Re: Vaccines

We use a holistic vet who told us that if our cats don't go outside then to not vaccinate. However, if the cats do go outside, especially at night, then we might want to consider only the vaccine for rabies, due to bats and other wildlife that we have all around, etc. Rabies is a bad deal. But no other vaccines are necessary. We got our cats from a shelter and unfortunately they already had all their vaccines until the time we got them, so they aren't vaccine free. Vaccines are definitely bad, especially for cats.

If you could find a holistic vet, they can check blood titers to see if you would really need to vaccinate or not. Then if they really needed something, they can use safe alternatives, just like Invincible said.

As far as dogs go, there are many more laws or controls regarding vaccines if you take your dog out in public, or have to board them, or take them to training classes, or have them groomed. Then most places need to see proof of vaccinations and many will no accept anything except a real vaccine record. This is the case in USA anyway. Big bummer on that.

Hope you can keep them vaccine free.

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