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From ABCnews.com: "Many veterinarians believe the practice of annual vaccinations is an unnecessary evil, responsible for such diseases as allergy, seizures, anemia, even cancer. They say vaccinations make our animals vulnerable to some of the top diseases plaguing our pets, and that rather than building up immunity we are overwhelming their immune systems. In 1991, three years after Pennsylvania issued a mandatory rabies vaccination requirement for cats, Dr. Mattie Hendrick's lab at the University of Pennsylvania noted a connection between the surprising increase in the number of sarcomas, or cancerous tumors, and vaccination in cats. It seemed that in some cats, rabies vaccinations were leading to an inflammatory reaction under the skin. Shortly after, researchers at the University of California at Davis showed that feline leukemia vaccines were also likely to cause sarcomas, and to an even greater degree than the rabies vaccine. Further investigating led researchers to estimate the prevalence of vaccine-induced sarcomas to be as much as one cat in 1,000, or up to 22,000 new cases of sarcoma a year. Soon, veterinary professionals began to suspect vaccination as a risk factor in other serious auto-immune diseases." More: Health Hazard of Routine Vaccination: placing our animals at risk
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This is a reply to # 74,582This is why it's best to discuss vaccination schedules with ones Vet. Like I'd mentioned in a previous post, some vaccines may be uncessary or at least able to be dosed less frequently, for indoors-full-time cats.
One thing to be avoided is the moronic "good or bad" mindset. The solution usually lies somewhere in between. Discuss vaccination schedules with your vet is the best thing to do.
Vaccines do place an animal at risk. Of course so does not using them. Weigh the risks, vaccines do serve a purpose. Note that there was a risk of contracting polio from the polio vaccine too. Of course there was also a benefit: Polio is almost erradicated, and occurs so infrequently as to be considered "a disease of the past". Now if folks had avoided the vaccine because it sometimes actually caused polio, we would have a much higher overall risk of getting it through the usual mechanisms.
All this being said, I do believe overvaccination is a problem, just as I believe Antibiotics are grossly overperscribed. But does that mean I think Antibiotics are to be avoided totaly? Nope. I discuss it with my Doctor or Vet first, weight the risk/benefit ratio, then make a decision, one hopefully I can live with, literally.
The potential for a sarcomic side affect likely does not outweigh the potential negatives of some of the diseases the vaccine minimizes risk of. The Key: Redundant yes, but "Talk to your Vet about it."
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This is a reply to # 74,585You can look at the drop in vaccination rates in Los Angeles and the observed response being a increase in distemper. Problems from vaccines are real but are very limited in scope and magnitude. Compare the potential problems with the real disease...distemper, parvo, feline leukemia, ect are very real and very nasty diseases with a very poor prognisis once the animal has contracted the disease...tragic and preventable!!
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MoreThis is a reply to # 74,582My personal opinion, is that cats belong in the house. The world is too dangerous for them, beween cars, dogs, diseases, poisons, and evil people. I am for NO vaccines for indoor cats. Outdoor cats should have vaccines. That way they will at least be protected from getting and spreading disease. And the potential side effects are a small danger in comparison to the dangers of being ran over by a car, eaten by a dog, tortured by a horrible person, beat up by a bully cat, frozen to death, lost, euthanized at a humane society, or dying from drinking from a puddle with anti-freeze or other poison in it.
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This is a reply to # 74,599The trouble is that many thousands of indoor cats become outdoor cats, even if by accident and/or temporarily. It certainly is not an exception to the rule, it happens a lot. Being an indoor cat has it's health risks also, particularly as they get a bit older, and the sedentary indoor lifestyle takes it's toll. My barn cats seem more than happy to risk the dangers of the outside world to enjoy . . . well doing what cats do naturally. Cats have a different scale of what they hold dear to themselves than humans do, though I'll concede if someone wants to keep a cat indoors 24/7/365, I have no issue with it. Cats are pretty adaptable
I'll concede than in urban and suburban settings, indoors is probably the best way to keep them, albiet maybe not best for the cat so much as to spare human sensibilites and property rights and other irresponsible pet owners free-roaming animals, but I have acreage and barns that need mousing.
But to get off my tangent here, vaccination frequency and protections are something that should be discussed rationally with ones Vet. A lot of unwanted kittens are dumped at our shelter by people who didn't spay their indoor cat because it never escapes . . . well, except that one time.- Re: Annual Vaccinations crystalmaiden
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This is a reply to # 74,600You are fortunate to have such a wonderful outdoor area for your cats. Most people aren't so fortunate.
I think indoor cats should be spayed and neutered, just as outdoor cats, mainly because they could get out sometimes accidentally. This doesn't change my opinion about the vaccinations. I was just sharing my opinion regarding the risk of vaccinations, and when it might be warranted, such as for outdoor cats. Certainly, if an indoor cat is a repeat escapee, he or she should be considered, an outdoor cat. I have had more than my share of sick strays show up at work, with Feline Leukemia, which makes me feel that vaccinations are a good idea, especially in populated areas. If you live in a remote area, perhaps you don't have to worry about that specific disease, but rabies shots might be a good idea being that rabies isn't species specific.
As far as sedentary lifestyles, this could be a problem for indoor cats, but it really depends on the housing in question and the cat owners ability to motivate the cat to exercise. My cats have a protected outdoor enclosure, which makes them think they are outside free, but they are not. I once met a lady who had made her entire large yard into an enclosure with lattice and screen, so her cats could feel free, yet remain protected. Perhaps my enclosure will be that large someday! :-)
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This is a reply to # 74,604Well hopefully, one day there will a a reality show called 'Extreme Cat Enclosure Makeover' and you can submit a video for consideration, lol.
I'm hopeing for an Extreme Barn Makeover show myself. My horses want a big screen TV, though they do have their own stereo system complete with Klipsch speakers (not kidding, lol)
They seem to prefer slow tempo Country music, but they tolerate my Ted Nugent and Mozart from time to time. Admittedly, my music tastes are pretty ecclectic.- Cool Barn! :-) n/m crystalmaiden 20 y 1,785
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This is a reply to # 74,582In reference to your post regarding pet vaccinations. This is a wonderful website by a veterinarian in Texas who is trying to both elevate awareness and make changes within the veterinarian community. The bottom line is our pets are extremely over vaccinated. Period. There are severe side effects with many vaccinations.
Every pet lover should read this information! Check it out!
http://www.critteradvocacy.org
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