Cat vaccines?

[TrekDianna]

I don't know about the specific vaccine, but is your cat an inside cat? If she is, is there any reason to give ANY vaccines? Both of our cats are strictly inside. After about 7 years of vaccines for the older one, and 3 years for the younger one, we've decided that's enough.

My inside cats ALWAYS get rabies vaccines. Over the last few years there have been at least two bats that I know of that have gotten into the house and met their end via the cats.

They used to get three year vaccines, but my vet switched them to yearly - she said the three year was not effective in her opinion.

[indysteel]

Hmmm; I see that the company that makes Purevax also makes a one and three-year preservative free rabies vaccine. I wonder if thst's what has my vet confused--not that that's comforting. But adjuvant is not a preservative.

The more I read, the more I think my vet is wrong. I don't know where that leaves me. I love this practice, but being wrong about something as crucial as this is unsettling. I hope she calls me back soon.

[indysteel]

My inside cats ALWAYS get rabies vaccines. Over the last few years there have been at least two bats that I know of that have gotten into the house and met their end via the cats.

They used to get three year vaccines, but my vet switched them to yearly - she said the three year was not effective in her opinion.

It might be wise to make sure she's using Purevax (or, if there is any other adjuvant free vaccine). Annual dosing of an adjuvant vaccine poses the highest risk for sarcoma in cats.

[Koronin]

My vet told me either last year or the year before they are working on a 3 yr rabies vaccine that is non adjuvant, but it is not ready yet. Or at least it wasn't a few months ago.
State law in NC requires rabbies vacine. The ONLY way to not have to get a cat (even an indoor only cat) vacinated is they have to be on the medial exemption list. My oldest cat due to all her health issues was very close to getting put on that list. She's finally doing pretty well at this point. This particlar one only gets rabbies, she doesn't get anything else, the other two get distemper shots as well.

[indysteel]

My vet called. I was right. She apologized that she had gotten confused, but indicated that the clinic does not use Purevax vaccines, rablies for otherwise. Which means that not only was she wrong in insisting that there was a 3-year version of it, but in insisting that the clinic "only" uses non-adjuvanted vaccines. It seems to me that that's a pretty significant thing to be wrong about. She encouraged me to find a vet for Izzy that offers Purevax (which I have done), but it leaves me with a big quandry. I've otherwise liked working with this clinic and they've taken very good care of Henry (my 14 year old cat) for a variety of issues, some of which have been serious. As he ages, having a nearby vet with several docs, emergency hours, generous regular hours is a good thing. So I don't know that I want to severe ties with them, but at the same time, I'm troubled by her lapse and by the clinic's apparent decision to use adjuvanted vaccines and not at least informing and offering their clients the safer choice. So, I don't know what to do. The only other clinic in town does not use Purevax. The clinic we're taking Izzy to is about 20 minutes away.