Chloe went in for her shots today

[heidiv]

I took Chloe in for her shots today and I am sad I brought her home and everything seemed fine and an hour later or so she started to get really fussy and won't even let my husband or myself touch her and she is crying alot. I had the doctor make sure that she gave her something in case she may have a reaction (my other siamese got real feverish with her shots.) So she gave her an antihistamine to counter act any reaction that she might have is her irritability normal considering she had her shot this evening? Should I just wait and observe her till morning maybe then she will be up to her old self? I am conserned. none of my other cats have ever cried before??

[AvaJoy]

Sometimes cats can have a bad reaction to the shots that are supposed to protect them. If you recall where the shots were given on her, check to be sure there is no swelling in those areas of her body. If there are and/or if she is still not herself tomorrow, I would give your vet a call to be on the safe side. What a precious little sweetie she is! Hope all will be O.K. with Chloe!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear that Chloe may be in some pain. I've been told from my vet that sometimes animals will be sore from a shot. I know that one time my RB Pepper hissed at me when I picked him up because his hip area hurt after he was given a shot. I sure hope that Chloe will be okay. She sure is a cutie pie. Please update us when you can.

[heidiv]

Well I got home today and she seems pretty good a little sore in the areas that she was given the injections. I got a ton of love from her when I got home. I think she is going to be fine. Thanks for all of the help you are all great!!

[furrykidsmother]

Glad to hear that Chloe is feeling better. Last year when we took Rusty and Fluffy in for their shots, the next day they both were lethargic and touchy. Rusty, the mellowest cat in the world, growled at us. I called the vet and they said that in some cats it is a normal reaction. 24 hours later they were back to normal, but it scared the heck out of us for awhile.

[rosethecopycat]

How many shots did chloe get?
I only let them do one innoculation per visit, per cat.

I find that 'overloading' with shots makes it harder to determine which shot is causing the problem.
I know that my Mr. Jones has a problem with shots. I expect him to go into a 'deep funk' for 24 hrs.

When Snowy was a little kitten he got his, and he ended up shaking. Dr. told us to give Johnson's baby aspirin. I guess he had a fever.

Oh, and one other thing. Many of the shots that vets recommend are truely unneccessary. The only absolute 'gotta have them' is rabies (as required by law) and distemper. All others are on a case by case situation.
Does your cat go outside? (contact untested cats) Then yes to FeLV/ FIV.
It causes some site carcomas, so should be given low on the (same) leg, not on the shoulders. (a cat can live without a leg, but can't live without shoulders)

FIP vaccine? No. Poor effectivity rate, as most cats already carry the anitgen, along with as many as 20 other corona virii. Test for FIP? No.

If you want more info, PM me.

I'm glad Chloe is getting over her 'funk'.

Kiss those 'oreo' toes for me.

[TopCat3]

Originally posted by rosethecopycat
How many shots did chloe get?
I only let them do one innoculation per visit, per cat.

I find that 'overloading' with shots makes it harder to determine which shot is causing the problem.
I know that my Mr. Jones has a problem with shots. I expect him to go into a 'deep funk' for 24 hrs.

When Snowy was a little kitten he got his, and he ended up shaking. Dr. told us to give Johnson's baby aspirin. I guess he had a fever.

Oh, and one other thing. Many of the shots that vets recommend are truely unneccessary. The only absolute 'gotta have them' is rabies (as required by law) and distemper. All others are on a case by case situation.
Does your cat go outside? (contact untested cats) Then yes to FeLV/ FIV.
It causes some site carcomas, so should be given low on the (same) leg, not on the shoulders. (a cat can live without a leg, but can't live without shoulders)

FIP vaccine? No. Poor effectivity rate, as most cats already carry the anitgen, along with as many as 20 other corona virii. Test for FIP? No.

If you want more info, PM me.

I'm glad Chloe is getting over her 'funk'.

Kiss those 'oreo' toes for me.

I am absolutely with you on this one. I stopped vax my 2 strictly indoor Siamese a few years back and went the homeopathy route. Then I had to board them so back to the vax for 2 or 3 years. This year after much reading and soul-searching I decided to stop - no more vax. I think it's what could have caused the cancer in my Sapphire seven years ago - I'll never know. I think there's a lot of Big Pharma vested interests tied up in the push for vax, plus some less than ethical vets who see it as a good money-spinner, regular reliable repeat business.