So I got Mitzy and his previous owners assured me his vaccs were all up to date. But they'd lost the card that told them when he was next due. Well I went to my vets with my rabbit and while there enquired about vaccinations. Or more to the point of could they tell when his last vaccination was without those papers. They told me to get his vets address and they'd ask them.
So I asked Paula what vet he was registered at. Her reply was he'd not been re-registered at a vet since they moved...four years ago. So he'd not had his jabs for at least four years! Now am I right in being shocked? My rabbits need their vaccs every 6 and 12 months, surely cat's need doing annually too?
So now I'm even more antsy about letting him out as I don't know if he's properly covered against...whatever it is vaccines cover cats against. What are the vaccines for?
Is he safe to leave for a little bit or do I need to get him in pronto? There are a lot of cats in our area but my rabbit is in a bad way so the vets bills on him are bleeding me dry and I hadn't counted on Mitzy needing his vaccs for a while yet as Paula had told me.
So I asked Paula what vet he was registered at. Her reply was he'd not been re-registered at a vet since they moved...four years ago. So he'd not had his jabs for at least four years! Now am I right in being shocked? My rabbits need their vaccs every 6 and 12 months, surely cat's need doing annually too?
So now I'm even more antsy about letting him out as I don't know if he's properly covered against...whatever it is vaccines cover cats against. What are the vaccines for?
Is he safe to leave for a little bit or do I need to get him in pronto? There are a lot of cats in our area but my rabbit is in a bad way so the vets bills on him are bleeding me dry and I hadn't counted on Mitzy needing his vaccs for a while yet as Paula had told me.