VACCINATIONS
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Don’t over vaccinate. Vaccinosis is a real epidemic in the pet industry. At EPC, we follow the recommendations of immunologist Dr. Ronald Schultz and other holistic vets. Read below to know our stance.
OUR PROTOCOL & RECOMMENDATION
Vaccinations protocols are a controversial topic in today’s Veterinary society. Some vets advise to perform a set of kitten vaccines from 8 – 16 weeks of age followed by yearly boosters while others advise to vaccinate the kitten with the primal set of kitten vaccines and no yearly boosters or boosters every 3 years instead of every year. Some vets recommend only the FVRCP vaccine as part of the core vaccines while others include the FeLV vaccine.
At Ethereal Persians Cattery, we recommend allowing your vet to administer the FVRCP and rabies vaccine only; not the FIV vaccine. Our kittens receive their first FVRCP vaccine at 11 weeks of age. We recommend owners give their next and final round around 16 weeks of age; then no more for life. We recommend allowing the rabies vaccine be given around 8 months of age or later. Most county laws require it sooner but that’s simply not the healthiest practice.
Vaccines should be administered individually to reduce risk of vaccinosis and to determine cause of sensitivity if a reaction occurs.
Technically, the rabies vaccine must be boostered in accordance to your state and county law. This is not for the health of your cat; on the contrary, it is a detriment to their health. There is plenty of well duplicated research indicating that the rabies vaccine provides immunity (titers) for a min of 7 years or more and is not immunologically required more than 2x in a pets life. The rabies law is very outdated and considering the push-back from the pharmaceutical companies change is extremely slow and painful. Vaccinosis is a real under-diagnosed epidemic in the pet industry.
In addition to the FVRCP and rabies vaccine, your veterinarian may recommend to vaccinate your cat against the Feline Leukemia virus. We do NOT recommend allowing vaccination with the Feline Leukemia Vaccine (FeLV) unless your cat is exposed to a Fel – Leuk positive cat. Once a cat is vaccinated with the Feline Leukemia vaccine they often trigger a false positive on the feline leukemia test. This can be alarming if you don’t expect it.
VACCINOSIS
Our highest concern, as a pet parent and dedicated breeders, is the history of over-vaccination in the pet industry and the resulting health problems. Current law is founded by outdated research and profit margins of pharmaceutical companies and fear-mongering.
Pets are being needlessly vaccinated when they shouldn’t be. Modern veterinarians have the power to verify when immunity has been developed by conducting an exam called a titer test. This exam measures the existence of antibodies that circulate the immune system for select diseases. Any measure of antibody means the animal does not require a booster vaccine. Once immunity is achieved, it does not deplete over. Memory cells are created which generally provide life-long protection against the disease. If the virus stimulates the immune system, the memory cells create antigens to mitigate the disease. This is why animals, as humans, do not need yearly boosters; especially boosters to a virus like rabies which does not easily mutate or have many variants.
To know more about immunity and the efficacy of vaccines, please read publications or watch videos by the worlds leading pet immunologist, Dr. Ronald Schultz. He has been present through the drastic evolution of vaccinations and their protocols since the mid 1900’s. He offers extensive insight into the efficacy of vaccines and necessity of boosters.
If you would like to make a difference, join the ongoing worldwide movement called “Protect the Pets,” led by Veterinarian John Robb. It urges pet owners to not over-vaccinate their beloved pet(s), with a focus on the rabies vaccine. After dead upon dead animal at his clinic, he realized the rabies vaccine should be weight dependent, not a set 2 cc volume for an animal regardless of size. A cat or small breed dog should not receive the same volume as a St. Bernard or a horse. Over stimulation of the immune system triggered by a high dose of rabies vaccine can cause lifelong immune problems and a vaccine reaction can be fatal.
We hope that you watch the videos on this page and take them to heart and mind.