RE: OT-Rabies Vaccine

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

3 year and 1 year are very similar in their dosage according to my vet.. but 3 year has a bit more--- so she did not mind using it for dogs and was still not comfortable for using cats .. if you think about it.. a 70 lb dog gets the same dosage of rabies vaccine as a 6 lb of cats which is very scary..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 2:24 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT-Rabies Vaccine   every state's regs are different--but many DO require an annual shot; around here (mid-Michigan), they're only giving the one-year shot.... (i don't have the citation, but i've heard that, in reality, the 3-year and the 1-year are actually the same dosage--anyone know anything about that?)   my vets never used to check whether my cats were vaccinated for rabies, but now they are requiring proof if i bring in one they haven't seen the paperwork on before....     On 7/10/06, Roxane Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just had an upsetting phone call with my vets office.  They are going from a 2 years rabies vaccine to a annual rabies vaccine for cats, it is now 3 years for dogs.  I thought that there was only one type of rabies vaccine and it was a 3 year shot. With the study that Jean Dodds is trying to put together, I would think that vet offices would wake-up to the dangers of over vaccinating. Does anyone  know if this annual vaccination is a new standard for felines or is this just my vet? I'm sorry this is OT but with a canine with an auto-immune disorder because a vet over vaccinated her, I get very upset when they tell me I need to vaccinate more.  Roxane, Horton, Iowa Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892