Hello,
Unfortunately I missed the time scale for the booster injection for my cats annual vaccinations. My new vets have now said I need to book them in for the first round then come back again 3 wk's later for the second round due to missing the time scale for the booster. Does anyone know what the normal rough cost of this should be? a friend of mine said to ring round a few different vets and compare prices, but I quite like the vets round the corner from me, so would rather stick with them.
Thanks guys. sunkiss x
Hi Sunkiss
Not sure whereabouts you are but in London you pay around 40 pounds for the vaccinations.. The prices do vary from vets so it is useful to shop around.
Thanks for the reminder, my cat needs her booster next month too!
Heidi
Hello,
Unfortunately I missed the time scale for the booster injection for my cats annual vaccinations. My new vets have now said I need to book them in for the first round then come back again 3 wk's later for the second round due to missing the time scale for the booster. Does anyone know what the normal rough cost of this should be? a friend of mine said to ring round a few different vets and compare prices, but I quite like the vets round the corner from me, so would rather stick with them.
Thanks guys. sunkiss x
You may wish to do some research on this, your cat should still have immunity from the first round of injections. Sounds like another classic case of vets over-vaccinating animals.
Do your research because many vets are still over-vaccinating.
I have seen on tv a company called vets 4 pets (sure it was not pets 4 vets but you never know) and for £99 you get your pet vaccinated each year for life with no additional charge. worth seeing if there is one near you.
Check a website or something before hand for small print though!
I have seen on tv a company called vets 4 pets (sure it was not pets 4 vets but you never know) and for £99 you get your pet vaccinated each year for life with no additional charge. worth seeing if there is one near you.
Check a website or something before hand for small print though!
I would stay well away from anyone advocating that a cat needs to be vaccinated every year!
I would stay well away from anyone advocating that a cat needs to be vaccinated every year!
I guess you don't use boarding catteries?
I've had one cat with cat flu, he survived, but it was a close run thing. It left him with a lot of scar tissue in his mouth. Most cats that contract cat flu don't survive.
We had a rescue kitten that was FIV+, from a cat charity that had a no test policy. At the time we didn't vaccinate our other cats for FIV. It was only when the kitten died that we found out he was FIV+ and we could have lost all our cats. Since then we've always made sure our cats are vaccinated.
However, if you have house cats that have no contact with the outside world, then there's less reason to have them vaccinated.
Myarka.
I guess you don't use boarding catteries?
I've had one cat with cat flu, he survived, but it was a close run thing. It left him with a lot of scar tissue in his mouth. Most cats that contract cat flu don't survive.
We had a rescue kitten that was FIV+, from a cat charity that had a no test policy. At the time we didn't vaccinate our other cats for FIV. It was only when the kitten died that we found out he was FIV+ and we could have lost all our cats. Since then we've always made sure our cats are vaccinated.
However, if you have house cats that have no contact with the outside world, then there's less reason to have them vaccinated.
Myarka.
I don't use boarding catteries because I don't believe in subjecting any of my animals to ongoing vaccinations.
Two of my cats are outdoor cats, and my dog too, and apart from their kitten/puppy vaccines, they have had no other vaccinations. They are over 12 years old and never ill.
Some insurance companies also put in their terms that the pet must be up to date with their annual boosters etc,
Some insurance companies also put in their terms that the pet must be up to date with their annual boosters etc,
I know, hence also why I don't have insurance!
Over vaccinating our animals has to stop, we are actually making them sicker.
Over vaccinating our animals has to stop, we are actually making them sicker.
My cats are not sicker for being vaccinated, I've had pet cats for 50 years and been vaccinating them for 30.
Like you I don't believe in buying pet insurance because over the lifetime of a pet the vets bills work out cheaper than the insurance. It's even cheaper when you have a vet that will trade on the barter system as ours did before we moved.
Myarka.
Its a small price to pay each month for peace of mind that if anything does happen to one of my pets, or they become ill or need investigatory xrays etc i wont get hit with a huge bill that i cant afford at the time. Would rather make sure they did get the best health care at the time and it was covered with their insurance. But each to their own.
Hi Sunkiss
Not sure whereabouts you are but in London you pay around 40 pounds for the vaccinations.. The prices do vary from vets so it is useful to shop around.
