| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
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| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
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My friend mentioned in note 1220 just told me something very interesting about rabies shots. Her cats go to Boston Cat Hospital and she recently got a postcard from them saying that Norden (I think that was the name of the manufacturer of the shots) has discovered that rabies shots given through the skin are not as effective as those given intra-muscularly. It seems that for the past 2 years rabies shots have been okayed by the government to be given through the skin. This postcard said that Boston Cat Hospital would give free intra-muscular rabies shots to cats who had been recently innoculated by them. Anyone have any more information on this? Pam
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| 1221.1 | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | Tue Mar 29 1988 15:03 | 6 | ||
Yes, this was discovered a few months ago - I guess all the rabies
shots my kids got last summer were no good - I don't think that
I am going to have them done again until the pharmacutical companies
get their act together. If your cats are outdoor cats, then you
should have them done, but indoor kitties probably are a little
safer from being bitten by bats or rabid cats.
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| 1221.2 | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif. | Tue Mar 29 1988 15:13 | 4 | |
My vet told me about this when S&H were in recently. Sweetie was
redone. Holly didn't have to be redone because the vet had changed
procedures himself before the news came out.
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| 1221.3 | Bats in the belfry | POET::BURLEW | Purr is my favorite sound! | Wed Mar 30 1988 18:04 | 8 |
RE .1
Even if they're indoor kitties, I'd get the shot redone. I don't know
about the rest of you, but I occassionally have bats in my house (not
by invitation, you understand).
Ande (Sherlock, Serena, and Sky's mom)
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