Rainy Tuesday

[missdiane]

 I'm taking this afternoon off to take JonJon to the vet for his shots. I anticipate kitty draahmaaah. I have the carrier out in the open and both kitties last night were jumping in and out of the open top. Yeah, won't be so much fun when I have to shut the lid. I have to make sure to catch JonJon and cram him in there in one go because if he gets away, he'll be ZOOM under the bed or couch. I'm going to ask if they have the multi-year rabies vaccine though I don't think they do. My kitties are strictly indoor so it seems overkill to get the shot every year and also, I'd like to take them to the vet every other year instead of every year if it's doable. The drama doesn't stop when I get home since then he smells like vet and JuneBug is nasty to him and it takes a minimum of a good day before they're ok with each other again.

Speaking of the kittylumps, I was getting nostalgic and looked up this video that someone took when they were both stray kitties at the shelter together. 

"Karma cats" (Watch on YouTube)

I didn't adopt them at the same time. I got JuneBug first and then decided she needed a friend. The two were NOT getting along and I was just about to return JonJon until I was sent this video. Ms. Sassypants JuneBug was BUSTED in that she did get along with him before...lol sort of...The two still get into their scrapes now and then - interestingly moreso when I'm hormonal. But for the most part they tolerate each other well enough.

Comments

[motherofjedi.livejournal.com]

I love that video. They are both really beautiful. Good luck with the vet visit; hopefully the trauma will be less than expected. Dogs can get rabies shots good for 3 years, after an initial one-year vaccine, but I don't know if that applies to cats.

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

They are cutie-poos even though they're obnoxious (and still are lol)

The problem is our local township that insists on certification of a rabies vaccine every year. JuneBug got a three-year shot at the old vet that I don't take them to. The new vet doesn't seem to do that multi-year shot.

I'm thinking maybe unless I get a non-forwarded letter from the township that I might just have "illegal" cats and not up the township registration this year. The complex I'm in now doesn't insist on it - heck, they didn't even know it's supposed to be done.

[threecee.livejournal.com]

They are adorable. Are they siblings?

Vets around here seem to think the multiple year rabies vaccine may be more likely to cause cancer than the one-year. There is a known link between rabies vaccine and cancer in cats, but the risk is considered "acceptable". (Still killed my poor Toby.) A lot of vets are also advocating giving the rabies vaccine in a leg or the tail so if a tumor occurs they can amputate and reduce the risk of it spreading. I wish I could just skip it altogether, but PA law requires indoor cats to be vaccinated. (Ones allowed to run outside in contact with wildlife are exempt form the requirement. The logic of our legislature is unfathomable.)

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

Not as far as we know. They were both found as strays in a nearby county but not found at the same time. They estimate them being a month apart in birthdays but that also could be off on the guess.

I'm sorry for your Toby! For indoor cats, though, do they really need to be vaccinated every year? I mean sure there's the risk of something happening if they escape but heck, their risk of that is tons lower than them getting squished by a car or something.

That's mind boggling that they DON'T insist on getting regular shots for the ones that are more likely to get the disease. It almost rings of pointless regulation.

[threecee.livejournal.com]

I think the idea is that the multi-year dose is more concentrated, so they get a much bigger dose of what they may have problems with. I don't think they really know what the best thing method is.

The legislature was primarily concerned with protecting people from rabies, not the welfare of the cats, and we have a lot of farmers in the legislature who just didn't want the expense of vaccinating their farm cats. The local animal welfare groups do recommend vaccination for outdoor or in-and-out cats because of rabies among local skunks and squirrels.

[nverland]

My vet recommended not doing shots unless they were going somewhere, and they never leave unless it's to the vet. You might talk to them about that.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Wishing you the best of luck to both you and JonJon; sending an overflowing dish of cuddles to him.

What ridiculous regulations!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Kitties are so silly! hopefully there wasn't too much drama and you are back and enjoying a well-deserved afternoon off.

[surfergirl7610.livejournal.com]

I'm obviously in favor of vaccination, for a variety of reasons that extend far beyond cost and inconvenience.

But I will say that if your kids are still on pet insurance, you may want to check your policy before you let your vaccinations lapse. Some plans will not cover your treatment expenses if your medical records show you haven't been providing adequate preventative care, including vaccines and annual wellness visits.

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

I'm in favor of vaccinations, but I'm not convinced that an indoor cat needs them every year and several vet sites are recommending every other or every third year for indoor cats which I am fine with.

According to my policy, I do have to take them to the vet for a wellness and dental check every year for the policy to stay valid (so JuneBug will have to go soon), but it doesn't affect my coverage to not vaccinate every year UNLESS I'm trying to file a claim for something that would've been prevented with said vaccine.

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

Though it would be nice if the insurance paid for wellness checks and vaccines - which it doesn't. Phooey

[surfergirl7610.livejournal.com]

Some of them actually do, although I don't know offhand which companies/plans. But they're a good deal more expensive, of course.

[veganhothead.livejournal.com]

Aaawwwwww!

[feodora.livejournal.com]

We adopted two tom cat this year from the animal shelter.
We had 13 years Maria (userpic)but we had to send here to sleep due to cancer. We did not want to take new cats so soon. But I am regularly at the animal shelter and there I "found" Schroder and at home I learned that he came together (found in sealed box) with Linus.

It came as it had to come....they moved in. They are the most adorable cats I ever have seen. Yes, the quarrel ever now and than but and that's why I tell this, they do this excessive licking of each other too. esp after the had food.

(https://www.flickr.com/photos/feodora/20185128899/in/album-72157655768880462/)

[missdiane.livejournal.com]

*hugs* for Maria.

It's nice that you decided to adopt even so soon after losing her. You know there are SO many kitties out there that need love and shelter. The boys are so adorable!