Hi,
I'm new to the group - fostering a negative kitten that was with a positive kitten. She's isolated because of a URI and ONLY because of the URI. She will get her kitten shots as soon as she's done with her antibiotics. I just had to respond to the comment about a bat flying down the chimney/rabies vaccinations. First of all, bats would have to navigate through the flue and in some cases, the external pipes are covered with mesh. Then it would have to get through the dampers which should be kept closed unless the fireplace is actually being used. Then it would have to fly through your house and attach itself to something. Since bats invariably seek heights, it wouldn't be a ground level cat.
Next. Rabies vaccinations for indoor cats. I, personally, don't give my cats rabies vaccines. If they get ONE in their lifetimes, it's a big deal. Ferals that come inside do get an initial vaccine. Vets won't/don't tell you that annual or every three year vaccines become redundant and the single best way to see if your animal still has protection is to do a titer. Please go to www.catshots.com and learn about vaccination and overvaccination. Some of my vets refuse to do dentals on my unvaccinated cats so I have found other vets who will. I have a couple of cats that have never had any vaccines other than some kitten protection. There was a study that may be on the aforementioned site that said that if a cat has had 2 or 3 rabies vaccinations, it is vaccinated for life. I don't believe in FIV or FeLv vaccines either - FeLv vaccine has been problematic for injection site sarcoma.
A veterinarian friend of mine had an FIV cat (as well as an FeLv) cat live with negative cats for years without passing either virus. I'm more afraid of panleukopenia and FIP than FeLv or FIV .
Roena
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