I took Fred and Tabbi to the vet for their check up and shots.
Fred was just due for a Parvo/Distemper.. I feel the dog does need vaccinated since he does go outside often, and also travels often.
The cats are all indoors. I had asked about forgoing the leukemia and other vaccines.. his theory was that these diseases can all be tracked indoors on our shoes. He said if it was a cat that had been vaccined for 5-6 years and live like a 3 story apartment building, maybe.. but if I have many stray cats that come thru my yard, he thinks there is still some chance of exposure (In the 3 years that I have lived here, Ive only seen ONE stray cat- surprisingly enough!)
However, oddly enough he did not seem concerned about vaccinating for rabies. His point was that it could only be spread thru a bite anyways, and since the cats are indoors, they are not likely going to get bit by anything.
I asked about the legalities of the rabies shots. I was under the impression that they were required by law. He said you need to tell them your dog has the rabies vaccine to get a dog licence, but he wasnt aware that it was law. I pointed out that animals are subject to quarantine if they bite, and also NO vet will even do a spay/neuter without rabies vaccines. Even spay/neuter clinics do rabies vaccines to assure they are vaccinated.
He said he was going to have to check on the law with rabies, because he wasnt sure.
I do like this vet for Fred, he seems more knowledgeable about the Cresteds than other vets in the area do, and he also has a simple vaccine that Fred doesnt have reactions to. For the cats? Eh, Im not so thrilled.. there's another vet in town that I use that seems more familiar with cats.
Any thoughts on what the vet told me today regarding vaccines/exposures? He even suggested that some of the upper respitory diseases can be tracked in on my shoes.
Fred was just due for a Parvo/Distemper.. I feel the dog does need vaccinated since he does go outside often, and also travels often.
The cats are all indoors. I had asked about forgoing the leukemia and other vaccines.. his theory was that these diseases can all be tracked indoors on our shoes. He said if it was a cat that had been vaccined for 5-6 years and live like a 3 story apartment building, maybe.. but if I have many stray cats that come thru my yard, he thinks there is still some chance of exposure (In the 3 years that I have lived here, Ive only seen ONE stray cat- surprisingly enough!)
However, oddly enough he did not seem concerned about vaccinating for rabies. His point was that it could only be spread thru a bite anyways, and since the cats are indoors, they are not likely going to get bit by anything.
I asked about the legalities of the rabies shots. I was under the impression that they were required by law. He said you need to tell them your dog has the rabies vaccine to get a dog licence, but he wasnt aware that it was law. I pointed out that animals are subject to quarantine if they bite, and also NO vet will even do a spay/neuter without rabies vaccines. Even spay/neuter clinics do rabies vaccines to assure they are vaccinated.
He said he was going to have to check on the law with rabies, because he wasnt sure.
I do like this vet for Fred, he seems more knowledgeable about the Cresteds than other vets in the area do, and he also has a simple vaccine that Fred doesnt have reactions to. For the cats? Eh, Im not so thrilled.. there's another vet in town that I use that seems more familiar with cats.
Any thoughts on what the vet told me today regarding vaccines/exposures? He even suggested that some of the upper respitory diseases can be tracked in on my shoes.