FIP vaccination

Both my kitties live indoors. Although both rescues, they are 3 years
apart in age and free of health problems. Still I worry about FIP
knowing two people who each suddenly and tragically lost a young and
otherwise healthy cat to this disease.
My vet refuses to give my kitties this vaccination. Should I heed her

Enfilade...

Our guys are indoor only and we have not vaccinated against kitty AIDS
(FIV), feline leukemia or...I forget the name of it...the coronavirus.

We vaccinate against the breathing disorders and distemper.

When we lived in Ontario, Nox and Smokey got rabies shots as required
by law, but here it is not required and since our guys 1. don't go out
and 2. we don' t have bats or rodents or other wild life coming into
our high rise we haven't done it here.

Helen Miles...

You vet sounds very good. The FIP vaccine has not been proven to be
particularly effective and personally, I would not vacinate my cats with
it.

Helen M

advice or find a new vet?

MaryL...

I think your vet is wise. Along these lines, a friend recently suggested
that I pick up a copy of "Shock to the System: The Facts About Animal
Vaccination, Pet Food and How to Keep Your Pet Healthy," by Catherine O'Driscoll.
She was very impressed with the research that went into effects of
vaccinations, and she considers this book to be a "must read." You might
want to take a look at it. You can go here to order it from amazon.com:
MaryL

Victor Martinez...

FIP vaccination is useless and more dangerous than it's worth.

glsummer...

This is just my personal opinion based on what I know, but here it is.

The FIP vaccination is not very helpful anyway, nor does the FIP test
give very accurate results. So in my book, it's a waste of money,
particularly since your kitties are indoor-only. If you rescue, there
may be more cause for worry, but I'd say in general, it isn't a big
likelihood that they will develop this.

My only worry is that you said your vet "refuses" to give it. I would
think she would tell you that it isn't all that helpful, or whatever,
and share information to try to dissuade you from doing it, but
outright refusal is a bit concerning to me. I would talk to her about
it again before you make any decisions to change vets.

Just my $1.02 worth.

Matthew AKA NMR $ NO MORE RETAIL $...

Can I get my change back :-) just kidding

Ginger-lyn

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