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I have five cats. The oldest is 20 and he goes outside but barely leaves the property. He's had some hissing arguments with other cats but never been in a serious fight, or any fight for that matter. The other four are strictly indoor cats and will never go out.
I used to go to a different vet than the one I have now. The first vet told me the indoor cats should get the FeLV vaccine even though they don't go outside, just in case my outdoor cat gets in a fight and infects them. He said even if that doesn't happen, the vaccine wouldn't hurt them. I was sure I'd chosen to vaccinate them all for FeLV.
Today I took the oldest two indoor cats to Vet 2 for their annual FVRCP and FeLV update. It turns out that Ouiji never got the FeLV but Willow did, along with the two younger indoor cats at home. I don't know how Ouiji never got it, but I was sure she had. We went through all her records from both places and it's clear she never had it. Vet 2 said it wasn't really necessary and not to bother getting it for Ouiji if I didn't have the funds, since her first injection of it would require a followup injection in four weeks (therefore, doubling the price). Willow had it all along so he gave her the singular, yearly dose. Then we noticed Willow never had the "followup" shot four weeks after her first FeLV vacc in 2021. She did all her other vaccines when scheduled but I don't remember anyone telling me about the four week followup shot so she never got it. Then we checked the younger kittens and they got their first FeLV last summer but never did the four week followup either, because I didn't know about it. The vet said not to worry because even if they missed round-two of their first FeLV it was better than nothing and I could carry on with the annual boosters.
I'm confused because he's saying Ouiji doesn't really it, and the other ones didn't get it as scheduled but it's still better than nothing.
I decided not to do Ouiji with FeLV at all but now I'm wondering if it's normal for indoor cats to get the vacc, or if they're at risk with their big brother going outside sometimes. The one who goes outside doesn't get vaccines anymore because the vets both said he's too old, and he didn't have the FeLV vacc when he was younger because I didn't even know about it back then.
Sorry for the ramble but I'm confused. Should I get it for Ouiji? I feel guilty doing the other three but not her, but yet it seems kind of unnecessary too.
I used to go to a different vet than the one I have now. The first vet told me the indoor cats should get the FeLV vaccine even though they don't go outside, just in case my outdoor cat gets in a fight and infects them. He said even if that doesn't happen, the vaccine wouldn't hurt them. I was sure I'd chosen to vaccinate them all for FeLV.
Today I took the oldest two indoor cats to Vet 2 for their annual FVRCP and FeLV update. It turns out that Ouiji never got the FeLV but Willow did, along with the two younger indoor cats at home. I don't know how Ouiji never got it, but I was sure she had. We went through all her records from both places and it's clear she never had it. Vet 2 said it wasn't really necessary and not to bother getting it for Ouiji if I didn't have the funds, since her first injection of it would require a followup injection in four weeks (therefore, doubling the price). Willow had it all along so he gave her the singular, yearly dose. Then we noticed Willow never had the "followup" shot four weeks after her first FeLV vacc in 2021. She did all her other vaccines when scheduled but I don't remember anyone telling me about the four week followup shot so she never got it. Then we checked the younger kittens and they got their first FeLV last summer but never did the four week followup either, because I didn't know about it. The vet said not to worry because even if they missed round-two of their first FeLV it was better than nothing and I could carry on with the annual boosters.
I'm confused because he's saying Ouiji doesn't really it, and the other ones didn't get it as scheduled but it's still better than nothing.
I decided not to do Ouiji with FeLV at all but now I'm wondering if it's normal for indoor cats to get the vacc, or if they're at risk with their big brother going outside sometimes. The one who goes outside doesn't get vaccines anymore because the vets both said he's too old, and he didn't have the FeLV vacc when he was younger because I didn't even know about it back then.
Sorry for the ramble but I'm confused. Should I get it for Ouiji? I feel guilty doing the other three but not her, but yet it seems kind of unnecessary too.
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