Tonya - I would love to have it. I thought I had made a decision, and after all the input from the list in the last few days I feel like I am back at square one. Thanks, Susan --- catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I saved all the stuff people sent me about vaccines > when CC got sick. If anyone wants it let me know and > I can send it to you. > > tonya > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > Julie, > > When it rain it pours. I feel for you I told Niki I > don't know how she > does it and to you too. I know there are a few of > you on the list with > a good amount of kitties. I know when I had 3 I > didn't know which > way was up or down, My heart goes out to you. > > My OPINION in vaccinations is up in the air. I have > read a lot and > being on VAC group when we thought Bamama had cancer > (it was > the first cancer group I found) I learned a lot. > Obviously most of the > group had cats that passed away from vaccines > causing cancer. > Then I started to worry and when Hobo go another > rabies shot he > got a lump and I thought I would die, here's a cat > feral never > vaccinated and has had infections when he was wild I > vaccinate > him and look what I did. Turns out he was fine just > a reaction. > > Depending on what on ages I think cats should get > vaccines but > maybe not as often as they say. I can't remember > where my article > is that has the vaccines and how long and often but > our vets use > them too often for the most part. > > Holistic vets don't give vaccines, I think this is > based on what they > know could happen. And most of them recommand a raw > diet. The > holistic vet I use to see for Charmed was a allo and > holistic and > only gave shots for clients that wanted them she > said it weakens > the immune systems. > > Diane put up an argument the one time we went about > how young > cats really need it since they don't have any in > there systems. This > was since the vet said that cats have a build up of > it for years and > over vaccinating can harm. So by the end she sort of > agreed with > Diane at the beginning it should be done. > > I THINK in your case having so many cats with > problems may be a > good idea. Germs can carry very quickly and I don't > know how to > prevent cross containamation in a large house hold > accept for > isolation which in your case is not going to work? > Is it? Diane did > that with Fluffy, she took her out the house put her > in a place at the > hospital where they have isolation areas (germ free) > and she had a > seizure. Go figure. > > Maybe someone else can help you. I am still sorta > out. I wasn't > going vaccinate against fev but since Hobo got loose > not too long > ago and came back from a fight I am leary so I did. > Which I have to > test him for both felv and fiv next month. My vet > said fiv takes a > while to show up. Any I still don't know I could be > taking another > felv cat in I never know. But I am still > recoperation from 3 years of > overtime with sick cats. > > Maybe Glenda has that list which list the vaccines > and who long. > > Glenda? you there? > > I will search my old stuff and see if I can find it. > > Good luck don't give up. Julie, we do the best we > can and I know > you do what you think is in the best interest of > your gang. STOP > being like me and beating yourself up. > > Sending some germ free vibes and healing ones too > your way to > CT. > > Carla > > > > > > > > > Date sent: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 07:55:17 -0700 (PDT) > From: Julie Johnson > > Subject: Rethinking Vaccines...hindsight is 20/20 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I'm in week two of this URI outbreak and it's bad. > > > Spudz is in the hospital; they were afraid it had > > progressed to pneumonia, but thankfully not. He's > not > > eaten in over a week and the sub-q fluids were > just > > not doing it, so he's on an IV and they are tube > > feeding. > > > > I am exhausted and feel about as guilty as > possible > > because I've elected not to booster. I did a lot > of > > reading and made a choice. I am not sure it was > the > > right one; over 20 of my cats are sick, from mild > to > > severe, with this rhinotracheitis and I am now > > wondering if I shouldn't go back to annual > boosters. > > My heart breaks to see them sick and I do feel a > > certain responsibility even though the vaccine > doesn't > > necessarily prevent infection, but might have kept > it > > from reaching such severity in some of the cats. > > > > Those who are eating are doing better because they > are > > able to take in the Lysine; when Kim had Spudz > > tranquilized (he's such a mellow fellow who'll let > you > > do anything except touch his face, anywhere) she > said > > the ulcers and blisters are right down his throat. > I > > could tell that trying to syringe feed him, he was > > unable or unwilling to swallow. > > > > When I got in to work today, I learned a friend of > > mine, Marty, an electrician, had died > unexpectedly. > > Marty used to say, 'electricity is not a hobby' > and > > now I wonder if I've caused my cats sickness by > trying > > to be an amatuer vet. > > > > It's so hard to know what to do. Has anyone else > > faced something like this and decided to go back > to > > annual boosters? > > > > Hugs to all. > > > > Julie > > > > p.s. this week sucks! > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > > > === message truncated ===
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