[Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 5, Issue 6

[Shelley Theye]

Maya,
I am so so sorry to hear this sad news about your cat.  I can understand why you would be so nervous about ever vaccinating again.
Thank you for sharing this.
Shelley


On Aug 14, 2014, at 3:20 PM, Maya D'Alessio <mdelow at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know this is anecdotal, and not properly tested evidence, but my cat went from completely healthy on Monday, got her vaccinations (including for FeLV because we didn't know she had it).  By Thursday evening she was gravely ill, and we had to put her down Saturday morning.
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> I 100% believe that the immunization caused her to have an intense immune reaction, which depleted all of her remaining immune system.  She would have passed away eventually, she was ill.  But her response was so immediate and so intense.  I am very wary to give my other FeLV+ cat any immunizations other than rabies which I view as very necessary.
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