Marie, this is all new to me, but according to my vet, cats with feline leukemia do not get the same vaccinations as healthy cats, so it may very well have been what hastened your cat's demise. I'm not even going to have him vaccinated for anything at this point.
Personally if an animal is strictly an indoor cat, I'm not sure they're all that necessary, but in your case, I would hold off for a longer time. Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: MarieG To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:36 PM Subject: spooked about vaccinations Hello, I haven't been posting in a while. A year ago, I had a cat who died within several weeks of being dx with feline leukemia. Other than ocassionally sneezing, Cakooie seemed like a healthy kitty. He was my first cat, so there was a lot i didn't know about feline dieases. But he ate well and was playful. Then three weeks after he had his vaccinations, he went down quickly. His sister, Chica, has tested negative twice within 90 d ays. I think she will be okay. It's time to have her vaccinations again, and I'm just scared because of what happened to my other cat. I know the vaccinations didn't cause him to get leukemia. I think they did make him worse. He was vaccinated for rabies and distemper. Chica is an indoor cat, so I don't know what vaccinations she really needs. Rabies is required. She probably should get a booster for distemper. Do you think after two negative tests and a good checkup that it is safe to assume she's felv free? Are vaccinations generally safe? Thanks for your input. Marie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
