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Bengals vaccine side effects
Two weeks ago I brought home our two new Bengal kittens - Jasper and Beau -
they were 3 months old and when they left the breeder's home they were both healthy and playing happily. The kittens had just had their booster - when they had the first jab the breeder said they had 'stiff legs' for a short while but soon got over it - but one of their brothers wasnt able to walk - the vet said she thought it was a reaction to the 'live vaccine'. On the journey home Jasper went mad and raced around the walls of the carrier - when he emerged when we got home he wasnt able to walk - his left leg was limp and his back end was wobbly. The breeder came to look and said it was the same as his brother (definitely not a broken leg) and likely a reaction to the vaccine. Beau was fine and explored his new home - poor Jasper had to be carried everywhere. Jasper is starting to improve now and can just about manage to hobble around occasionally but now Beau has a problem with his back and has lost control of his back legs and is dragging himself around with his front legs - poor thing. It looks like the stress of the journey caused Jasper to get the reaction before Beau - I am worried that they wont fully recover - its so sad to see them hobbling around when they should be running around - has anyone else experienced this? |
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Mandarina via CatKB.com wrote: It looks like the stress of the journey caused Jasper to get the reaction before Beau - I am worried that they wont fully recover - its so sad to see them hobbling around when they should be running around - has anyone else experienced this? Hi Mandarina, I am so sorry to hear your kitty had this reaction. I haven't experienced this particular one, but one of my cats has asthma, which I firmly believe is related to vaccinosis. I think your Jasper will most likely recover just fine. However, if he were my cat, I don't think I'd be vaccinating him in the future, as it's possible the next reaction could be more severe. This website has some links that you might find useful http://home.earthlink.net/~pawsreflect/vaccinosis.html Also, www.catshots.com is another site that has vaccine information. Healing hugs to Jasper, Lauren |
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Mandarina via CatKB.com wrote:
Two weeks ago I brought home our two new Bengal kittens - Jasper and Beau - they were 3 months old and when they left the breeder's home they were both healthy and playing happily. The kittens had just had their booster - when they had the first jab the breeder said they had 'stiff legs' for a short while but soon got over it - but one of their brothers wasnt able to walk - the vet said she thought it was a reaction to the 'live vaccine'. On the journey home Jasper went mad and raced around the walls of the carrier - when he emerged when we got home he wasnt able to walk - his left leg was limp and his back end was wobbly. The breeder came to look and said it was the same as his brother (definitely not a broken leg) and likely a reaction to the vaccine. Beau was fine and explored his new home - poor Jasper had to be carried everywhere. Jasper is starting to improve now and can just about manage to hobble around occasionally but now Beau has a problem with his back and has lost control of his back legs and is dragging himself around with his front legs - poor thing. It looks like the stress of the journey caused Jasper to get the reaction before Beau - I am worried that they wont fully recover - its so sad to see them hobbling around when they should be running around - has anyone else experienced this? (to the audience) Compared to some of you vaccination believers out there, I have never been one to enrich veterinarians for preventative measures. But I've also never had more than two cats simultaneously and they have been mostly indoor animals. (to Mandarina) The experience you relate sounds like deliberate over dosing with a toxic substance. The vet is likely following some protocol having nebulous benefits beyond enriching the vet. MY feeling is no vaccination should produce those kinds of side/after effects. |
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Thanks for the links and the advice. I'll keep looking and hopefully find
something out there to explain whats happening to my two boys. I had some really sad news today - one of Jasper and Beau's brothers - who had the worst reaction to the first jab - died at the weekend. The vet thinks it is probably related to the medication they gave the poor little thing for pain relief. We havent given ours anything as they dont seem to be in a lot of pain - thank goodness - but its even more worrying to think what happened to poor Barney. I certainly will not be looking to get them vaccinated again - I'm sure we can manage without - and perhaps there is something more natural which might help - still I have a year before we need to think about it. Lets hope we get to that point with two healthy cats! Mandarina -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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It does sound that way doesnt it! The vet apparently thought it might be
an allergic reaction - its odd that it took 10 days for Beau to show his symptoms though. I've definitely gone off the idea of vaccinations! -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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PawsForThought wrote:
