Probably because the felv vaccine and rabies vaccine are the ones that cause injection site sarcoma. So if your cat is not likely to get felv its not worth the risk.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 9, 2016, at 6:12 AM, Margo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Did the Pet Store Manager say why s/he did not approve? > > Margo > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Ardy Robertson <[email protected]> >> Sent: Jun 9, 2016 12:01 AM >> To: [email protected], [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] different types of Felv >> >> My vet never said that exactly, but the pet store manager told me the FeLV >> vaccine is not a good idea. >> >> Ardy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Lorrie >> Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 7:38 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] different types of Felv >> >>> Has anyone's vet ever advised them against vaccines for a FELV >>> cat, or minimal vaccines, or spacing them out, being they have a >>> compromised immune system? >> - >> >> My vet will not give vaccinations to any FelV cats, nor to any of my old >> cats. She also does not tell me to euthanize a FelV cat. Some positive cats >> can live long lives in spite of having the virus. >> - >> >> It is encouraging to know that FelV is NOT a death sentence with every cat. >> Usually if is fatal with kittens however, as their immune systems are not >> fully developed. >> >> >> Lorrie >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
