Comments on The Breda Fallacy: my poor baboos.

When the time comes to renew them, find out if you...

2008-02-06T12:00:00.000-05:00

When the time comes to renew them, find out if your vet can do a "titer test" to check for antibodies instead. If any are present At All, the vaccine is still good and doesn't need to be renewed. My vet said the price on that test has come way down, so they'll do it routinely now (usually if you need the vaccine after testing, it's free or really cheap. Kinda like taking the cost of the estimate off your car repair *wry*). Of course, that assumes the town/state doesn't override. Stupid that, but at the same time, rabies IS fatal and transmitable. I'm of mixed opinion about it.

the law needs its ass kicked.

2008-01-31T23:05:00.000-05:00

the law needs its ass kicked.

I don't know. This is a pretty complex subject, si...

2008-01-30T01:47:00.000-05:00

I don't know. This is a pretty complex subject, since you can't be absolutely certain your cats will never manage to sneak out of the house and come in contact with a racoon, or whatever critters live in your neck of the woods.
And what if you ever have to board them at the vet's or a kennel? Any stay at a kennel requires proof of vaccination.

Maybe there's a state in which cat vaccination isn...

2008-01-29T18:44:00.000-05:00

Maybe there's a state in which cat vaccination isn't mandatory.

The rabies vaccine darn near killed my mother's ra...

2008-01-29T17:59:00.000-05:00

The rabies vaccine darn near killed my mother's ragdoll cat.

Regards,
NMM1AFan

Why should cats have more liberty than humans? Aft...

2008-01-29T12:11:00.000-05:00

Why should cats have more liberty than humans? After all, it's the law that you get YOUR shots. Eventually, a person who wants to stay healthy and free will have to avoid licensed doctors entirely.

I suppose you could DIY, though you don't seem like the kind of girl who would be comfortable using a Burdizzo. My Scorpio wife could, but we want our barn boys all big, fierce and stinky

fearsclave, just reading that scares the bejeebus ...

2008-01-29T11:21:00.000-05:00

fearsclave, just reading that scares the bejeebus out of me. It's a frightening truth about the world today.

And raven? yeah - we'll probably be going that route too.

I have to admit, even though I worked for a vet wa...

2008-01-29T11:17:00.000-05:00

I have to admit, even though I worked for a vet way back in high school, and so know how important vaccinations are and all...my cats stay inside always. They do not come in contact with other cats. I do take stool samples to the vet occasionally to test for worms, 'cause at least one of them catches a mouse once in a while. Otherwise? I am a baaaad girl and do not take my cats to the vet.

The thing that scares me the most about my profess...

2008-01-29T11:13:00.000-05:00

The thing that scares me the most about my profession? Watching everything that is not forbidden slowly being made mandatory, and everything that is not mandatory slowly becoming forbidden.