Thanks for the reminder, my cat needs her booster next month too!Heidi
Hiya,
I am in West London at the mo. Yes, I heard about £40-50 was the norm, thanks.
I don't use boarding catteries because I don't believe in subjecting any of my animals to ongoing vaccinations.
Two of my cats are outdoor cats, and my dog too, and apart from their kitten/puppy vaccines, they have had no other vaccinations. They are over 12 years old and never ill.
My Dad says exactly the same thing Rosi, he has had dogs all he's life and has never had them vaccinated and says vets (especially city vets) are a major rip off. I have always had my cats done because when we got them from the RSPCA when they were kittens the RSPCA made a massive deal about making sure you keep up to date with the vaccinations and how very important they are. In the end you don't know who or what to believe?!
sunkiss
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they charge about £22 per vaccination..just off Harrow Rd
tigress
My cats are not sicker for being vaccinated, I've had pet cats for 50 years and been vaccinating them for 30.
You can't really say what diseases are being set up by continually vaccinating your cats.
My Dad says exactly the same thing Rosi, he has had dogs all he's life and has never had them vaccinated and says vets (especially city vets) are a major rip off. I have always had my cats done because when we got them from the RSPCA when they were kittens the RSPCA made a massive deal about making sure you keep up to date with the vaccinations and how very important they are. In the end you don't know who or what to believe?!
I agree that you don't know who or what to believe. That is why educating yourself is the best way.
I haven't taken the decision not to vaccinate lightly and did so after much research.
I am a firm believer that the less 'poison' you put into an animal, the healthier it will be. I also don't use flea or worming medications as they contain more toxins, which in turn weakens the animals entire energy field, organs and body.
If you think that us humans don't need yearly vaccines, then think why it may be that a cat or dog needs them. They don't!
You can't really say what diseases are being set up by continually vaccinating your cats.
It's a pretty good indication when some of them live to 20.
Myarka.
It's a pretty good indication when some of them live to 20.
Myarka.
Some smokers live until they are 90 but the majority don't!
Some smokers live until they are 90 but the majority don't!
We'll have to agree to differ, let those who prefer to vaccinate their pets, vaccinate them, and let those who prefer not to, abstain.
Namaste,
Myarka.
We'll have to agree to differ, let those who prefer to vaccinate their pets, vaccinate them, and let those who prefer not to, abstain.
Namaste,
Myarka.
Goes without saying really!
Hopefully those that choose to vaccinate do so because they have researched the subject instead of blindly following their vets.
I have always vaccinated mine until they are about 8, then stop. Maybe I'm just lucky but they have always been ok. I always get someone to come and stay at my home when I go away too.
Our 2 cats haven't had any vaccinations and are always really healthy... they are nearly 5 years old.. Our 2 cats we used to have were vaccinated when they were kittens and were ill a lot...
A tricky one this. My grandmother didn't routinely vaccinate her cats and most lived from about 15 to 20 years. Yes the vet world probably are ripping us off but.. having worked for the RSPCA and nursed lots of flu-struck cats who either just made it or died and seeing how quickly cat flu strikes, I can understand the need for a vaccine. More importantly though, whether or not we think it is neccessary or morally correct, is the insurance matter. If you can afford a vets bill of £200 for a one-night stay (which is what I have just paid out when my cat was sick) which involved, tests, antibiotics, an IV drip etc etc - he was on death's door from dehydration and a bug, despite being vaccinated! - then great and good for you.
Working for a local animal charity in Worthing, we are taking in cats by the day who are being given up because the owners can't afford the vets bills and haven't taken out pet insurance. Whether or not we are being conned makes little difference when you can't afford to pay for the bills.
To be honest the more I live and work amongst animals, the more question how morally correct it is that we even have domestic pets in the first place. Good old human race eh?
Hi Sunkiss,
One year my girls missed their scheduled vacinations, the vet suggested that I needed to do the full course again but after discussing it with them and confirming my cats don't visit catteries the vet said the the booster shot would suffice. If on the other hand I had been using catteries, I would have had to have the full lot done again to show the cattery that my girls were fully covered.
Cost for my girls this year was £65, but that was for both and just the booster.
Have another chat with your vet and see what they say, it does just depend upon circumstances.
L&L