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Spay/neuter surgery - how soon after vaccination?

post #1 of 7
2/23/11 at 4:55am
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Have you ever heard that vaccines may interfere with surgery in a negative way? I had unvaccinated kittens who needed to be spayed, and I remember the vet told me that if they were to be vaccinated first, the surgery would have to be postponed for up to a month after the last shot. I am thinking he mentioned blood clotting issues but I am not sure. Anyone familiar with this?
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post #2 of 7
2/23/11 at 9:28am
No, I never have. . .that's odd. And if there are any ill effects, it would be the surgery interfering with the vaccines, not the other way around. I don't like to vaccinate and do surgery at the same time, because I think that's a big strain on their systems and the vaccine may not "take" if their bodies are too stressed. But of course it must be done with ferals, and they always seem to be fine.

And my vet says that antibiotics will interfere with vaccines as well (not that it has anything to do with spay/neuter, just thought I'd throw that out there). I would probably wait 2 weeks after vaccinating to do surgery, but a month seems excessive. Vaccines shouldn't cause blood clotting problems.
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post #3 of 7
2/23/11 at 10:21am
I don't know if I would ever do it, but I know the SPCA in chicago will vaccinate a cat during a neuter/spay (not sure when exactly the vaccination happens, before or after). From their site:

"It is mandatory that your pet be current on vaccinations against distemper (and parvo for dogs). If your animal is not currently vaccinated, there will be an additional $15 fee. Additionally, you may purchase a rabies vaccination ($18), microchip identification ($20) and/or a Leukemia/FIV test for cats ($25) the morning of surgery."

But with $15 spay/neuters (free to ferals), I'm not sure how many corners they might cut to maintain low overhead.
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post #4 of 7
2/23/11 at 7:16pm
I use two clincs-one made you do shots and I had seen them done during the brief exam-so at least a few hours before surgery as I usually got their early before the ppl with kids trying to open the cages(SERIOUSLY!) running around.

So Id say mine had 2-3 hours then had surgery but who knows what order so may have been later. All were out of surgery by 2 or so there.
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post #5 of 7
2/27/11 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by def kitty View Post
Have you ever heard that vaccines may interfere with surgery in a negative way? I had unvaccinated kittens who needed to be spayed, and I remember the vet told me that if they were to be vaccinated first, the surgery would have to be postponed for up to a month after the last shot. I am thinking he mentioned blood clotting issues but I am not sure. Anyone familiar with this?
Don't vaccines cause the white blood cell count to fall far below normal ? Which could be why our vet prefers, actually requires, a wait time of at least two weeks between injection and operation. But they will routinely give shots immediately following surgery while the cat is still under.
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post #6 of 7
2/27/11 at 11:22am
All vets that do the TNR programs spay/neuter, give all vaccines, worm, and give flea meds all in the same day. I am not sure if the vaccine is given after the surgery is performed on that day, I assume so since the cat is still out of it. Never heard of it being a problem before.
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post #7 of 7
2/27/11 at 2:14pm
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Originally Posted by elayman View Post
Don't vaccines cause the white blood cell count to fall far below normal ?
I am not sure, but if it's true then maybe my vet said blood count and not blood clotting... I guess I was so stressed at the time just thinking about the surgery, it's a wonder I comprehended even that much
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