Re: [Felvtalk] day 9 of baytril

2010-03-27 Thread Lorrie
Yes Baytril of for the UTI not the FelV, and it would be scary using Baytril for that long when you read about cats going blind. Why don't you compromise and finish up the ten days, and if the UTI returns ask the vet for an alternative drug. I used Clavamox for one of my cats with a UTI.

[Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Lorrie
A friend who lives in the Wash. DC area just told me her vet no longer recommends vaccines for FelV. In her case, she had a cat she adopted who was FelV pos. and he died at 18 months of age. She had her other two cats vaccinated last year when she found out he was pos. and when she went to get

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Gary
Under the new guidelines for feline practitioners, most all boosters are now every 3 years. Gary Lorrie wrote: A friend who lives in the Wash. DC area just told me her vet no longer recommends vaccines for FelV. In her case, she had a cat she adopted who was FelV pos. and he died at 18 months

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Laurieskatz
My vet no longer recommends FeLV vaccine, either. Tessa, my last rescue, has not been vaccinated for FeLV. She was tested and isolated before being introduced to the others. I have usually tested new cats at least twice before introducing to the others. I don't have any FeLV+ cats living in my

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Sally Davis
HI Lorrie, Here is a link to recommendations for core vaccines as well as vaccinations for cat at risk of exposure to FELV. http://www.catvets.com/uploads/PDF/FINALVaccineTable12.15.pdf. FeLV is not a core vaccination but for cats at risk it is Still an annual booster. Due to the economic

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Lorrie
No her cat who was positive died and the two she has left are negative, and inside only cats. She called about annual boosters for them, and her vet told her he didn't recommend the annual booster. I haven't checked with my own vet yet. My own cats are inside/outside cats and all originally

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Lorrie
I'm sure different vets have different opinions I like the one your vet has. With 14 cats it's very expensive keeping up with and paying for all these shots. L. On 03-27, Laurieskatz wrote: My vet no longer recommends FeLV vaccine, either. Tessa, my last rescue, has not been

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Gloria Lane
There's also some thought that adult cats have enough natural immunity that they don't easily get felv. Gloria On Mar 27, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote: I'm sure different vets have different opinions I like the one your vet has. With 14 cats it's

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Sally Davis
I have 10 cats and had I had 11 when the outbreak occurred. Of those cats, the ones who had one vaccination given by me did not become infected. Part of that would be bc of natural immunity and part i believe is bc the original vaccine gave them immunity. Those shots were given 6 or 7 years before

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine

2010-03-27 Thread Sally Davis
This did not hold true in my case. Tiny was 5 and Junior was 4. Junior had tested negative earlier in the year and turned positive. Daisy on the other hand was a kitten and was a love bug to Lionel, the cat who was brought from the same shelter.I belive he was the source cause he had a URI and