Kitty Shots

[us cats]

I have a friend that just lost her 3 year old Cornish Rex to Lukemia. He had been tested before & tested negative & was current on his shots. He has had Herpes Virus also. Does anyone know if this goes hand & hand. Also has anyone ever heard something about the shots can cause the diease. And that yearly shots are not necessary? Just wondering ...

 

[nern]

sorry to hear about your friends cat. yes i think that on very rare occasions a live vaccine can cause a disease. i aslo dont really find it neccessary to get all the vaccinations if a cat is stickly indoors though there is that one small chance that the cat could escape one day and thats when you would regret getting those vaccines.

 

[us cats]

I thought I had heard that some where before. All of her kitties are inside kitties. I do not get the shots for my kitties. They are inside kitties also. Living in Texas it is State Law to get the Rabies shot once a year even though the shot is good for 3 years. My kitties do not get that either. My 2 dogs get it though. Thanks for the info...

 

[dodo]

Hi Uscats

There was a thread about vaccinations before. I thought you might want to read it maybe.

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...&threadid=2963

 

[eeva]

Although this page deals with information gathered about vaccinations and dogs, it's nonetheless interesting reading and makes one wonder...

http://www.asr-svcs.dircon.co.uk/wwwchc/vac_rslt.htm

I, for one, have decided not to vaccinate my dogs or cats again, having weighed the risks and benefits of vaccines.