I agree and I think that provides another reason to wait with indoor kittens because the other vaccines are arguably more important up front, like rabies, etc. That's pretty much why my mom waited with her negative cat-- work on paying for all the other, more important vaccines first, then go to the FeLV. I guess you could argue that vaccinating against FeLV an indoor, negative 3 year old cat is unnecessary, but we take her out on a leash and my mom is paranoid that if she ever gets loose, until we can find her again, she wants her to be protected against FeLV cats she may run into. Plus, her cat is very sensitive and allergy prone, so she's at risk for reactions to any shots/vaccines- she had one bad one to rabies- so all her vaccinations have to be spread out and she has to stay at the vet's a half day for observation. I think that's another reason to wait until they can be tested- to determine how each kitten responds to vaccines in general so if you have one that doesn't do so well, you can decide whether it's necessary to put him/her through that.
-Caroline
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Subject: Re: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV?
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:16:49 -0600
Felv vaccination is NOT standard - my vet never recommend to kitties who are low risk as Felk vaccines will have a potential side effects -- and do not give all the vaccines simultaneoulsy, it's too much for a kitten, and always use killed vaccines and not modifies version. It's standard -- it's easy money generating thing for a vet clinic -If a kitty goes outside, felk vaccine is considerend, but I hope you will wait a little longer - to give it to them.. also, need to give it separately from the time you give other vaccines ------- Original Message -----From: Susan DuboseSent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 2:45 PMSubject: Re: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV?I would always test prior to vaccinating.But that is just me.Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
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Trajan Tennent----- Original Message -----From: C & JSent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 2:55 PMSubject: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV?I adopted two kittens from a farm who are 8 weeks old right now. They are scheduled to go in for their vaccinations at 10 weeks, and the clinic mentioned that the FeLV vaccination is standard now. I asked if they should be tested first to make sure they don't have FeLV, and they said it didn't matter.I am wondering what your opinions are on this. I don't know if these kittens have ever been exposed, but I do know that 10 weeks is too soon to reliably test for the virus. Is it safe to go ahead and vaccinate, not knowing if they are infected or not?I'm not even positive I want that vaccine, but it may be a good idea. The kittens will eventually be able to go outside in chain-link enclosure that we've built, so it is unlikely they will have contact with other cats, but its always possible some contact could occur through the fence. We live outside of the city now, but there are a few cats belonging to neighbours that wander through from time to time (they mostly stay out of the yard due to our dog).Cassandra
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