Re: Rabies vaccine for outdoor cats?

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I know that cats are recommended to be vaxed but there is no law mandating it. ~ Maureen R. Gradvohl ~ From: "Kelloggs263@..." <Kelloggs263@...>Vaccinations Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 2:21 PMSubject: Re: Rabies vaccine for outdoor cats?

Thank you, Michele, that was very helpful and I'll pass it along to my friend. I haven't vaccinated my cats in 10 years either, not since they were kittens and I don't think they got many then either, and it was only because I didn't know about vaccines then. Anyway, mine are very healthy too

Re: Rabies vaccine for outdoor cats?

I don't know about the efficacy of the rabies vaccine, but I do know that it stays in the system A LOT longer then what most states require them to have. I used to work for a vet when I was much younger, and I used to run titers on all my pets and it was always still in there system, years and year and years later.

Abscesses on the skin in most cats and dogs are usually a symptom of a food allergy, and can be cleared up with proper food. The food the vet sells for it is not it. They tend to work slightly, but you usually need some sort of medication as well. Once the allergy is cleared up, the pet should be much better. Honestly a raw diet in a pet with allergies is usually best, and you should have your friend research it a bit. If you don't think she would go raw, try looking into all natural foods available for cats with skin allergies.

Also, pets that are no vaccinated tend to have le ss issues all around, but skin issues are HUGE in pets, and since I stopped vaccinating mine 10 years ago and have them on the best diet I can afford to feed right now, and I haven't had any health issues in my pets at all.

There has been certain types of cancers linked to vaccines at the injection site, specifically in cats.

Hope this helps a little

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On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:06 PM, kelloggs263 wrote:

Hi Everyone, I have a friend who has 3 cats who are like her children. She just told me she was going to take them for their one-year rabies shots and I told her I think that rabies shots aren't good. She said, "but, they spend a lot of time outside and in the woods." I told her I'd ask you guys about it. I assume you're all going to say no the rabies shot, but what if the cats are bitten by a wild animal or another cat or dog with rabies?

Also, one of her cats, the female, has some other issue going on. Since she got her last year when she was a kitten, from the shelter, she keeps getting abscesses on her body. They end up being big sores, maybe because she scratches them. The vet recommended a special food (which she does give her even though she can't afford it), and I think at one point wanted her to give some kind of steroids, I don't remember whether it was a cream or a liquid medicine. I'm not sure if she gave it to her, I think she did, but she still gets the abscesses. I'd appreciate any help since she lost her two other cats a few years ago because a wild animal got them and she was devastated. Now, she lives closer to town, so that's unlikely, but I just don't know about the abscesses and the rabies thing. Thanks,

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I worry more about what the authorities would do with my pets in case of any altercation with a wild animal than the disease itself. We live in a wooded area and have coyotes, raccoons, skunks, mountain lions, etc. I get my dogs two rabies shots, with the second good for three years, so I reduce my chances of being hassled. It's my understanding, too, that the rabies vaccine lasts pretty much forever. When I have cats, it's easier. I just don't let them out.

As for the cat with skin problems, I cured my cat with homeopathy. She had terrible skin problems, weird growths around her head and neck, and food allergies . She was on a strict diet of one food for years and eventually could eat a little more. I think hers were based on trauma (caught in a leg trap), and surely vaccines at the shelter added to the damage.

Winnie Rabies vaccine for outdoor cats?Vaccinations > Hi Everyone, I have a friend who has 3 cats who are like her > children. She just told me she was going to take them for their > one-year rabies shots and I told her I think that rabies shots > aren't good. She said, "but, they spend a lot of time outside > and in the woods." I told her I'd ask you guys about it. I > assume you're all going to say no the rabies shot, but what if > the cats are bitten by a wild animal or another cat or dog with > rabies? > > Also, one of her cats, the female, has some other issue going > on. Since she got her last year when she was a kitten, from the > shelter, she keeps getting abscesses on her body. They end up > being big sores, maybe because she scratches them. The vet > recommended a special food (which she does give her even though > she can't afford it), and I think at one point wanted her to > give some kind of steroids, I don't remember whether it was a > cream or a liquid medicine. I'm not sure if she gave it to her, > I think she did, but she still gets the abscesses. I'd > appreciate any help since she lost her two other cats a few > years ago because a wild animal got them and she was devastated. > Now, she lives closer to town, so that's unlikely, but I just > don't know about the abscesses and the rabies thing. Thanks, > > >

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I know, but she's worried because they're in the woods all the time. What if they get rabies or feline luekemia? Is there a natural way to prevent or cure these?

Re: Rabies vaccine for outdoor cats?

I don't know about the efficacy of the rabies vaccine, but I do know that it stays in the system A LOT longer then what most states require them to have. I used to work for a vet when I was much younger, and I used to run titers on all my pets and it was always still in there system, years and year and years later.

Abscesses on the skin in most cats and dogs are usually a symptom of a food allergy, and can be cleared up with proper food. The food the vet sells for it is not it. They tend to work slightly, but you usually need some sort of medication as well. Once the allergy is cleared up, the pet should be much better. Honestly a raw diet in a pet with allergies is usually best, and you should have your friend research it a bit. If you don't think she would go raw, try looking into all natural foods available for cats with skin allergies.

Also, pets that are no vaccinated tend to have le ss issues all around, but skin issues are HUGE in pets, and since I stopped vaccinating mine 10 years ago and have them on the best diet I can afford to feed right now, and I haven't had any health issues in my pets at all.

