I am one of the few peope that doesn't have a computer at home. I use my work computer. So it is difficult for me to do alot of research. Honestly after working on a computer all day I probably wouldn't want to get on one when I got home.
Cindy Reasoner --- "MacKenzie, Kerry N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hear you Cindy. Speaking for myself I think > technology while truly > wonderful has also resulted in us having to work > harder and longer than > ever before (I never ever want a Blackberry-type > thing; I've used my > recntly-acquired cellphone ONCE)----my poor brain > finds it impossible to > retain information these days even when I do read > up. Kerry M > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of cindy reasoner > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:50 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: overvaccination > > > All I know is what my vet told me. I guess I am the > idiot for trusting him. I will do research about > it. > I'm sorry I can't get on this site everyday to read > what people post. > > Cindy Reasoner > > --- MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. > > > > the "new" calici virus is neither new, nor a > virus. > > > > like FIP, what has occurred, very infrequently, > and > > only in hospital and > > shelter environments a FEW times since first > > identified is a MUTATED FORM OF > > ONE OF THE COMMON CALICI VIRUSES. each outbreak > has > > been a different form, > > which means that NO VACCINE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO > > PROTECT AGAINST THE NEXT > > FORM. > > > > why do you think there isn't an HIV vaccine > > yet?????? > > > > this is a HUGE money-making scam by ft dodge. both > > phaewyrn and i have > > collected lots of data on this, and posted it to > the > > lists. please go back > > in archives and do real research. > > > > the avma DOES NOT CONSIDER THE FT DODGE VACCINE A > > CORE VACCINE. > > > > read the CURRENT vaccine protocol at the uc davis > > site, or any of the other > > vet school sites. please. > > > > i can post all the info on the calici virus when i > > have a chance--if anyone > > who still reads this list has the copy i sent out > a > > month or so ago, when ft > > dodge decided to capitalize on everyone's > > pet-food-recall panic, PLEASE post > > it AGAIN for people. > > > > MC who is, frankly, tired of repeating herself. > > > > On 6/21/07, MaryChristine > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/21/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > The new calici virus, again, I think is scare > > tactics. > > > > > > > > The vaccine is made by Fort Dodge, and Ft > Dodge > > is trying to make $ > > > > off it. They are the same ones who make the > FIP > > vaccine. I do not > > > > use Ft Dodge vaccines on my cats. Again, this > > is something my vet has > > > > never seen a case of, no one has been able to > > prove it even exists. > > > > > > > > If you want the most recent recommendations > for > > vaccines, go to the > > > > AAFP website and look. I believe they publish > > them yearly. > > > > > > > > On 6/21/07, cindy reasoner < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have had my cats vaccinated every year but > I > > need to > > > > > talk to my vet about it. I sure don't want > to > > take > > > > > any chances. Have any of you heard of this > > new strain > > > > > of calici virus? My vet sent a letter out > to > > all his > > > > > clients owned by cats. You have to go for a > > booster > > > > > then go back in 3 weeks for the last shot. > > The letter > > > > > said that the cat didn't have to come in > > contact with > > > > > the infected cat. We can bring it in to > them. > > It is > > > > > highly contagious and a perfectly healthy > cat > > can die > > > > > within days if exposed. My vet was even > > considering > > > > > making it mandatory that all of their feline > > clients > > > > > be vaccinated for this. He told me about a > > vet in the > > > > > northeast that had an infected cat come in > and > > I think > > > > > he said that vet's office couldn't have any > > cats in > > > > > there for something like 45 days until they > > > > > disinfected the office and were sure there > was > > no more > > > > > danger from exposure. I have 8 cats and I > > just got > > > > > through with the 2nd shot for all of them. > > This > > > > > disease just sounded to scary to take a > > chance. All > > > > > of my cats are inside cats. They never go > > out. I > > > > > think where I live (Tennessee)it is a law > that > > you > > > > > have to have your pets vaccinated for > rabies. > > I am > > > > > not sure though. > > > > > > > > > > Cindy Reasoner > > > > > > > > > > --- elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I lost my Felicity to vaccine-related > fibro > > sarcoma > > > > > > > > > http://www.trentdesigns.com/elizabeth/felicity.html > > > > > > > > > > > > They've changed the vaccine now, > > however...there is > > > > > > less risk. There is > > > > > > still risk, however. > > > > > > > > > > > > I can tell you though that with an > > aggressive fibro > > > > > > sarcoma, amputating the > > > > > > paw can prolong the life but it cannot > save > > it. > > > > > > Felicity had her leg > > > > > > amputated. A very sad and heart-wrenching > > story. > > > > > > The survival rate even > > > > > > for humans with this type of cancer is > > abysmal. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm glad to hear there is on-going > research. > > > > > > > > > > > > It's a difficult call. Some vaccines are > > formulated > > > > > > to be given every three > > > > > > years. Others are formulated for every > > year. Many > > > > > > say you don't want to > > > > > > give a vaccine yearly formulated vaccine > > every 3 > > > > > > years. There have also > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow
