies shots. However, he still stresses distemper shots because it is airborne. Do you agree? In 2000 the AAFP (American Association of Feline Practitioners) recommended that "following the initial series of vaccinations and revaccination 1 year later, cats should be vaccinated no more frequently than once every 3 years". 2 years ago I spoke with the AAFP representative at a meeting and he didn't recommend vaccinating strict indoor only cats (don't even go out on the porch) due to VASTS. I haven't had any of my cats vaccinated since then. But, that's just what I decided to do, and it doesn't mean you shouldn't follow your or your own vet's instincts either. |
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Needless to say, you are correct. I don't know about other folks,
but my dog - Sampson (RB) - was an indoor dog; he only went out to use the potty. Jill But you do mean you took him out for a walk regularly where he could have a run off the lead now and again? Tweed I once had a house where I could let him run in the fenced yard for a bit. When it snowed, I went out and dug a trench in the snow for him to be able to poop and pee. Otherwise he never ran off the leash. I walked with him... his lead extended to about 20 feet. I have always lived too close to a busy street to let him run off the lead. He lived 18 years so apparently I did something the right way Jill There is definitely a cultural difference between the USA and the UK then. It would not be seen as acceptable in the UK for a dog never to run off lead even if only at the weekend on a visit outside town. A shelter here would not allow a dog adoption if it had to stay on a lead all its life. They would rightly say you do not have the facilities. Tweed I never lived anywhere a dog could run off a lead without encountering a road and not be subject to being hit (by cars). My Sampson didn't seem to mind being on a lead. He just peed and pooped and then we went back inside. He curled up on the couch, chased the tennis ball and was otherwise a tiny lap-dog Jill |
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