I had heard that on the radio or something--about not needing vaccinations every year. If I don't have to put them through the stress...I think I'll approach my new vet about the distemper. I guess my reasoning for not vaccinating the youngest is simply because she doesn't ever go outside. She doesn't even sneak out, or try to sneak out. The chances of her getting FeLV from contact through the screen patio door are so slim, that I just would rather not. But, if I ran a rescue where I had cats coming and going all the time, I definitely would vaccinate--more risk involved.
Melissa -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:32 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: The best food for Duncan?? I think that the risk of vaccination and sarcomas is so low as to be inconsequential. I think it is really important that all cats be vaccinated against FELV in the first year, and my vet agrees, so that's what my rescue does, even though it adds to our cost. It is a personal decision though, like everything else. I'm certainly not trying to tell other folks what to do. I did see that the latest AAFP vaccination guidelines recommend going to once every 3 years against distemper... On 6/21/07, Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I agree that the majority of the people here mix, but I never would. This is > probably because I'm a newbie to this and a doubting-Thomas of sorts, but I > just can't bring myself to expose my youngest (less than one year) since she > would be most susceptible, and I've opted not to vaccinate her against FeLV > because of the risk associated with vaccination and sarcomas. I don't have > any FeLV cats now, but when I did, I kept him in one room until I was able > to find him a home. It was a lonely life for the poor guy, but I spent a lot > of time with him. If I had to do it long-term, I'd set up an area for > several FeLV cats so they could have companionship. That's my plan for the > future. > > > > But, I'll have to say that most people here know a lot more about this than > I do-but that's just my own personal choice so far. > > > > Melissa > > > ________________________________ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > catatonya > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:57 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: The best food for Duncan?? > > > > > > I was just there yesterday! I live in Woodstock, but we have a place on > Lake Buckhorn. > > > > > > I would say the majority of the people on this list mix their positive and > negative cats as long as they are adults and have been vaccinated. I have > done this over 10 years with no problems. > > > > > > I can't tell you dosages, because I don't give DD anything special except > 'good' food. (Whatever that may be these days) Royal Canin. > > > > > > tonya > > Laura Mostello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > Jane suggested that I ask the list for food > recommendations for Duncan. What would you all > suggest? She also mentioned some supplements, like > lysine and maitake. I know that these are readily > available at health food stores, but I'd like to know > about the dosage amount and frequency. Right now > Duncan's appetite is excellent, and I'd like to keep > it that way. > He isn't my only cat, by the way. There are 8 others! > All were saved from the euthanasia list at work. > Duncan lives separately, in my tortoise room. This is > probably a really stupid question, but I'll ask it > anyway. I understand that FeLV is primarily > transmitted through saliva, and that very casual > contact between cats is probably not enough to cause > infection. Are there other modes of transmission that > I should worry about? If he's walking around in the > tortoise room, should I be concerned that I'm bringing > the virus into other areas of my house on my shoes? > I'm being really, really fussy in order to prevent > cross-contamination, but perhaps I don't need to > nitpick quite so much. > Oh, Tonya, I live in Villa Rica, in Carroll county. > Where are you located? > Laura > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Caroline! http://rescuties.chipin.com/caroline I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
