Topic: With a cat proofed garden...which jabs do they need? (Read 5635 times)

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #35 on:** May 24, 2009, 11:33:01 AM »

Gillian there are many vets at my surgery, they alternate between 3 surgerys thats why I have to wait sometimes for Ollie's vet to be on

Im sure when I explain the situation they can only advise me

Its not like they can force me to get them done every year, well not unless they are paying of course

Im sure there are some pet owners that never have their animals done and they can only advise not demand that they do

Im starting to feel the credit crunch

Just to make clear its my cats welfare Im worried about not the money. If they wouldnt be safe and needed them every year, thats what I would be doing

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #34 on:** May 24, 2009, 10:58:15 AM »

Quote from: ccmacey on May 24, 2009, 00:16:22 AM

So once the garden is safe, do you think it would be ok to get them done every 2- 3 years? Or would this invalidate the course at my vets

Depends how enlightened your vet is? As MM said most vaccs actually last longer than than the year stated by the manufacturers - enteritis is said to give lifetime protection, yet its usually given together with the cat flu jabs annually. My vet is happy to do boosters every 2-3 yrs, but in any case, you can ask to have the boosters done when you want them done - there is no law to say you have to have them annually.

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #33 on:** May 24, 2009, 00:29:32 AM »

I think you might find your vets would say they would have to have the initial course again, followed by boosters three weeks later, which will cost as much as annual boosters

if it weren't for the cattery, I wouldn't have any vaccs, but would insist any new cat had their vaccs before I took it on, so infection wasn't brought into the house

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #32 on:** May 24, 2009, 00:16:22 AM »

So once the garden is safe, do you think it would be ok to get them done every 2- 3 years? Or would this invalidate the course at my vets

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #31 on:** May 23, 2009, 21:13:16 PM »

GPs get paid for the vaccinations they give

Millys Mum · « **Reply #30 on:** May 23, 2009, 19:15:41 PM »

I believe that you get more than a years protection from a vaccination.
Vets get

imagine the strain on the nhs if we needed annual jabs!

Bazsmum · « **Reply #29 on:** May 23, 2009, 12:14:46 PM »

Quote from: trigger on May 23, 2009, 11:55:39 AM

I consider my purpose built enclosure the best investment I ever made - no more worrying if I heard a squeal of brakes outside - no more watching the clock when the cat was out - no more spraying from unneutered toms, or visitors stealing his food - the list goes on

if I moved tomorrow building another would be the first thing I would do

Could'nt agree more....cat proofing/enclosures are a godsend!

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #28 on:** May 23, 2009, 11:55:39 AM »

I consider my purpose built enclosure the best investment I ever made - no more worrying if I heard a squeal of brakes outside - no more watching the clock when the cat was out - no more spraying from unneutered toms, or visitors stealing his food - the list goes on

if I moved tomorrow building another would be the first thing I would do

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #27 on:** May 23, 2009, 09:51:26 AM »

I wouldn't have FeLV in your situation Jane, although would be tempted to do basics with your ferals in teh garden, as you can bring cat flu in on your clothes, and it would be more severe in oldies. That said, mine have never had the full course, they just get boosters yearly with their age (and with Molly it is to limit her stress, she hates being touched unless it is on her terms, so catching her twice in 3 weeks would have been hell for her). As the girls are 16 and 19 and in good health, I am sure they must have some immunity

Janeyk · « **Reply #26 on:** May 23, 2009, 09:37:52 AM »

Quote from: Leanne on May 21, 2009, 16:11:15 PM

We have the lot

Ditto although have wondered whether it's worth it too as the cats are always old, never leave the garden and we ~~rarely~~ never go away

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #25 on:** May 23, 2009, 08:57:03 AM »

Yeah Im getting the garden secured and putting a cat flap in so if we did ever go away, they could have their normal routine. Someone would come round to feed them twice a day also

The main reason for the cat prooing is to keep them safe, last year I had people coming into my front garden chasing Macey (I dont know the reson for this, perhaps they have never seen a cat before

) but Macey is also a bit daft and doesn't realise danger

And when I looked out my bathroom window Lyla was just casually lying on the neighbours path...these are the neighbours which hate her btw

so its all in the interest of safety.

And also so I dont have to wait up till stupid o'clock for them to come back

You get a sense of ease when you know where your cats are and they are safe. I like to sit out the back on summer nights but could only do this up untill a certain time with them getting out, not this summer tho

Dawn F · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2009, 13:19:20 PM »

we have lots of pet sitters around here - furry godmother is one!

