Miranda is going for her vaccs

Miranda is going to the vet for her annual vaccinations and check-up
today. I don't expect any trouble. She is usually an angel, but being a
shy girl, she will hide her head under my arm while being poked and
prodded.

Meanwhile, her brother Emil went for his vax last week. This was the
first time the vet was able to listen to his heart. Before, he has
always purred too loud through every examination. They've tried to scare
him by clapping their hands or running some water or something to make
him stop purring, but they've never managed it before. But now we know
he has a heart. His hoomin, my niece, thought this might mean he's
finally grown up (he and Miranda are four).

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

On Mar 30, 10:28*pm, Marina wrote:
Miranda is going to the vet for her annual vaccinations and check-up
today. I don't expect any trouble. She is usually an angel, but being a
shy girl, she will hide her head under my arm while being poked and
prodded.
--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Annual vaccinations are a thing of the past. New vaccine protocols
have been in place for quite some time and vaccines for rabies and
distemper should be done every three years at the most. I don't
vaccinate my adult cats more than once now and if there is a concern I
can run a titer. Overvaccination is the cause of a lot of health
issues, so it would be wise to be a minimalist where vaccines are
concerned. Please take a look at this website which offers an
excellent collection of information regarding vaccines and new
protocols and can help you make an educated decision about vaccinating
your kitties:
http://critteradvocacy.org/

marina is an experienced cat person with a very fine vet and a sister who is
a breeder, I don't thinks she needs this advice, Lee, ruffled on Marina's
behaf
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On Mar 30, 10:28 pm, Marina wrote:
Miranda is going to the vet for her annual vaccinations and check-up
today. I don't expect any trouble. She is usually an angel, but being a
shy girl, she will hide her head under my arm while being poked and
prodded.
--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Annual vaccinations are a thing of the past. New vaccine protocols
have been in place for quite some time and vaccines for rabies and
distemper should be done every three years at the most. I don't
vaccinate my adult cats more than once now and if there is a concern I
can run a titer. Overvaccination is the cause of a lot of health
issues, so it would be wise to be a minimalist where vaccines are
concerned. Please take a look at this website which offers an
excellent collection of information regarding vaccines and new
protocols and can help you make an educated decision about vaccinating
your kitties:
http://critteradvocacy.org/

Marina wrote:

Miranda is going to the vet for her annual vaccinations and check-up
today. I don't expect any trouble. She is usually an angel, but being a
shy girl, she will hide her head under my arm while being poked and
prodded.

Aww, I hate to see them so scared, but it's really sweet when they do
that. Good luck with the visit and vaccinations.

Meanwhile, her brother Emil went for his vax last week. This was the
first time the vet was able to listen to his heart. Before, he has
always purred too loud through every examination. They've tried to scare
him by clapping their hands or running some water or something to make
him stop purring

He's just too good-natured.

His hoomin, my niece, thought this might mean he's
finally grown up (he and Miranda are four).

Oh, I hope he never grows up too much to purr!

--
Joyce ^..^

To email me, remove the XXX from my user name.

Stormmee wrote:
marina is an experienced cat person with a very fine vet and a sister who is
a breeder, I don't thinks she needs this advice, Lee, ruffled on Marina's
behaf

Thank you for sticking up for me, but don't be ruffled, Lee. I've been
thinking about this myself. My cats get distemper and flu vaccs along
with their annual check-up. They've never had rabies shots, because we
don't really have rabies in Finland, except when the occasional rabid
wolf comes over the border from Russia, but we're nowhere near the
eastern border.

I've been meaning to talk to the vet about vaccinations. The vet I use
is the only cats-only vet in Helsinki, and they have a lot of purebreds
as their patients. I think cats have to have certain vaccinations to be
allowed in show, so that's probably why they push the vaccines on all
their patients. But my cats are not going to a single show in their life
if I can help it, so it's a question of convincing the vet that we don't
need annual vaccinations. I do prefer to use this cats-only vet, so I
wouldn't like to make this a deal-breaker.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

You are most welcome, i myself do not give the R shot, but that was after
much thought and asking questions of the vet i had at the time, the one i
have now confirmed my expectations of the R and i still do not give it, i
think what ruffled me was the way it was put, if it had been put like, why
do you choose to vac every year, or what vacs do you give, then i might have
not gotten puffed up, I did talk to the current vet about the multi year
shots, her opinion is that you are better not giving than using these, she
says she isn't trusting of them yet, in her opinion there isn't enough
sturdy data yet. she is a cats only vet, as when we changed, former vet
passed away, i went with this as it was Miss Violette's sworn duty to try
and kill every dog she saw, made it very tense in a mixed practice, Lee
"Marina" wrote in message
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Stormmee wrote:
marina is an experienced cat person with a very fine vet and a sister who
is a breeder, I don't thinks she needs this advice, Lee, ruffled on
Marina's behaf

Thank you for sticking up for me, but don't be ruffled, Lee. I've been
thinking about this myself. My cats get distemper and flu vaccs along with
their annual check-up. They've never had rabies shots, because we don't
really have rabies in Finland, except when the occasional rabid wolf comes
over the border from Russia, but we're nowhere near the eastern border.

