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This morning I felt good about having the mobile vet give George his first “wellness visit” and mandatory FVRCP and rabies vaccines. Until about 10 minutes after she left, when George started vomiting violently, meowing piteously, and shitting on my bed. He was having a severe Vaccine Reaction (which is supposedly rare, lucky us) and had to immediately go to the U of I Vet Med animal hospital emergency room, where he was put in an oxygen cage and sedated. After 1.5 hours in the waiting room the doctor said she wanted to keep him a couple more hours for observation, but he was stable. At 2:30 pm I got to take him home, whereupon he immediately gave himself a splash bath in his water dish. I am supposed to give him more Benadryl tomorrow but his prognosis is good. I didn’t tell the vet that I will never, ever get him vaccinated again. Truly a terrifying day.
@FemaleIsNotAFeelingYeah it's definitely making me rethink vaccines. At least the rabies vaccine. I keep my cats indoor-only so I won't be getting George another. The other vaccine, combo for various kitty diseases, is apparently more practical (they can come into the house via visitors & clothing) and less dangerous. But rabies? Not on my watch.
@FemaleIsNotAFeeling @ninapaleyMost cats do not react that way. The worst reaction I have seen is when my sister's cat did a revenge pee on her bed (then went and curled up on mine) after a vaccine. Just keep an eye out for anything really out of the ordinary.
If Farah was less messed up, I would take her in at least for a yearly check up.
@Fullycaffeinated @FemaleIsNotAFeelingI don't know why I got one of those "rare" cases of a "rare" severe life-threatening vaccine reaction with Kitten George, the same summer my beloved Lola and Momo died within 6 weeks of each other. Literally 9 days after I buried Momo. WTF universe?
@Fullycaffeinated @ninapaleyIt's scary when you hear it happening to someone you know...these things always fall in the category of feeling like "this will never happen to me."
I've had 11 cats in my lifetime and so lucky haven't had a vaccination reaction, but at the same time I never really thought of it as a possibility before either.
It's just scary. My kittens are about 8 weeks old now. They're really small...I guess all I can do is watch them like a hawk!! Thanks for the support Caff.
@FemaleIsNotAFeeling ...until you realize what you are protecting them from by vaccinating them.
Rabies is a bad way to go, and cats can get into all kinds of weird stuff over a lifetime. Can you really be sure that they won't encounter something that could infect them? No, you probably can't.
@jeffcliffYes, all my babes have been in/out cats. These babes will be too, so I've got to get them the rabies vacc. Fingers X'ed and I'll watch them like a hawk. 🤞
@Nina Paley One of my previous cats died from cancer that originated at the injection site of feline leukemia virus vaccine, this occurs in about 1-in-1500 vaccinated cats. Another cat died from feline leukemia. So my approach now is my cats are indoor only and vaccinated for only what is legally required and nothing else.
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in reply to FemaleIsNotAFeeling • • •@FemaleIsNotAFeeling @ninapaleyMost cats do not react that way. The worst reaction I have seen is when my sister's cat did a revenge pee on her bed (then went and curled up on mine) after a vaccine. Just keep an eye out for anything really out of the ordinary.
If Farah was less messed up, I would take her in at least for a yearly check up.
Nina Paley
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in reply to Caffosaurus☕🍁 • • •@Fullycaffeinated @ninapaleyIt's scary when you hear it happening to someone you know...these things always fall in the category of feeling like "this will never happen to me."
I've had 11 cats in my lifetime and so lucky haven't had a vaccination reaction, but at the same time I never really thought of it as a possibility before either.
It's just scary. My kittens are about 8 weeks old now. They're really small...I guess all I can do is watch them like a hawk!! Thanks for the support Caff.
Nina Paley
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in reply to FemaleIsNotAFeeling • • •@FemaleIsNotAFeeling ...until you realize what you are protecting them from by vaccinating them.
Rabies is a bad way to go, and cats can get into all kinds of weird stuff over a lifetime. Can you really be sure that they won't encounter something that could infect them? No, you probably can't.
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