I would vaccinate my fiv's. Unless they are sick, I don't think it will hurt
them. Just my opinion from dealing with both for over 15 years.
tonya
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We have two FIV+ cats in our household, one of whom has previously
been vaccinated against FeLV. The other is a
Here's some more vaccination info, from Best Friends.
http://network.bestfriends.org/Blogs/Detail.aspx?b=59
On 3/16/07, Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is an interesting webinar on this subject at
There is an interesting webinar on this subject at
https://petsmartcharities.webex.com/mw0304l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=petsmartcharities
On 3/15/07, TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
distemper is a very nasty death, tho.. that's one i just won't mess
with and while a lot of the
Use the merial PUREVAX brand FELV vaccine, it is the safest one. I do think
that FIV+
cats who may be exposed should be vaccinated (once, no boosters needed). FIV
makes a
cat more prone to contract other things, including FELV.
Phaewryn
http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
Special Needs Cat
why just once? doesn't it take two doses to establish immunity?
and, from experience, FIV cats are as likely to throw off FeLV as healthy
cats. in fact, FIV cats are HEALTHIER, in almost every sanctuary setting,
than strays and ferals are.
On 3/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I personally don't believe in boosters. There's been no research done to
show they are required, as far as I am aware of. There have been studies
done that show that single vaccinations do produce immunity though. Please
share the studies if you know of any that suggest otherwise, as I am going
on
we're not talking about BOOSTERS, but the initial series of
innoculations. i know that when distemper was brought into the
sanctuary, adult cats who had only had one shot as an adult (as we didn't
know, of course, if they'd ever had their full series of kitten shots)
DIED many rescues
Any shot given after the first shot is a booster shot, as it boosts the
first one. There are studies that show that single doses of vaccines are
effective, though not all are CAT studies, but the immune system works much
the same in all mammals:
http://www.heska.com/ultranasal/pr_info.asp (proven
i'm certainly not sold on the need for a full series of everything, but i DO
know that a single adult dose didn't protect against distemper, but that's a
particularly nasty little buggie--i know of other rescues that've had that
experience with it, too. as for other things, i have little doubt
I'm sure it varies vaccine to vaccine. Regardless... I wont vaccinate except
for one time (except rabies, where I have some legal consequences involved
if I don't). That being said, I quarantine any new cats that come in, just
in case. The thing is, some of the things we vaccinate for are not
distemper is a very nasty death, tho.. that's one i just won't mess
with and while a lot of the deaths were kittens, there were a lot of
adults who went too. but it's very different when you're not talking a
multi-cat environment, or taking in rescues, or fosters..
On 3/15/07, [EMAIL
We have two FIV+ cats in our household, one of whom has previously
been vaccinated against FeLV. The other is a recent foster care
arrival. We are considering bringing in a cat who MAY have been
exposed to FeLV. She has tested negative on an Elisa but exposure is
recent enough, and Elisa
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