isn't that what i was saying? that's the point of the new protocols where each sort of shot is given in a different leg, or different body part, and NOT in the scruff....
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Cougar Clan <[email protected]>wrote: > One might want to select a less than lethal site for the injection though. > > On Feb 20, 2009, at 12:56 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I haven't ever heard of any research that indicates what could happen if >> you vaccinate an FELV+ cat for FELV. >> Most people seem to assume that it would make no difference to the course >> of the FELV disease but >> I don't think that is based on real information. >> >> I thought the reason vets almost always recommend against it is that >> injection induced sarcoma - or tumor growth >> at the injection site - is highest for the FELV vaccine (although still >> very minimal). So vaccinating for FELV when not >> necessary is subjecting the cat to the risk of the tumor growth at the >> injection site. >> >> One might want to run the risk of tumor growth if there was a beneficial >> affect in terms of length of life with the vaccination. >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> > Marylyn, Copper & Thomas > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
