According to my vet, cats with compromised immune systems should NOT be vaccinated; he also refuses to vaccinate cats that are sick and/or running a fever....Since the FVRCP should last a lifetime, and rabies cannot be brought into the house, I would seriously think about not doing it. If a cat doesn't go outside, even if the state requires rabies vaccines, you don't have to do it (they don't knoow that you have a cat) - unless you operate a rescue facility as I do. -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Peggy Verdonck Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 2:04 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Question About Integrating Positive and Negative Cats
Rabies is not necessary on indoor cats, but it's required by law in your state. I would get a second opinion on vaccinating your cats on a regular basis, other then rabies, because even you can bring in a disease that can make your cat sick. Especially cats who are Felv + need their yearly booster to prevent them from getting sick. They might not be able to fight a simple infection, because of their weak immune system. 2010/12/8 Stephanie (Merkel) Sherry <steph.she...@yahoo.com> > Thanks Everyone. I am lucky in that my vets have never recommended over > vaccinating. Other than rabies, which is required yearly by law in our > state, > we have never done additional vaccinating on my cats (current and prior) as > they > are indoor cats only. It's part of the struggle with figuring out what to > do. > > > Separately, Magic had a watery eye this morning that she wasn't opening as > much > as the other one. So we need to keep a watch on that for her as I've also > heard > treating her symptoms early is key to her quality of life. > > Thanks again. > Stephanie > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