Mandarina via CatKB.com wrote: It looks like the stress of the journey caused Jasper to get the reaction before Beau - I am worried that they wont fully recover - its so sad to see them hobbling around when they should be running around - has anyone else experienced this? Hi Mandarina, I am so sorry to hear your kitty had this reaction. I haven't experienced this particular one, but one of my cats has asthma, which I firmly believe is related to vaccinosis. I think your Jasper will most likely recover just fine. However, if he were my cat, I don't think I'd be vaccinating him in the future, as it's possible the next reaction could be more severe. This website has some links that you might find useful http://home.earthlink.net/~pawsreflect/vaccinosis.html snip Lauren It would seem my observations over time are in accord with the lady author Betty Louis: "When I started to write this article, I decided to see if there were any trends I could discover by looking back in my own history as a Registered Veterinary Technician. " snip "By the late 1980s, animals were showing severe signs of illnesses. Even more diseases began to be commonplace such as dental diseases, kidney failure, hypothyroid (dogs), hyperthyroid (cats), diabetes continued in dogs, but now emerged in cats as well, cardiomyopathy, cancers, and serious autoimmunities such as lupus, myasthenia gravis and others." "From the late 1990s to the present, all of the above diseases continue across breed lines, sometimes across species lines and there are new problems being added all the time. IBD/IBS (inflammatory bowel disease/syndrome) was unheard of when I left veterinary practice in 1987 to open my holistic consulting business, but is now nearly at epidemic proportions. Seizures and temperament problems are common now and there are more cancers and autoimmune diseases." I find this trend to be incredibly alarming. When charted in this cut and dried fashion, it is obvious to me that animals are *much* sicker now than they were a mere 30 years ago and the diseases are very serious. "I have mulled this situation over, trying to decide why animals (and probably humans) appear to be sicker than they used to be, and have come to the conclusion that I can sum up the fundamental reason for this trend in two words: "toxic exposure". Our focus has changed from *acute* disease, leading to quick death, to *chronic* disease and long, drawn-out, painful death. We really have gone from having animals who weren't really sick much at all to animals who are *always* sick." Good article. Why? Because we agree. ;^) |
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Amanda Mears via CatKB.com wrote:
Thanks for the links and the advice. I'll keep looking and hopefully find something out there to explain whats happening to my two boys. I had some really sad news today - one of Jasper and Beau's brothers - who had the worst reaction to the first jab - died at the weekend. The vet thinks it is probably related to the medication they gave the poor little thing for pain relief. We havent given ours anything as they dont seem to be in a lot of pain - thank goodness - but its even more worrying to think what happened to poor Barney. I certainly will not be looking to get them vaccinated again - I'm sure we can manage without - and perhaps there is something more natural which might help - still I have a year before we need to think about it. Lets hope we get to that point with two healthy cats! Mandarina This is going to come off as alarmist but I will risk it. You are allowing your two healthy cats a year before you fork them over again to that same assassin vet in the name of good health? Go gnaw on that for awhile. Stop trying to fix what ain't broke. Good grief! |
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Mandarina via CatKB.com wrote:
It does sound that way doesnt it! The vet apparently thought it might be an allergic reaction - its odd that it took 10 days for Beau to show his symptoms though. I've definitely gone off the idea of vaccinations! I am interested in hearing how the vet plans to conpensate the owner for killing her pet! And don't take the offer of FREE vaccinations for the other cats! |
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Amanda Mears via CatKB.com wrote: Thanks for the links and the advice. I'll keep looking and hopefully find something out there to explain whats happening to my two boys. You are most welcome I had some really sad news today - one of Jasper and Beau's brothers - who had the worst reaction to the first jab - died at the weekend. The vet thinks it is probably related to the medication they gave the poor little thing for pain relief. We havent given ours anything as they dont seem to be in a lot of pain - thank goodness - but its even more worrying to think what happened to poor Barney. Oh no I certainly will not be looking to get them vaccinated again - I'm sure we can manage without - and perhaps there is something more natural which might help - still I have a year before we need to think about it. Lets hope we get to that point with two healthy cats! I would highly recommend joining this list at Yahoo. I have learned so much there. Let me know if the link doesn't work: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jstsayno2vaccs Lauren |
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On Mon, 09 May 2005 16:40:42 GMT, "Philip"
wrote: (to the audience) Compared to some of you vaccination believers out there, I have never been one to enrich veterinarians for preventative measures. But I've also never had more than two cats simultaneously and they have been mostly indoor animals. (to Mandarina) The experience you relate sounds like deliberate over dosing with a toxic substance. The vet is likely following some protocol having nebulous benefits beyond enriching the vet. MY feeling is no vaccination should produce those kinds of side/after effects. I recently adopted a cat and took him in for neutering and vaccination without knowing these issues existed. He is going to be an indoor cat, which suits him fine, and this will probably be the last time he gets a vaccine, now that I have learned a thing or two. He has developed oozing lesions between his shoulder blades but seems to be in good general health. I have been waiting for him to recover on his own, but perhaps I should do something. If so what? I had no idea that pharmacology was so lax in this area. People pay money for this service. Why aren't more of them screaming bloody murder? I hope my cat will be ok. I swear I will drag out the hammer and goddamn tongs if he's not. Charlie |
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