My Maisey turned 4 in May. She's due for her annual shots, but I moved an hour away from where her vet is, and have a difficult time working out a time to get her down there. I've had several unexpected costs come up, and I've just been a student for the past several months (my parents have been helping me until I graduate). I've hesitated to look into vets up here because I'm unsure if I'm going to stay in the area or go back "home." I'm graduating at the end of this month, and looking at jobs in both places. In short, it's a harried time and I'm wondering how neccessary it is to get the shots done.
We live in an urban area - she never goes outside, except when I take her out on her cat leash. She's good about not getting out, but if she did, I'd be more worried about her getting hit by a car than getting rabies. I rarely see stray cats running around here - it's just too dangerous. I've also heard about vaccinations being more harm than good, causing bad reactions. When I was living in a semi-rural wooded area, she got regular shots and flea/mosquito treatment. That is also something I'm curious about. We don't have near the problem with bugs here in the city than we did in my hometown. Frontline doesn't even cover mosquitos. Heartworm is what I'm most concerned about, being deadly. Maisey has had tapeworms which were easily treated, and that was only shortly after I adopted her (she'd been a stray). I've had problems with Revolution (a 3-1), and she won't take the Heartguard tablets I got from the vet. I've heard bad things about chemical treatments, so I don't know what to do about that or the vaccines. The vet keeps sending me postcards, but I'd like to get settled in a job first. My lease expires in October, and I'd like to get out of this apt. complex because I'd like to be in a nicer area. When I'm working full-time, though, it will be even tougher to find time unless they have late hours. I have doctor's appts. I'm behind on, plus I have to have my wisdom teeth out. Things are really a mess, so I don't know if it's best to wait, or if this even needs to be done at all. I know she needs a vet up here (if I stay in the city). What do you think?
We live in an urban area - she never goes outside, except when I take her out on her cat leash. She's good about not getting out, but if she did, I'd be more worried about her getting hit by a car than getting rabies. I rarely see stray cats running around here - it's just too dangerous. I've also heard about vaccinations being more harm than good, causing bad reactions. When I was living in a semi-rural wooded area, she got regular shots and flea/mosquito treatment. That is also something I'm curious about. We don't have near the problem with bugs here in the city than we did in my hometown. Frontline doesn't even cover mosquitos. Heartworm is what I'm most concerned about, being deadly. Maisey has had tapeworms which were easily treated, and that was only shortly after I adopted her (she'd been a stray). I've had problems with Revolution (a 3-1), and she won't take the Heartguard tablets I got from the vet. I've heard bad things about chemical treatments, so I don't know what to do about that or the vaccines. The vet keeps sending me postcards, but I'd like to get settled in a job first. My lease expires in October, and I'd like to get out of this apt. complex because I'd like to be in a nicer area. When I'm working full-time, though, it will be even tougher to find time unless they have late hours. I have doctor's appts. I'm behind on, plus I have to have my wisdom teeth out. Things are really a mess, so I don't know if it's best to wait, or if this even needs to be done at all. I know she needs a vet up here (if I stay in the city). What do you think?