It is against the law here to not vaccinate against rabies. I could have my rescue closed down if I transferred an unvaccinated cat, either to another rescue or to an adopter. Otherwise I wouldn't vaccinate against rabies either.
On 2/28/07, Gloria B. Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yup, I don't vaccinate for Rabies either. Just adopted out a nice Persian to an older lady, we talked about it and then agreed not to vaccinate for Rabies. She took kitty to the vet, who promptly recommended (and did) rabies vacination. Ain't that life. I have always been of the mind NOT to vaccinate pos. for FELV - but like I say, these are the ONLY FELV cats that I've seen live past 3 yrs of age. Something to ponder. Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:34 AM Subject: Re: Vacinating postivies (was Re: Help needed) > Gloria, > Once upon a time there was a thread on the list talking about the possible > benefits of vaccinating a pos cat. Maybe it was something that you posted > about these particular kitties from OK? Some healthy animals have adverse > reactions to vaccines of any sort, it may have more to do with the stress > of dealing with the vaccine then the fact that it is the felv vac in > particular. After all, it is never recommended to vaccinate an animal > that is showing symptoms of any kind. Perhaps the theory of not > vaccinating a felv pos asymptomatic cat comes from the fear that the > stress will activate the virus, and not necessarily anything in particular > about the felv vac in and of itself. I wouldn't vac a felv pos cat for > felv on purpose, not unless I could be convinced about the possible > benefits. I also wouldn't vac a pos cat for rabies because there is > little chance of my house cat coming in contact with disease. > Nina > > Gloria Lane wrote: >> BUT, MC, Have you ever heard that it was beneficial? That's what this >> lady's vet was saying. >> >> Gloria >> >> >> >> On Feb 27, 2007, at 6:25 PM, TenHouseCats wrote: >> >>> i've never seen anything that said that vaccinating positive cats HURT >>> them--or activated the virus, as some folks have claimed--just that it >>> was a waste of money and vaccine.... >>> >>> i have a friend whose mom's cat died of FeLV complications a year or so >>> ago--they'd never tested her when she came to them as a kitten 8 years >>> or so before, so she was just regularly vaccinated! >>> >>> >>> On 2/27/07, *Gloria Lane* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >>> >>> I hate to use it too - I know there are different varieties that >>> are preferable, and I've heard to avoid the ones that are >>> combined with other vaccines. >>> >>> Interesting thing - I've always heard to avoid vaccinating >>> positives with the FELV vaccine. But I've learned to be open to >>> other options - since I took in 3 FELV cats from a lady in >>> Oklahoma. Hmmm, maybe a couple of years ago? They're 10-11 years >>> old now. Her vet vaccinated them for FELV, as a way of dealing >>> with the FELV. And they're alive today, and I've never had one >>> live that long. Go figure. >>> >>> Gloria >>> > > >
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