I've been meaning to talk to the vet about vaccinations. The vet I use is
the only cats-only vet in Helsinki, and they have a lot of purebreds as
their patients. I think cats have to have certain vaccinations to be
allowed in show, so that's probably why they push the vaccines on all
their patients. But my cats are not going to a single show in their life
if I can help it, so it's a question of convincing the vet that we don't
need annual vaccinations. I do prefer to use this cats-only vet, so I
wouldn't like to make this a deal-breaker.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

On Mar 30, 11:31*pm, "Stormmee" wrote:
marina is an experienced cat person with a very fine vet and a sister who is
a breeder, *I don't thinks she needs this advice, Lee, ruffled on Marina's
behaf

I don't know what your problem is. There is nothing wrong with
offering current information. Not everybody knows everything all the
time, including me, and learning new things and being made aware of
changes in protocols, especially when the health of our kitties is
involved, is always a good thing. In case you didn't know, Marina is
not the only person that reads this newsgroup. What I posted may help
others reading this thread as well. I don't appreciate your snotty
attitude when all I've done was offer helpful info.



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On Mar 30, 10:28 pm, Marina wrote:

Miranda is going to the vet for her annual vaccinations and check-up
today. I don't expect any trouble. She is usually an angel, but being a
shy girl, she will hide her head under my arm while being poked and
prodded.
*--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Annual vaccinations are a thing of the past. New vaccine protocols
have been in place for quite some time and vaccines for rabies and
distemper should be done every three years at the most. I don't
vaccinate my adult cats more than once now and if there is a concern I
can run a titer. Overvaccination is the cause of a lot of health
issues, so it would be wise to be a minimalist where vaccines are
concerned. Please take a look at this website which offers an
excellent collection of information regarding vaccines and new
protocols and can help you make an educated decision about vaccinating
your kitties:http://critteradvocacy.org/

Had you been concerned about it you could have presented it in a more polite
manner or even parish the thought started a seperate thread about this
subject, not I envolving marina at all, and didn't appreciate your snotty
way of presenting your information but i
won't be bothered with it again, have a nice life, Lee
wrote in message
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On Mar 30, 11:31 pm, "Stormmee" wrote:
marina is an experienced cat person with a very fine vet and a sister who
is
a breeder, I don't thinks she needs this advice, Lee, ruffled on Marina's
behaf

I don't know what your problem is. There is nothing wrong with
offering current information. Not everybody knows everything all the
time, including me, and learning new things and being made aware of
changes in protocols, especially when the health of our kitties is
involved, is always a good thing. In case you didn't know, Marina is
not the only person that reads this newsgroup. What I posted may help
others reading this thread as well. I don't appreciate your snotty
attitude when all I've done was offer helpful info.



wrote in message

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On Mar 30, 10:28 pm, Marina wrote:

Miranda is going to the vet for her annual vaccinations and check-up
today. I don't expect any trouble. She is usually an angel, but being a
shy girl, she will hide her head under my arm while being poked and
prodded.
--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Annual vaccinations are a thing of the past. New vaccine protocols
have been in place for quite some time and vaccines for rabies and
distemper should be done every three years at the most. I don't
vaccinate my adult cats more than once now and if there is a concern I
can run a titer. Overvaccination is the cause of a lot of health
issues, so it would be wise to be a minimalist where vaccines are
concerned. Please take a look at this website which offers an
excellent collection of information regarding vaccines and new
protocols and can help you make an educated decision about vaccinating
your kitties:http://critteradvocacy.org/

It went just as painlessly as I anticipated. It was a new vet, and she
immediately agreed that we can wait a couple of years with the distemper
vaccination, but she said the flu vaccination is pretty important
because there is a virulent calicivirus around. Since Miranda loves to
be out in the enclosure, I think the flu shot is a good idea for her.

The vet checked Miranda over and oohed and aahed about how beautiful
she is, while her Meowmie just swelled with pride. She's put on 200
grams of weight since her last check-up, which is a good thing in
Miranda's case. It means she's not just skin and bones any more. I had
thought that she had put on a little more muscle during the winter, and
it seems I was right. She still doesn't have one gram of fat on her.

There was the most gorgeous four-month old Aby boy in the waiting room.
He hated being in his carrier, so his human took him out and he wriggled
around in her arms. Oh, he was so, so cute.

Just now, I took my afternoon nap with the cats (even Caliban slept
under the blankie today) and I had a dream about the Aby boy! His owner
had left him with me and I was trying to get a picture of him to show
you guys how cute he was.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Marina wrote:
It went just as painlessly as I anticipated. It was a new vet, and she
immediately agreed that we can wait a couple of years with the
distemper vaccination, but she said the flu vaccination is pretty
important because there is a virulent calicivirus around. Since
Miranda loves to be out in the enclosure, I think the flu shot is a
good idea for her.
The vet checked Miranda over and oohed and aahed about how beautiful
she is, while her Meowmie just swelled with pride. She's put on 200
grams of weight since her last check-up, which is a good thing in
Miranda's case. It means she's not just skin and bones any more. I
had thought that she had put on a little more muscle during the
winter, and it seems I was right. She still doesn't have one gram of
fat on her.
There was the most gorgeous four-month old Aby boy in the waiting
room. He hated being in his carrier, so his human took him out and he
wriggled around in her arms. Oh, he was so, so cute.

Just now, I took my afternoon nap with the cats (even Caliban slept
under the blankie today) and I had a dream about the Aby boy! His
owner had left him with me and I was trying to get a picture of him
to show you guys how cute he was.

I'm happy to hear everything went well.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk