We almost forgot about posting this week! It’s been busy but we have good news. After Hazel’s bad reaction to the rabies shot last fall, I am switching my cats to the three-year vaccine. Mollie was the first to get her three-year shot this past week and she came through fine. She’s my canary in a coal mine. If anyone gets sick, she will. I had posted about Hazel’s reaction here. In our state all pets except the very old and sick are required to have a rabies shot. This picture is from one of Mollie’s previous visits but she had that same sad sack (I’m gonna get you for this) expression on her face this week. The vet had a different print smock on though!
Here is a picture of the grays watching the robins eat the berries outside the window.
They never forget (that you are taking care of them….even if they appear ungrateful …they do have an image to maintain)
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They need to lower their standards!
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I’ve heard good things about the three-year one. Glad it went well!
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Me too. It doesn’t save much money but it’s less stress on the cat.
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I’m so glad your little “experiment” came through the test with good results! I didn’t know that indoor cats required the same vaccine schedule as cats exposed to the outdoors. Our dog is on a 3-year cycle, but somehow every year she ends up with a vaccine for something! I think it’s a bit much, but I tend to go along with whatever the Vet suggests. I’m not knowledgeable enough to question him!
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Cats (at least in our area) get 2 vaccines routinely. The rabies is available either as a yearly or a 3-year. The other vaccine is already a 3-year. I don’t have a problem getting them to the vet but there is always the concern about reactions. Mollie had a bad reaction to the FVCRP injection when she was young. Her back leg was lame for a week. They switched her to the nasal vaccine every three years and she does ok with that. I remember my childhood cats never got vaccines and did ok but I’m not willing to take that chance now.
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I didn’t know they offered the 3-year vaccine for cats. Rumpy always had a 3-year vaccine.
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They do. Originally there was a link between the 3-year and sarcoma at the injection site in cats but that has been corrected.
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I’ll just assume the robins are taunting the grays and they grays are plotting their demise.
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It’s something like that. I’m always grateful for glass barriers.
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It’s time for Jack to get his shot. He doesn’t seem to mind going to the vet. Teddy is a different story…
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The grays are easy peasy to take. Mollie has mellowed over the years. She doesn’t put up much of a fight anymore. Hazel, on the other hand, I still have to get the first appointment of the morning so I can snatch her when she comes for breakfast. Otherwise I have to chase her until she tires, then poke her out from under the bed. Jake was awful to take. He was such a large strong cat. They can smell when you have a vet appointment.
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Good shots! (Pun intended). ๐ผ
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I thought it was funny but the cats found no humor in that!
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I’m not surprised. ๐
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I hope you are sleeping with one eye open for awhile… Mollie looks mad.
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I probably should!
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Our state requires them too. I have one that I worry about that I am going to see if a titer can be done to see if she still has it in her system and then she won’t require it.
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Our state won’t recognize a titer test. I looked into it. Much as I hate the requirement for an indoor only cat, it has brought down the incidence of rabies in our state considerably. Good luck to you.
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That desperate expression is priceless.
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Ma! They’re killing me! (and I’m gonna get you for that!)
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I don’t think my cats are required to get rabies out here, but you don’t have to register them, either, unlike dogs. Rabies is pretty rare…so far.
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Rabies is prevalent in my state (PA) although not so much in my area. I checked out the specific law and unless they are old and infirm, even indoor cats need them. There is always the possibility of a rabid bat getting inside the house. I know. Very remote but that’s what they always say.
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Actually, when I lived on the east coast, we had two bats get in different houses. One In New Hampshire and one in D.C. So that does make sense.
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Most of the time they are not rabid though. I had one inside once. I never saw it. The cats did. I had two cats that didn’t get along real well. When I saw them sitting 6 inches apart and staring at the same spot I knew something was up. I was able to do a catch and release.
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By law, even indoor cats have to get the shots?
Birds make the best cat TV. Being able to watch robins is extra special.
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Yes, even indoor cats. The cats love their TV. I always say that filling the bird feeders is like turning on their video entertainment.
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When we sold the cottage n 2014 there was a chance we would go across the channel for a holiday between houses (yeah, joke now) so we got Maggie vaccinated in plenty of time. Here in the UK it’s every three years, so she’s had her booster, but so far we haven’ taken her anywhere! No reaction though, and she’ll have her next shot in 2020.
Love the grays watching the birds. ๐
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I’ve had cats vaccinated for 30 years and Hazel was the first one to react to the rabies vaccine. Mollie had a reaction to the FVRCP injection so they use a nasal version.
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poor Hazel.
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I’m glad that you all remembered to post this week. And I was glad to read that Gracie came through with flying colours (despite the “I’m going to get you for this’ expression)!
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I’m grateful that no one was sick this week. No barf or any other bodily fluids!
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I sure wish I could maintain that kind of focus. ๐
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Cats are amazing. They can stare for a long time!
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Took my little Daisy to the Vet last week. She got the 3yr rabies shot and the other vaccine as well. Thank goodness, she did just fine. Vet said she might not eat or be lethargic. Luckily we had no reaction at all.
I love the look on Mollie’s face in the above picture! Priceless.
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Fortunately for Mollie the other vaccine is a 3-year and it’s an off year for her on that one. Other than hiding to sleep all day, she was fine. She ate and pooped and did all those other things she usually does.
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we hope efurrything goes well and the 3-year shot will do the trick. it is not law here to get the rabies shot but it’s better to have it when we travel. I always do single shots so it means 3 vet appointments and 3 bills, but better safe than sorry…
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The 3-year cost was slightly less than 3 single shots but just slightly. I think my vet encourages the yearly to make sure the pets get an annual checkup.
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Would you like to have another two eyed gray? You can have Lucy.
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You would miss her soooo much!
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The grays are so cute! Glad Mollie did okay with her rabies vaccine.
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Me too. I wouldn’t take her until after the holidays in case she got sick and I needed to take her back in.
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I love the intense look of concentration on Gracie’s face! Do they ‘bark’ at the birds like Theo does? I read that it’s an involuntary reflex, but it cracks me up every time he does it ๐
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Morgan does all the time. Hazel used to do it but as she got older she stopped. Gracie just bonks into the window. She gets so into the action she forgets it’s there.
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hahahaha!! You have to love her passion ๐
I wouldn’t be able to resist laughing every time she did it!
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I do. Sometimes it’s a hard decision. Do I watch the birds or the cats watching the birds.
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I never get tired of watching Theo. If I had 3 more, I would never get anything done!
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I have four. Copy that!
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Ah, “the grays”. So happy that they are so compatible. I’ll send my two cats over to take lessons!
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They get along but they also wrestle with yelling and screaming. No one gets hurt but I yell a lot! ๐
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