Marie: Here's the info from the FIP site I promised. Dr Blake states his opinion and that of Dr Richard Pitcairn and others on his website at http://www.thepetwhisperer.com/Vaccinations.html He also lists a large number of links giving information about vaccinations for animals and your whole family. There is no reason to vaccinate a healthy indoor cat ... much less one who is already compromised. Dr Blake has signed a medical exception form for his patients who are ill or have conditions that a rabies shot would cause damage to or further compromise an existing condition. Alot of conventional vets will refuse to do it but most holistic/homeopathic vets will. You may have to look for someone willing to put their signature on the line. >From Anne Martin; One person/university setting that comes to mind is Ron Schultz at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He's the one, you might recall, who did the landmark (and generally ignored, though scientifically validated) work years ago that demonstrated that booster vaccines are useless, since they confer no 'additional immunity' whatsoever owing to the presence of antibodies from previous vaccines. The implications this has for how vet clinics do business are staggering. He also, as I understand it, is the one who lobbied for and got the financing to do a seven-year study, just started, looking at the REAL length of immunity conferred by one rabies vaccine. Hope that gets you what you need Caroline _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx