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #23 on:** May 22, 2009, 13:08:03 PM »

neither can I - but if someone had to step in to care for my cats, being able to use the cattery might be very important

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #22 on:** May 22, 2009, 12:52:38 PM »

With 6 I couldnt afford a cattery

Dawn F · « **Reply #21 on:** May 22, 2009, 12:21:42 PM »

definately true, cattery wouldn't be an option for oscar because of his personality as well though, he is pretty highly strung!

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2009, 12:02:01 PM »

catteries are as much a problem as the health of the cats, as they insist on annual vaccinations, regardless of individual circumstances

for someone living alone, as I do, I cannot be sure there will never be a need for mine to go to a cattery, perhaps at very short notice, and so I daren't forgo the annual boosters

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:56:19 AM »

Oh you have one of those vets do you

Dawn F · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:54:27 AM »

so I was told, tbh it was one of the partners that told me when I took Tilly in in March, nobody else has ever mentioned a discount although he also lets me off the consultation fee sometimes which nobody else does

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:52:28 AM »

Even if they are spaced out over the year? Harrys is in May, Lylas in June, Ted & Ollie Oct and Macey in November.

It can also mess with Ollies time for jabs depending what meds he's on.

Dawn F · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:47:12 AM »

the thing with oscar is he is a cat flu carrier and the jabs make him really ill so the vet doesn't like him having them every year - my vet does a discount for jabs for anyone with more than four cats though - you should ask yours, they can only say no

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:43:14 AM »

Oh I get a reminder card sent on the 1st day of the month a year later

I may see about that as it does amount when you have 6 cats.

Harry is going for his jabs today (that should be fun, he wails) I will mention about having the garden done and see what they say

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Dawn F · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:37:25 AM »

my oscar only has jabs every three years (on vets advice) she says they last that long really anyway

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:33:36 AM »

Oh is Franta a house cat now Gill? What if he were to catch something

Im sure Ted has had cat flu before, him and Renie got very sick when they were kittens, I lost Renie in the end and Ted would of gone too if I hadn't of helped him through

Whats that one that can be caught from cat bites, the one to do with the respirotry system? I think thats what they both had

With seeing how bad it was and being through what I did with them, I could never put my babes at risk again.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2009, 00:23:16 AM »

I dont have leuk but all cats except Franta wil have flu and enteritus,,,,,vet told me that she didnt think Franta should have vacinnations any more after his illness in Feb/Mar

Leanne · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2009, 16:11:15 PM »

We have the lot

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2009, 15:13:50 PM »

My boosters are £25 something.

Dawn F · « **Reply #9 on:** May 21, 2009, 14:21:24 PM »

as usual I seem to pay the most! dual is 33 all three is 44

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #8 on:** May 21, 2009, 13:54:53 PM »

I paid £20.70 for Tricat in February, which I believe does not include Leukemia

Dawn F · « **Reply #7 on:** May 21, 2009, 13:33:32 PM »

at mine it is about £11 cheaper - Tilly still has the felv one, just because she always has had it

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2009, 13:31:14 PM »

How much cheeper are the jabs without the FELV one?

Ive just got a cat flap too so once the garden is done, and nobody can escape they will be able to come and go as they please. This will also mean we wouldn't need to use a cattery IF we went away lol

Having lots of pets sure stops you from doing things

Maddiesmum · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2009, 13:22:47 PM »

same here Helen

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2009, 13:18:05 PM »

I only do flu & enteritis (ie not felv) as flu and enteritis are airborn/can be carried on our clothing etc whereas felv is transmitted through cat bites and I think mating aswell so there woulkd need to be physical contact with another cat.

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2009, 13:15:54 PM »

I have an enclosed garden, but still have the minimum vaccs done each year in case I need to use the cattery

otherwise I wouldn't bother with any of them

Dawn F · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2009, 13:08:12 PM »

my vet say only enteritis but they only do it as a dual vaccine with flu so I have both

CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2009, 12:53:16 PM »

Title says all really, which jabs do they need once confined to a cat proofed garden?

There is a possibility Harry will still get to go out, he likes to hunt and causes major disruption if he's kept in

They currently have all jabs going and would seem silly to stop but I also dont see the point in giving them something they dont need. By dont need I mean one part of their jabs, not the whole jabs

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