I have a problem. I have a trip in February with my parents that was planned a long time ago, and my vet refuses to board my cats without their annual distemper vaccinations, even though they both have health problems. Chessy, 14, has kidney disease, and Mia, 11, has IBD and is recovering from emergency surgery (that's a whole other thread). They're both up to date on their rabies vaccinations (it's required by Maryland law). When Chessy got his rabies shot a few months ago he had very little appetite for a few days. I'm very uncomfortable having them get distemper vaccinations (they did have them about 18 months ago). I discussed this with my vet, and she insisted that the risk of them getting sick while boarded from not having the vaccine would be greater, and that if one or both of them did get sick they may not survive it. Does this sound right to anyone? I want to switch vets anyway, but I was going to wait until Mia's condition was more stable. Should I just find a new vet now who will board them without giving them the distemper vaccination?
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