Question:
At age 13, my Burmese cat developed problems 10 days after his annual vaccination. The next year, at age 14, the same thing happened -- the area between his ear and eye opened, wept and would not heal. Of course, his veterinarian blamed it on many things, especially allergies. This was a pampered indoor cat. After $5,000 in traditional medical care (including biopsies, steroids, etc.), I conducted research and determined that my cat suffered from "vaccinosis."I found a holistic vet, and under this type of treatment it took two years to turn my cat around. The poor thing even survived a saddle thrombosis (brought on by the use of steroids) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. I brought him through having a paralyzed leg, and he lived to be a grand 21 years old. Along the way, I improved his diet using such products as Wysong, red meat, vegetables and herbs.I think I recall you writing about having a titer test done on animals to establish their immunity and, that way, you know if any vaccination is necessary. The
N.O., Kingwood, TX Aug 22, 2004
Answer:
Thanks for your letter, which I want to share with other readers. There is probably no need to give any "booster" vaccinations to indoor cats once they have received a full set of core vaccinations. It is worth the expense of having a titer test done in order to avoid the risk of adverse vaccination reactions.Veterinarians' cavalier attitude toward giving vaccinations to companion animals is changing now that there is more evidence of vaccinosis (adverse vaccine reactions) and long-term immunity provided by most vaccines. This means that annual boosters are unnecessary.
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