There has been certain types of cancers linked to vaccines at the injection site, specifically in cats.

Hope this helps a little

: )

On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:06 PM, kelloggs263 wrote:

Hi Everyone, I have a friend who has 3 cats who are like her children. She just told me she was going to take them for their one-year rabies shots and I told her I think that rabies shots aren't good. She said, "but, they spend a lot of time outside and in the woods." I told her I'd ask you guys about it. I assume you're all going to say no the rabies shot, but what if the cats are bitten by a wild animal or another cat or dog with rabies?

Also, one of her cats, the female, has some other issue going on. Since she got her last year when she was a kitten, from the shelter, she keeps getting abscesses on her body. They end up being big sores, maybe because she scratches them. The vet recommended a special food (which she does give her even though she can't afford it), and I think at one point wanted her to give some kind of steroids, I don't remember whether it was a cream or a liquid medicine. I'm not sure if she gave it to her, I think she did, but she still gets the abscesses. I'd appreciate any help since she lost her two other cats a few years ago because a wild animal got them and she was devastated. Now, she lives closer to town, so that's unlikely, but I just don't know about the abscesses and the rabies thing. Thanks,

Crisanti

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I'm more worried about the horrible side effects of the vaccines....

I'm confused as to why people who know vaccines for people are bad would then go and believe vaccines for their pets work.....

Fear.... fear that cooties are going to jump out and get a pet that hasn't been injected with poison?

There are not rabid animals romping all over the forest looking to infect everyone around them..... IF it was so prevalent and dangerous.... the whole animal population would of died out long ago....

Just my thoughts.....

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That would be a worry! I can tell you anecdotally that my brother lives on a farm bordering a forest. His two dogs wander in and out of the farm and forest. They are not vaxed against anything and those dogs are as healthy as can be so far. He has lived there 9 yrs. with his doggies. They are going to die of old age before they get rabies.But of course, that is just one case. ~ Maureen R. Gradvohl ~ From: "Kelloggs263@..." <Kelloggs263@...>Vaccinations Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 5:45 PMSubject: Re: Rabies vaccine for outdoor cats?

I know, but she's worried because they're in the woods all the time. What if they get rabies or feline luekemia? Is there a natural way to prevent or cure these?

Re: Rabies vaccine for outdoor cats?

I don't know about the efficacy of the rabies vaccine, but I do know that it stays in the system A LOT longer then what most states require them to have. I used to work for a vet when I was much younger, and I used to run titers on all my pets and it was always still in there system, years and year and years later.

Abscesses on the skin in most cats and dogs are usually a symptom of a food allergy, and can be cleared up with proper food. The food the vet sells for it is not it. They tend to work slightly, but you usually need some sort of medication as well. Once the allergy is cleared up, the pet should be much better. Honestly a raw diet in a pet with allergies is usually best, and you should have your friend research it a bit. If you don't think she would go raw, try looking into all natural foods available for cats with skin allergies.

Also, pets that are no vaccinated tend to have le ss issues all around, but skin issues are HUGE in pets, and since I stopped vaccinating mine 10 years ago and have them on the best diet I can afford to feed right now, and I haven't had any health issues in my pets at all.

There has been certain types of cancers linked to vaccines at the injection site, specifically in cats.

Hope this helps a little

: )

On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:06 PM, kelloggs263 wrote:

Hi Everyone, I have a friend who has 3 cats who are like her children. She just told me she was going to take them for their one-year rabies shots and I told her I think that rabies shots aren't good. She said, "but, they spend a lot of time outside and in the woods." I told her I'd ask you guys about it. I assume you're all going to say no the rabies shot, but what if the cats are bitten by a wild animal or another cat or dog with rabies?

Also, one of her cats, the female, has some other issue going on. Since she got her last year when she was a kitten, from the shelter, she keeps getting abscesses on her body. They end up being big sores, maybe because she scratches them. The vet recommended a special food (which she does give her even though she can't afford it), and I think at one point wanted her to give some kind of steroids, I don't remember whether it was a cream or a liquid medicine. I'm not sure if she gave it to her, I think she did, but she still gets the abscesses. I'd appreciate any help since she lost her two other cats a few years ago because a wild animal got them and she was devastated. Now, she lives closer to town, so that's unlikely, but I just don't know about the abscesses and the rabies thing. Thanks,

Crisanti

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It's funny, well not funny, sad actually that as aware as I usually am, I did not put the following together: I recently found an old receipt from a time (the only time) that my dog had a terrible ear infection. The vet gave us (well, my husband--I wouldn't have paid for them!) antibiotics and steroids, and a grave warning that this had to be watched very carefully and that the dog was in a lot of pain. Fast forward--I got her over it with homeopathics, maybe Vit. C, too?

Anyway, I looked at the date and saw it was right after her second rabies shot. Kicking myself...

Winnie Re: Rabies vaccine for outdoor cats?Vaccinations > I'm more worried about the horrible side effects of the vaccines....> > I'm confused as to why people who know vaccines for people are > bad would > then go and believe vaccines for their pets work.....> > Fear.... fear that cooties are going to jump out and get a pet > that hasn't > been injected with poison? > > There are not rabid animals romping all over the forest looking > to infect > everyone around them..... IF it was so prevalent and > dangerous.... the whole > animal population would of died out long ago....> > Just my thoughts.....> > >