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| No offense to anyone out there but not taking your cat to the vet is irresponsible. It isn't good for them to not get annual vaccinations and check-ups. If you aren't going to provide your animals with the proper health mantinence, then you shouldn't have an animal! Do you go to the doctor? Do you get vaccines? Why do you think your animal doesn't need or deserve the same? Also, "over-vaccinating" does not cause "kitty autism". Please click this link and READ IT before you post things that you heard. Not everyone knows what they're talking about! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080327091545AAPE99T
~"Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort."-PAPA ROACH~
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| Too many vets over-vaccinate and there are a number of vaccinations that are unnecessary, and they can do more harm than good. Our cats get their rabies shots, so I only take them to the vet when a situation warrants the trip. I find it quite irritating that there is a vaccination for cats and dogs for Lyme disease. Give me a break! I have been infected with Lyme disease 6 times now and according the CDC there is no vaccine for Lyme. So what are the vets putting in the syringe they refer to as Lyme vaccine????
"Cats are like potato chips...you can't have just one."
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i take my cats to the vet when get a basic health check,for shots, and for spaying. then knowing i would always have cats and not money i took some vet courses though college. i seemed to have a gift of knowing what their probs are and how to help.it sometimes requires a dr. but usually it's usually common sense. i'm glad they have pet insurance now so we can get the help they need when they need it. cat breeders and show cats should have regular checkups.
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I don't take my cats to the vet every year because one of my cats (the younger one that's 7) does not get into the cat carrier no matter what you do so it's a huge hassle. My other cat (the older one who's 21) is too old to go through the commotion of getting in a carrier, driving to the vet, being a new place, etc... My cats are healthy and I'm thinking of calling an in home vet to come check on them.
*Proud owner of two beautiful cats*
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I have had cats since I was 5 yrs old; I am now 41. I have been a strong believer on annual Vet visits ever since I was a teenager. My attitude is now turning. I have been to two different Veterinarians in the past 7 months (due to a geographical move).
The two new doctors have managed to turn my attitude within the first 10 minutes of the appointment. I currently have a 4 1/2 yr old, female, spayed Ragdoll. I do research on all animal breeds before I purchase a new family memeber to make sure that our life together is a great fit, and it is 100%.
When the Veterinarian says he can't easily feel my cat's ribs and argues with me that my cat is overweight and must lose 2 pounds (even though my Ragdoll is a large breed) I say, "Goodbye." Then he implies that if it is not done, my cat will suffer health issues. By the way, I only feed my animals top of the line weight management ($$$) cat or dog food. They are healthier than I am.
I have called breeders, top professors of Animal Science from the University of Michigan and the University of Florida, and I have searched the internet. The answer is basically the same. The average weight for a healthy altered female Ragdoll is between 10 lbs and 15 lbs. My cat weighs 12 lbs. I have also been told that a small bowl of cat food can be left out for the cat, because a cat will nibble small amounts of food up to 14 times a day.
The veterinarians that have my feathers ruffled only want me to feed my baby 1/4 cup of food a day no more that 1/2 cup a day.
I am an experienced and responsible pet owner. I have owned many different breeds and many mixed bloodline cats (as well as dogs). I take all of my pets health just as seriously as I take my own health. Every cat breed is different and you can't put all in the same group. A Turkish Angora (which I have also owned) is not in the same weight category.
Makes me wonder...
" Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something."
~Henry David Thoreau
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To Papa Roach lover,
There are areas in the health of cats that you don't know either.
Of all the cats I have owned (too many to count) I did have a rare tragedy. One of my best cats at the age of 4 developed bone marrow cancer. It was proven by (after running every blood test known, a chip of the cat's bone, and a ton of money) a professor at the University of Michigan that my cat developed the cancer as a reaction to the rabies shot he received the previous year. He passed a year later.
" Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something."
~Henry David Thoreau
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