My vet does a 2-yr rabies vaccination, and it's accepted by law as far as I know. Where does it say you have to get it done yearly?
Careful with that. Many vets will tell you that to get your money and many are just old fashioned and don't stay up with recent studies (like vets with food and nutrition, I wouldn't recommend always listening to vets when they recommend foods). Listen to what the vet says and then consider the options carefully. Many vets over vaccinate and they will never tell you the problems with over vaccinating. Plus many do it mainly to get the owner to bring the cat in for a checkup. Most people don't do yerly checkups because if their cat seems healthy they must be.Originally Posted by gizmocat
But I'll do what the vet recommends.
it depends on local state law. for my state the first rabies shot is good for one year and every one after that is good for three years.Originally Posted by Beccory
My vet does a 2-yr rabies vaccination, and it's accepted by law as far as I know. Where does it say you have to get it done yearly?
hmmm, my vet uses the exact same vaccine for the one year and for the three year. it is not a seperate vaccine, at least at my vet.Originally Posted by coaster
There is a rabies vaccine that's certified for one year, and a rabies vaccine that's certified for three years. It's the certification that determines what meets the legal requirement. Be sure to keep the rabies certificate you get from the vet. You'll need it to license your pet, and in case your pet bites anyone.
i just called my vet to double check. there is absolutely no difference between the one year and three year vaccines. the three year is NOT three times the dose. it is only in the way the state law is written that it needs to be done after the first year after the first vaccine and every three years after that.Originally Posted by coaster
That is correct; it's the same vaccine. The three-year vaccine just has three times the dose. And that's why the three-year vaccine has a much higher incidence of vaccine-induced sarcoma. It's safer to give a cat three one-year vaccinations every year for three years than to give one three-year vaccination once every three years.
The one-year and three-year certifications are by the manufacturer of the vaccine. It has nothing to do with the vet's preferences on the subject.
This is what I understood from three different vets... but around here all I can get is the three year...Originally Posted by coaster
That is correct; it's the same vaccine. The three-year vaccine just has three times the dose. And that's why the three-year vaccine has a much higher incidence of vaccine-induced sarcoma. It's safer to give a cat three one-year vaccinations every year for three years than to give one three-year vaccination once every three years.
The one-year and three-year certifications are by the manufacturer of the vaccine. It has nothing to do with the vet's preferences on the subject.
Farnem I think is the common one .. Ft Dodge is usually livestock but I will be verifingOriginally Posted by jaycee
ok, i just called two more vets and the local humane society and they all verified the information i posted above and said they use fort dodge vaccines. so maybe the places you got your information from are using a vaccine from a different source?
Apparently there's some controversy over this. We really don't know how long these vaccines are good for. It's not known (but hotly debated) how long the memory cells that allow a quick immune response can live.Originally Posted by jaycee
the only human vaccine i know of that declines over time is tetanus, and thats after 10 years minimum. all the ones (hepatitas, polio, mmr, etc) are good for life after you get the three boosters or whatever
fort dodge is very commonly used in cats and dogs, its the most common one known of at the dog forum i belong to (dog.com)Originally Posted by sharky
Farnem I think is the common one .. Ft Dodge is usually livestock but I will be verifing
my kitten was given 3 rounds of eclipse4 at the pound, what is in that?Originally Posted by Pat & Alix
Jennifer,
Fort Dodge is a common maker of vaccines for cats and dogs, another common brand is/was Eclipse (from the days when I did my own vaccinations). Just checked..yup..fel-o-vax which is what the animal hospital I worked at years ago used, is made by Fort Dodge:
http://www.revivalanimal.com/categor...ine%20Vaccines
PatOriginally Posted by Pat & Alix
Jennifer,
Fort Dodge is a common maker of vaccines for cats and dogs, another common brand is/was Eclipse (from the days when I did my own vaccinations). Just checked..yup..fel-o-vax which is what the animal hospital I worked at years ago used, is made by Fort Dodge:
http://www.revivalanimal.com/categor...ine%20Vaccines