I agree with MaryChristine. I believe it is a federal law that most states hold
to strictly. We vaccinate many animals at the Vet hospital I work at for
transport. It is rare that we are able to waive the vaccine. Unless there has
been a previous reaction to the vaccine or your vet deems that it
If you can avoid it, I would not get the rabies vaccine. Is there anyway
she will be exposed to a bat or raccoon or infected animal on the way? I
doubt it. The vaccines and their requirements were started, and are likely
still in place, more to protect people than the animal. I would steer far
i think that it's a federal law when crossing state lines--in SOME cases,
it's waivable if there's a vet's certificate, but it doesn't sound as if
that the issue.
i'm not sure that a titre would be acceptable--and then there's the issue
that some states only accept the three-year vax, and not the
When was the last rabies vaccine? Perhaps a titre test to see if that vaccine
is still effective?
While I understand and agree with your concerns, there is another issue. What
if the cat gets stressed and bites someone? (Those of us who work with ferals
say that the rabies vaccine's greater
Hi everyone,
This isn't exactly FeLV related, but my vet is apparently insisting
that Ember get a rabies vax before she gets on the plane. Is this
really necessary? It doesn't look like Northwest/Delta (the airline
we'd use) has a requirement. I'd think that Wisconsin could issue a
waiver
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