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Vaccinosis? Sore in kitty's neck.
Hi All, I'm not a newbie but I haven't posted in a long time. I recently
adopted a feral, a beautiful little girl named Paris. While I was looking for the right home for her I had her vaccinated, spayed and boostered. A week after her booster she developed a sore on the back of her neck. At first ( three days ago) it was a bald patch that didn't really look irriated at all. I contacted the vet and he told me that this was not an entirely uncommon reaction to the vaccination and to keep an eye on it for a couple of days. Now it is red, weepy and about the size of a quarter. I am concerned and I'm taking her to the vet in the morning. She seems a little lethargic and is not eating as much as usual. Has anyone had any experience with something like this? I have been reading a little about vaccinosis and I'm really afraid. -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200708/1 |
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Vaccinosis? Sore in kitty's neck.
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:55:38 +0000, johnnaoleary via CatKB.com wrote:
Hi All, I'm not a newbie but I haven't posted in a long time. I recently adopted a feral, a beautiful little girl named Paris. While I was looking for the right home for her I had her vaccinated, spayed and boostered. A week after her booster she developed a sore on the back of her neck. At first ( three days ago) it was a bald patch that didn't really look irriated at all. I contacted the vet and he told me that this was not an entirely uncommon reaction to the vaccination and to keep an eye on it for a couple of days. Now it is red, weepy and about the size of a quarter. I am concerned and I'm taking her to the vet in the morning. She seems a little lethargic and is not eating as much as usual. Has anyone had any experience with something like this? I have been reading a little about vaccinosis and I'm really afraid. When I first got my cat, I had him vaccinated and a big, ugly lesion opened up between his shoulder blades. It looked horrible. But, it didn't seem to affect his general health, and after awhile it healed up. I studied up on the regulations for animal vaccines and discovered it is a largely unregulated business, which relies on after-the-fact reports of side effects/problems rather than systematic testing before a particular vaccine is marketed. I also discovered that manufacturers of animal vaccines make extensive use of "adjutivants," which are chemical irritants added to the vaccine to heighten the immune system reaction and thereby reduce the required dosage of the more expensive biological cultures that are the basis of the vaccine. I keep my cat indoors, and after what I read, I decided I will only get him vaccinated in the future if it is necessary for travel. Charlie |
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Vaccinosis? Sore in kitty's neck.
Hi Charlie, thanks for your reply.
Johnna Charlie Wilkes wrote: When I first got my cat, I had him vaccinated and a big, ugly lesion opened up between his shoulder blades. It looked horrible. But, it didn't seem to affect his general health, and after awhile it healed up. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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