Please help, I'm Worried About My Cat

Hey everyone

I just got back from the vet and I was really worried about a few things that I hope you guys could help me with.  

Today my cat, whom I call Lil Kitty, is getting spayed and when I went to the vet the people there pushed me to get her rabies/distemper vaccines.  Lil Kitty is 6 months old and has received all her necessary vaccines as of two months, and she is an indoor cat only.

Did I make the wrong decision?  I've been reading how vaccines can actually be bad for your cat and now that has me so worried.  I don't want her health deteriorating or her suffering as a result of this, it would hurt me forever.

I swear this is why I hate vets and doctors, they treat you and pet like a commodity.

Please help guys

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they treat you and your pet like a commodity*

oops, sorry.  

Mine is also an indoor cat and hasn't been vaccinated for rabies (she is almost 5(. If she doesn't have contact with other outdoor or stray animals, I'd say you don't need it. However, you might want to ask about any laws in your country and see if you are required to vaccinate her. I know that you need every possible vaccine if you want to leave the country with her, but I really don't think anything can happen to her without it.

Two months doesn't finish her series - and the Rabies vaccination is required by law.  It's good practice to keep up-to-date with the rabies vaccine -for various reasons -your vet and many other vets require this sometimes as part of their policy when treating patients at their clinic.

You didn't say what vaccines she's already had but you need to know that distemper vaccine (FVRCP) needs to be given 3 times for optimal protection (twice before 4 months of age, then an annual) -  Ideally she should also be tested for FELV/FIV, and if negative, then vaccinated for FELV (2 boosters 4 weeks apart).  She doesn't need to be, and should not be vaccinated for FIV, it's a controversial vaccine and can cause a false positive on an elisa test later on.

Vaccine reactions are rare - some are mild but are generally self-limiting within 24 hours.  The alternative is a deadly disease and in the case of Rabies, fatal.