Sahja Siamese and Oriental Cat and Kitten Vaccine and Vaccination Protocol

The following information was derived from: The 2000 Report of the American Association of Feline Practitioners and the Academy of Feline Medicine Advisory Panel on Feline Vaccines, Feline Vaccination Protocols, Feline Vaccines: Benefits and Risks, The CDC, Merial, Heska and Pfizer.

Prepared by VAS Awareness and the VAS Cat Show Group in collaboration with James

Richards, DVM, director of the Cornell Feline Health Center.

Heska and Pfizer, the manufacturers of non-adjuvanted, intranasal/intraocular vaccines, recommend the following vaccination schedule for their products: If your kitten is vaccinated at less than 12 weeks of age, a second dose should be given at 12 weeks of age or older. Kittens not vaccinated until they are over 12 weeks of age can be vaccinated with a single dose. Following the kitten series, Heska recommends a vaccination 1 year later and then no more frequently than once every 3 years.

LINK for the complete report

HESKA VACCINE: technical information in a slide presentation, written research report and client information which will answer some of your questions.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW VACCINES WORK, DANGERS OF VACCINE, CORE VACCINES, information for dogs and cats written by Dr. Rogers.

VACCINE CAUSING KIDNEY DISEASE IN CATS In the 1970s, it was discovered that a cell line derived from a cat kidney - the Crandall-Reese feline kidney (CRFK) cell line - could be used to grow feline viruses like feline herpesvirus1 (FHV-1), calicivirus, and panleukopenia.

However, when FVRCP vaccines are made, each dose is contaminated with just a little bit of cell culture. What we discovered recently was that cats not only develop antibodies to the viruses in the vaccine, which is our intent, but they also develop antibodies to the cell culture - a culture based on a feline kidney cell line. And that's where we have to begin to ask some very intriguing questions. In particular, is it possible that over vaccination induces antibodies that are associated with immune-mediated feline kidney disease?"

Read the whole report for all the information.

SCIENCE OF VACCINE DAMAGE : more evidence that vaccine is harmful to dogs and cats

2006 American Association of Feline Practitioners Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report

2006 FELINE AND CANINE VACCINATION GUIDELINES has a chart showing immunity duration

VACCINATION RECOMMENDATION of Dr. Rogers: NOTE: panleukopenia vaccine gives immunity for life. Only need to use Heska Bivalent every three years. Does not prevent but lessens severity of herpesvirus and calcivirus.

Another cattery that is questioning the use of vaccine. Breeders who are wanting the best for their kittens have to ponder the benefits versus the long term health dangers of over vaccination..

Wanting the best protection for my kittens, I have changed my vaccination vaccine. I have used Protex 3 for years, but after reading Dr. Rogers' and Dr. Lappin's research reports, I decided to use HESKA Feline Ultranasal vaccine. Yes, it is more expensive than Protex 3 but the protection is both local immunity at the point where viruses enter (nose, eyes and mouth) and systemic immunity with antibodies in their blood. The antibodies from the mother will not prevent mucosal protection and the kitten will develop memory cells in case they are confronted with one of the viruses. Vaccine does not prevent the disease only causes a milder response if challenged. When compared to some of the other leading vaccines, Heska Feline Ultranasal vaccine provides excellent protection. It is a non-adjuvanted vaccine. Also being an intranasal vaccine means there is no risk of the kitten developing a sarcoma.

Please read the information and links below so you understand how important the right vaccine is in protecting your cat. If you have any questions, contact me.

Sopko the Gila Monster Cole

My cat has been healthy throughout his entire life. I've never had any health issues with him at all, up until Jan. 07' when a vet convinced us due to the law in Pennsylvania, that he had to be up to date on the rabies vaccine. That night following the vaccine, he became so sick (like I never seen before)...lethargic, irritable, vomiting, etc. I was told by the emergency vet on call that particular night, that cats can possibly experience this as a side effect to the rabies vaccine and to call if he isn't better by the next day.

The next day, his condition seemed to be resolved. However, less than a week later, I was told that he was very anemic (Hct was 20). It was determined that he had an allergic reaction to the rabies vaccine since he has had no previous illness prior to the vaccine. They had me put him on prednisone to combat his immune response which cause him to have very high sugars levels in his blood (diabetes). So then, I had to give him Lantus (insulin) injections to combat the diabetes while weaning him off the prednisone. This went on for about three months or so until we were finally able to wean him off of both. By October 07' he had recovered his Hct to 30, on his own. We thought our nightmare was finally going away...until x-mas when he had to be hospitalized for a sudden drop in his Hct to 17 (same symptoms...lethargic, irritable, vomiting, not eating, etc.).

He was in the hospital from x-mas to New Year day, when after receiving a blood transfusion, bone marrow aspirate and various other tests to rule out viral, bacterial, parasitic, and cancer causes, all of which were negative. He was finally diagnosed with "myelodysplastic syndrome

" which is secondary to an autoimmune mediated hemalytic anemia caused by the rabies vaccine (i.e., a "drug insult" as they worded it), and then they informed us that our kitty's disorder has a poor prognosis. See attached report from the veterinarian.

The good news is, he is still with us. Neither he nor we are giving up! It has certainly been a roller coaster ride with lots of ups and downs. As long as he continues to eat and drink, we will continue to keep fighting! He has now been started on a different immunosuppressive drug (cyclsporine which does not effect blood sugars) and so far, the drug appears to be working (last week his Hct was 20, up from 16 which is what it was when he left the hospital). We are very hopeful for him and of course, very happy too! Perhaps you can tell people (owners) about our kitty's misfortunes and use our story as an example of why older cats do not necessarily need vaccinations. I can only hope that someone can learn from us and our situation, perhaps you can help me with that. I have certainly had to learn the hard way.

Much thanks and God bless,

Regina