A Michael Broad Blog
We know that vaccinations are important to prevent disease in our cats. However, we also know that vaccinations carry a risk for a cat but how great is it? It would be nice to know the exact risk that we put our cat through when we ask a vet to vaccinate him so that …
Svetlana lives (or lived) with an F4 Bengal cat in Canada. She commented on the Bengal Nose page. She says this about the effect the mandatory vaccines had on her cat: As far as the vaccines goes. Before I neutered mine I had to get the mandatory vaccines in Canada prior to the surgery. …
Some veterinarians, pressured by the need to meet overheads and their substantial salary (which of course they deserve), either willingly or because they feel they have to, do the kind of selling in their clinics that is pretty much an exact replica of the person serving you at Macdonald’s when you order a burger. …
Giving cat vaccinations in the tip of the tail is a new idea. The aim is to save legs from being amputated if cancer forms at the site of the injection. When that happens the cat’s owner doesn’t want to consent to amputation of the leg because (a) the cost (b) it disfigures the …
What is a cat vaccination? Answer: you inject a small and precise amount of a disease germ (virus) that is weak or dead into the cat. You may also inject a substance called an “adjuvant” (the word means “to aid”). An adjuvant makes the vaccine more effective. Aluminum – actually “aluminum salts” – is …
In the USA the standard protocol (recommended) for vaccinating a kitten with the FVRCP vaccine is, as I understand it, a series of four injections starting at six weeks of age and finishing at 16 weeks of age. This is 4 vaccines within 10 weeks. FVRCP is a combination vaccine against viruses: herpes, calici, …
By Elisa Black-Taylor Administering core vaccines to all animals before or on arrival at shelters is economically viable and is an important step in creating a positive and successful shelter environment going forward. Core Vaccines Core vaccines are vaccines that have been recommended through task forces (including the AAFP/AFM Advisory Panel on Feline Vaccines, …
The cat news in the UK, today, is that conventional vets are saying that pet insurers are putting animals at risk by encouraging owners to believe that homeopathic vaccinations are OK. The big pet insurers – Direct Line, Virgin and Churchill – tell people who want to take out insurance for their companion animal …
