Vet Visit

[willowisp]

Heidi and Sean had their annual exams today. Both have been sneezing and coughing, and Sean was even considerate enough to demonstrate for the vet. The vet thinks they are both suffering from allergies with a secondary bacterial infection, and both have antibiotics with some allergy meds mixed in.

Heidi, who was seriously overweight, has lost two pounds since last year's checkup. She still weighs appreciably more than Sean, but we're going to watch her to make sure her weight isn't plummeting dangerously.

It was Heidi's year for her rabies booster, but I asked the vet if it would be ok to give both rabies shots to get them on the same schedule. They also got distemper shots but not leukemia since they're strictly indoor. Although they get exams annually, they only get shots every three years, on the same schedule as their rabies inoculations, to lower the chances of injection site sarcoma.

Comments

[kater-kat.livejournal.com]

Three years? Whoa. Is that based on your location, or the fact they're strictly indoors?

I'm freaking out right now because Loki (strictly indoor) is currently living with my parents who have Shadow (was supposed to be strictly indoor, but he had different ideas, and we eventually gave in), and it's been 14 months since her last rabies (which I intend on fixing tomorrow). (Shadow, by the way, is all up-to-date)

[willowisp.livejournal.com]

It's definitely available in the area, and ABQ licensing only requires one shot every three years. Someone once told me that the one-year and three-year shots are actually the same amount of medicine, though I can't vouch for the accuracy. Maybe ask your vet about the option? IF s/he asks why, say you're concerned about injection site sarcoma.