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My 16 year old cat Mistoflees is due for shots next month. I know he'll be due for Feline Distemper and Rabies. Don't know about Feline Leukemia. The other kitty just had her shots (she's 8) and she wasn't due for the Leukemia one until 2010. I have no problem giving her shots. She's healthy (besides being a couple of pounds overweight).
Being that he's 16 years old, and that he's given us a couple of scares (diareah for 24 hours- this happens every couple of months), I'm really hesitant to get him vaccinated. He has to get the Rabies one. It's required by city law, and since he's got a licence, if he doesn't get it- the city can send us a summons to court for not doing it. So, I'm ok with him getting the Rabies. Beyond that- I really don't want to give him any more shots.
I think the vet will be ok with me not getting the other shots. But- can anyone reccomend websites that I can read? I've read 2 sides of the story, don't vaccinate older cats with anything else but rabies- then other websites said that older cats are more suseptible to diseases- so they should get all of their shots. But what if he has an adverse reaction to the shots because of his age?
But then again, I'm giving him flea and tick medicine every month. I have to. Otherwise the cat and the house will be full of fleas, and I'm just not dealing with that.
My 16 year old cat Mistoflees is due for shots next month. I know he'll be due for Feline Distemper and Rabies. Don't know about Feline Leukemia. The other kitty just had her shots (she's 8) and she wasn't due for the Leukemia one until 2010. I have no problem giving her shots. She's healthy (besides being a couple of pounds overweight).
Being that he's 16 years old, and that he's given us a couple of scares (diareah for 24 hours- this happens every couple of months), I'm really hesitant to get him vaccinated. He has to get the Rabies one. It's required by city law, and since he's got a licence, if he doesn't get it- the city can send us a summons to court for not doing it. So, I'm ok with him getting the Rabies. Beyond that- I really don't want to give him any more shots.
I think the vet will be ok with me not getting the other shots. But- can anyone reccomend websites that I can read? I've read 2 sides of the story, don't vaccinate older cats with anything else but rabies- then other websites said that older cats are more suseptible to diseases- so they should get all of their shots. But what if he has an adverse reaction to the shots because of his age?
But then again, I'm giving him flea and tick medicine every month. I have to. Otherwise the cat and the house will be full of fleas, and I'm just not dealing with that.