please post to groups you HAVEN'T seen this on, so that it can spread as quickly as news of the non-existent calici outbreak will.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Linda Mercer/Purebred Cat Breed Rescue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just in case you've heard the scare talk or Fort Dodge's hype about their new vaccine.... See email response below from Dr. Susan Little. She says it is extremely rare and has not been seen in the pet cat population and talks about the vaccine (below):
From: "Susan Little DVM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Can you please answer this? Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:20:31 -0500 <snip> The new calicivirus vaccine is not considered a core vaccine by AAFP, and most feline specialists are not recommending its use. It is an adjuvanted vaccine (increased risk of sarcoma formation) and it contains one strain of VS calicivirus. Each outbreak of VS calicivirus has involved a brand new strain, unique to that outbreak. We have no idea whether this vaccine would protect against future outbreaks. Finally, VS calicivirus is a very RARE disease, and has never been seen in the pet cat population. There would
seem
little reason to recommend widespread vaccination. __^^__^^__^^__^^__^^__^^ Susan Little, DVM, DABVP Bytown Cat Hospital Ottawa, Canada President, http://www.winnfelinehealth.org Feline Consultant, VIN http://www.vin.com __^^__^^__^^__^^__^^__^^
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