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Post by jennyc on Jan 21, 2012 23:15:53 GMT
Does everyone vaccinate EVERY year?
I read somewhere that once they have had the main set they dont need a booster each year. I boost the animals BUT i can understand the idea that we don't need to. After all we dont go and get boosters for our own injections every year.
Thoughts appreciated.
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Post by phoenix on Jan 22, 2012 2:06:52 GMT
our vet believes that once a adult every 3 years will suffice just as well
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Post by jennyc on Jan 22, 2012 9:32:24 GMT
Is that for both dogs AND cats?
Does it matter if your cat is indoor or outdoor do you think?
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Post by jerry on Jan 22, 2012 15:02:40 GMT
long time ago, i know im older but when we had a family dog they had their boosters and that was that. is it a thing to get more money?
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Post by jennyc on Jan 22, 2012 15:04:32 GMT
I wonder that too because of course I would never do anything to harm our animals but not having to pay the boosters would be a nice little bonus! lol
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Post by Feline Network on Jan 22, 2012 19:40:16 GMT
Our vet only does cats for us, but yes every three years is sufficient, a lot of vets are now going over to doing this. Also we never vaccinate cats over 10 - if they have reached that age then it seems obvious that they are in ok health!
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Post by jennyc on Jan 22, 2012 19:55:28 GMT
This is very interesting.
So how come if you go to vets and say not had booster for how ever long, they automatically want you to start all over again with 2 sets of jabs.
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Post by phoenix on Jan 23, 2012 21:28:15 GMT
This is very interesting. So how come if you go to vets and say not had booster for how ever long, they automatically want you to start all over again with 2 sets of jabs. some vets just like the extra dosh  |
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Post by jennyc on Jan 23, 2012 21:30:17 GMT
So if I don't BOOST the animals this year can I insist that they just do the booster next year?
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Post by crazycatlady1958 on Feb 15, 2012 22:02:47 GMT
I believe in the vaccinations and boosters every year.
With previous cats in my family in general though they've always had their initial shots, but boosters rarely. It's never been an issue fortunately, but more from good luck than good management I think.
I have six cats and have fortunately been able to negotiate a little on the price of the boosters by having them all done at once.
I believe if you have cat health insurance and your cat gets sick from an illness that could have been prevented by a vaccination/booster that insurance companies will not reimburse anything for their vet visits/treatments.
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Post by jennyc on Feb 16, 2012 9:18:58 GMT
Thats a very good point actually and something I didnt think about.
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Post by Spencer on Feb 19, 2012 20:47:27 GMT
I no longer vaccinate Diesel after he was so poorly with his mouth from 2009-2011 and my vet is of the opinion that once they are 10 years old, they will have natural immunity anyway. He is also FIV+ (diagnosed as part of the tests we had done to diagnose his mouth problems, but not the cause). I am also going to enquire about only vaccinating Princess every 3 years also.
I wonder about the pet insurance and 3 year vaccinations; as the vaccination record booklet would record the due date of the next booster in 3 years time, would that satisfy insurance companies, as technically, they are up to date?
How many of you vaccinate their cats against FeLV and Flu/Enteritis as opposed to just Flu/Enteritis? I didn't even realise you could opt out of the FeLV jab until last year.
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