return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
 
Click here for LLL Reptile & Supply
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: False Coral Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Apr 02, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Apr 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Apr 06, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Hamburg Reptile Show - Apr. 13, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Apr 14, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Apr 16, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Apr 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Healthy Herp
pool banner - $50 year

FIV vaccine and a note about microchipping

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Cat Discussions ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: hurricane34 at Sat Apr 24 20:15:58 2004  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by hurricane34 ]  
   

Just wanted to post on two important topics.

FIV vaccine: Beware for those of you electing to vaccinate your cats with the FIV vaccine. I work for a veterinary practice in Pembroke Pines, FL and we have elected not to use the FIV vaccine for 2 reasons. 1) Made by Fort Dodge, which seems to have a vaccine for everything (ringworm, FIP, giardia) which are for the most part ineffective. They produce minimal studies of which after being in use are rendered ineffective. 2) Perhaps the more important reason, you cat will test positive on ELISA FIV test kits. Kittens from a mother vaccinated will also test positive. So if you cat gets out and is picked up by animal control or another person and they are tested (which is the first thing most concerned people do) the result may be elective euthanasia. Hopefully this bit of info will help you to make an informed decision.

Microchips: Their is currently a new type of microchip (for the past year) used by Banfield hospitals. The ISO chip is indeed better technology, but cannot be read by non ISO chip readers. The non-ISO chip readers are the ones currently being used by 95% of all independent animal hospitals. Veterinarians seem to be resistant to purchasing these new readers. In the end this means missing microchips, thus animals not getting back home. Inquire with your current vets concerning this arising problem.


   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]