Hey Lee! I didn't know you were on this list too! I have not had a vet push the FIV vaccine on me, maybe I have been lucky.
We give the FELV, FVRCP, and legally required rabies shot to our adoption cats. The reason we do this is because we aren't sure adopters won't let the cats outside, no matter what they say, and I figure that way at least they will have some protection. I also vaccinate my personal indoor-only cats for FELV because you never really know what your foster cats are carrying - as we know snap tests are not all that reliable. I do FVRCP once every 3 years. I'd love to skip rabies altogether, but it is against the law, though they have approved the 3 year rabies vaccine now, thank goodness. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Lee Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not only do vets vaccinate cats who should not have anything else to stress > their immune system and not only do they insist on vaccinating indoor-only > cats, old cats and even ill cats, but they are now pushing the FIV vaccine > which will turn the cat FIV+ so if he/she gets lost, picked up by animal > control or taken to a vet by a rescuer, the cat will test positive for FIV > and most likely be killed. Vaccines are NOT a miracle prevention. Many > cats get sarcoma at the site of the vaccine. Other cats actually get the > disease they are being vaccinated for from the vaccine. When I was a teen, > I was vaccinated for Polio and got a mild case of Polio that paralyzed my > right arm for almost a year. I still have some neurological problems from > that. None of my personal cats are vaccinated. My adoption cats are only > vaccinated with the FVRCP vaccine and the legally required rabies shot. > Many of us here in rescue are opposed to other vaccines. > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 Check out our Memsaic! http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Please help with some of our kitties medical needs! http://rescuties.chipin.com/kitties-medical-expenses "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take them first as long as you leave me alone". _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
