I hate my landlord

Why wouldn't you want your cat to get its rabies vaccination? It protects people as well as the animal.

I completely agree w/ your landlord, and I would do the same thing if I were him.

Ok already, I'm going to do it I'm just not happy about it. I dont need to be preached to, Christ. Should have never said anything.

to put things into proper perspective, at least your landlord doesn't require that they be declawed (many landlords in this part of Texas do..... ) here in Texas, rabies is mandatory for all indoor cats as well as outdoor. so i can see why your landlord requires it.

Amanda

Just take him to a good vet that knows the current vaccination protocols & not to vaccinate him b/w the shoulder blades, and do it on a day when you can stay home with him for a couple of hours afterward to make sure he's OK.

I think a few irresponsible pet owners have really made things tough for the rest of us. I lived in a rathole slum apartment for years b/c it was the only one I could find that allowed pets. Landlords were always worried about the cats scratching the walls - they have my couch, why would they scratch walls??? And they would say that cats cause flea infestations in the buildings - no amount of explaining about products like Advantage would change their minds, either. Arrgh.

This website has some great ideas for finding housing with a pet, including making up a 'pet resume'!
www.rentwithpets.org

Originally posted by Sicycat
Ok already, I'm going to do it I'm just not happy about it. I dont need to be preached to, Christ.

Should have never said anything.

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Sicy! At least she lets you have cats! Many places don't. So look on the bright side! (Don't smack me )

I'm sorry. It's just really been an emotional and stressful last couple of days. I break out in tears for the smallest things. Getting adjusted to having a kitten in the house isnt as easy as I thought. Especially already having Zoey.

After the first few replies especially by uabassoon, I realized that I really had to do it. I honestly thought my landlord was bull@#$ me, because you guys dont know her. She is an evil, backstabbing, craptalker who only cares about herself. So I just wanted to rant about it and then this morning I feel like everyone is 'taking her side' and it just made me upset. And making it seem like I dont care about my cats because I dont want them to have the shot. I know about vaccinting in the legs.. if any of my cats get sarcomas because of this stupid rabies vaccination I will be SO upset. That is the main reason I dont want it. The chances of them getting rabies are far more slim then getting a sarcoma in my opinion, in my situation. But I just cant believe they can put them down if they dont have proof of it SO obviously I will do it now.

Saki has an appointment Friday for a checkup. I'll see if he can get the rabies shot then.

I know, I hate people that hate cats!

Sicy, you might want to ask your vet about the Purevax rabies vaccine - it's given annually instead of every 3 years and is more expensive, but doesn't have any adjuvants so it's supposed to be much less likely to cause sarcoma.

Oh God.. I thought it was the one every year that is the bad one?? Zoey got one before she left the shelter that is good for 1 year. I thought that was bad and that I was supposed to ask my vet about the 3 year? Now I'm really confused.

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Ok I just searched for it.. I see what you're saying and what it is. I wonder why then are there so many arguments about vaccinating your cats only every 3 years rather than every year.

Sorry, didn't mean to confuse. Check these out:
http://www.cnycatcare.com/showpracfa...2680&Private=1
http://www.cathospitalofaustin.com/A...2003/March.htm

But above all I'd go with what your vet says - just mention your concern about sarcoma, and ask what he/she uses and why he/she made that choice.

This one's good too...it's a specialty cat hospital in Oceanside, CA - they explain what vaccines they give & why.
www.nccat.com/Info

Thanks Tess. I hope they use PureVax at my vet office.

I know when I got Simba neutered, they asked me if I wanted a Rabies shot for him, I said "NO", and they said it was the law, even for indoor cats. I still said , "no", because I couldn't afford it. Man those Rabies are a lot more costly than the other shots.

Now, I'm thinking I should get the cats rabies shots.

My cats rabies shots only cost $12, which isnt too bad. I give it to them to be safe than sorry.

Here in Los Angeles, or at least at my vet, they cost $30. That's a lot of money for 3 cats.

Wow! Here it's about $7 to $10. Of course, general cost of living is lower (and of course paychecks are smaller!).

I honestly thought my landlord was bull@#$ me, because you guys dont know her. She is an evil, backstabbing, craptalker who only cares about herself.

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Oh, then I hate her too. She is evil. Rant away.

Here's an example of what a B!tch my landlord is. Read this page of my thread.. she is mad because we have feral cats because they poop in our pool area, yet she doesnt want to do anything to HELP and she's strictly told us NOT to feed them

http://thecatsite.com/forums/showthr...0&pagenumber=3

Sicy, sometimes evil people have a small amount of control over what we can or can't do! It's an unfortunate fact!

Smile Sicy! And go soak in the bath with some cammomile tea.

Originally posted by tuxedokitties
www.rentwithpets.org

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This is a great link, thank you so much. If I ever decide to move, this will come in very handy.