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Old July 12th, 2007, 10:14 AM
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krdahmer,

I think going every other year for vaccinations on an indoor cat is fine. I have some clients that do it every three years. If they are 10 or older, a think yearly physical examinations and routine blood work is more important.

There is a lot of controversy over vaccinations and as time goes by and more information (credible, properly controlled studies, etc..) is available, I believe we are going to see a wider and wider gap in frequency on viral vaccinations. I think age, breed, health status, lifestyle and demographics need to be strongly considered when making the decision on which vaccines to use, how often to give and if the vaccines are even needed at all. Unfortunately because of the wide variability it is hard to give easy answers; but for older, indoor cats, vaccines every other year does sound just fine.
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