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Feline herpesvirus
I just want to rant a little bit about how freakin' stupid I feel for
not being smarter about my cats vaccinations, and how I was lazy and didn't go to a better vet when I suspected mine was a complete moron. We have four cats, 3 from a shelter and 1 from a farm, all of which became indoor-only cats as soon as they were adopted. They never sneak out and for many years they never got vaccinations. The vet never pushed us to get them, either, since they were indoor only. On more than one occasion she even boarded our cats without requiring them to get updated shots. Except now all the cats are exposed to the herpesvirus. Our cat Reggie had conjunctivitis for six months and the vet never did diagnose it right -- she made us think Reggie had been attacked by another cat in the household and had an injury. When Reggie's eye didn't improve we went to the University Vet Med center and discovered that he has the herpesvirus. And if we'd kept up to date on their shots it might have prevented this. Now we suspect my oldest, Spam, who already has kidney and heart problems has the herpesvirus, too. We'll find out for sure soon, but it just kills me to know that this could cut short his life. It's just so unnecessary. And I have to wonder, when the cats were boarded, did we expose other cats to the virus? Or did my cats pick the virus up there? For years I suspected our vet wasn't very good, but I never bothered to go to another vet until she got all huffy with me when I questioned her about why Reggie's eye wouldn't improve. These poor guys. I am completely ****ed at myself. Stacia |
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Feline herpesvirus
I just want to rant a little bit about how freakin' stupid I feel for
not being smarter about my cats vaccinations, and how I was lazy and didn't go to a better vet when I suspected mine was a complete moron. We have four cats, 3 from a shelter and 1 from a farm, all of which became indoor-only cats as soon as they were adopted. They never sneak out and for many years they never got vaccinations. The vet never pushed us to get them, either, since they were indoor only. On more than one occasion she even boarded our cats without requiring them to get updated shots. Except now all the cats are exposed to the herpesvirus. Our cat Reggie had conjunctivitis for six months and the vet never did diagnose it right -- she made us think Reggie had been attacked by another cat in the household and had an injury. When Reggie's eye didn't improve we went to the University Vet Med center and discovered that he has the herpesvirus. And if we'd kept up to date on their shots it might have prevented this. Now we suspect my oldest, Spam, who already has kidney and heart problems has the herpesvirus, too. We'll find out for sure soon, but it just kills me to know that this could cut short his life. It's just so unnecessary. And I have to wonder, when the cats were boarded, did we expose other cats to the virus? Or did my cats pick the virus up there? For years I suspected our vet wasn't very good, but I never bothered to go to another vet until she got all huffy with me when I questioned her about why Reggie's eye wouldn't improve. These poor guys. I am completely ****ed at myself. I wasn't getting vaccines for the last 5 years cause my cat is indoor only but I kept getting warned about the distemper (panleukopenia) and upper respitory vaccine from my vet. I was going to bring my cat in to get his teeth done and she advised me that she felt that I really should get that vaccine before I bring him in for the day due to the fact that those diseases can be so easily caught. I reluctantly did it but now I'm glad I did. I found out that 3 cats/kittens were in there with distemper shortly before he went in. Although he wouldn't have been boarded with them, it is so easy to transfer it from a person's hands and clothes. The techs are supposed to wash up and change before they touch another cat but you never know, someone could make a mistake. I don't think indoor cats should get as many vaccines as outdoor cats or as frequently but I don't think that they should *never* get the panleuk/calici/rhino vaccine; it's just way too risky. NanCe -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200603/1 |
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