Do you do 1 Year Rabies Vac. or the 3 Year Rabies Vac.?

[lvpets2002]

Not only do you not want them poked = it is so stressfull on my babies to be loaded up & taken to the Vets.. We are all crying before its all said & done..

[katladyd]

I used to get them every year, but my city also does not require them and my boys are NEVER outside, nor do they come in contact with any other cats, so now they do not get them. If I had to, I would get the every three year shots.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Not only do you not want them poked = it is so stressfull on my babies to be loaded up & taken to the Vets.. We are all crying before its all said & done..

Exactly. It's also very important that the vet/vet tech giving the shot knows where to give it because if it's given in the wrong place and then the cat gets cancer from it, then it's much harder to treat. Here we can also just go to pet stores and they have vaccine clinics there so you don't have to pay an exam fee. It's still stressful though because there are a lot of dogs.

[Taz_Zoee]

I do the three year rabies on all my babies. HA, I rhymed.

[catmandu]

Thankfully Our Healer Dr Marsales comes out and vaccinates the Found Cats!!

He gives them some shots yearly and the Rabies Vaccine twice a year, even though My Cats never go out, My Tubster Panther does so I want to be sure.

[smokey the elder]

Initial (kitten) rabies is one year, then 3 years after that. I haven't had an vaccine related issues with any of my cats.

[Anikaca77]

Exactly. It's also very important that the vet/vet tech giving the shot knows where to give it because if it's given in the wrong place and then the cat gets cancer from it, then it's much harder to treat. Here we can also just go to pet stores and they have vaccine clinics there so you don't have to pay an exam fee. It's still stressful though because there are a lot of dogs.

See that's the only thing that scares me is because the cat could get cancer from the shot. My crew is kept inside unless the one goes for a ride in the car (she likes to act like a dog at times I think but I somewhat trained her that way). Anyway, I found out it is required by law that I have my crew vac. for rabies but I know the one that I took the last time had a reaction to the vac. because she developed a lump but it did go away with time.

[Freedom]

I was getting the one year Purevax because that was all my vet offered. It was getting expensive, so I said I would be moving to another vet.

Lo and behold within 2 weeks I got a phone call that they now offer the 3 year.

At the practice where I go, the owner is a vet, and there are 2 other vets working there. BOTH of the ones working there get the 3 year for their cats! (I was told this in confidence, he hee).

But the new RI law is weird. You get the 3 year vaccine, that is good for one year the first time, even though they were up to date on the Purevax! Then NEXT YEAR, as long as I get them in on or before the one year, they get can have it good for 3 years.

[Don Juan's mom]

San Jose requires licenses for cats (ha ha) and rabies certificates. I do the three-year shots.

[prechrswife]

We do the 3 year and haven't had any issues.

[Cataholic]

After the initial set of kitten vaccinations, I do not vaccinate my cats. Vaccine induced fibro sarcoma is ugly.

I have "heard" that there is no difference between the 1 year and 3 year rabies. I have also "heard" that vaccines last a lot longer than we are told.

Everyone should do what is, in their opinion, best for their pets.