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>>I am an older lady << Me, too. But enjoy this
one: When I was 41, hubby and I took the grands through their apt
buildings with the Halloween group. At the exit of every bldg the manager
checked if everyone was still there. Hubby, 43, had left the
group and went ahead to the kids apt, ready to hand out candy. Mgr
looked around and asked where the "elderly couple" was ... hahaha, I looked
around too since I didn't know there were any with us. "Oh, there you
are!" when she saw me! So, there you go, we've been elderly a
loooooooooooooong time. Actually, I feel quite spunky for 66.
Del
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:46
AM
Subject: Re: How often to
vaccinate?
One vaccine that my Vet refuses to use is the one for FIV. When
it first
came out he used it. After about 2 to 3yrs many vets felt that
the
vaccine was giving the cats FIV. Besides my Vet many others in my
area
refuse to use it.
I am an older lady and when I was a child the
only vaccine was the one
for rabies. Nothing for distemper, etc. If you had
a cat that lived to
be 7yrs old that was considered an old cat. Because of
vaccines many
cats today are living to be 16yrs to 20 yrs. old. I have a
positive cat
that is 11yrs. old and another one that is 16yrs. old. I may
go as long
as 3yrs. and not loose a cat then I can loose 2 to 3 in a short
time.
Others, in my area, have the same thing happen to their cats
and we all
give vaccines every 3yrs except for the negative cats. We give
them the
vaccine against Felv every year.
Also, since I retired and live
on a low "Fixed Income" I can only afford
to fed my cats dry Friskies. One
advantage to this is if one of them
have to stay at the Vet's hospital they
are fed Friskies. So there is no
change in their diet. If one of your cats
have to stay at the Vets be
sure to take along the kind of food your cat
eats.
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