I have been hearing the same thing for years that pets are over-vaccinated, especially indoor cats. What I've done is get all our kitties' FIRST shots which I do think is very important, and then I have let the time in between vaccinations grow longer and longer apart. We do have friends that have cats and I worry about what THEIR cats may have and give to our indoor cats when they visit so I feel like I still need to protect ours.

We learned a valuable lesson this week about side effects, so we will be much more careful from now on and ask for more information. I think that's what anyone needs to do and make an informed decision about whether to vaccinate or give meds and go with their gut feeling.