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PAW’S CORNER
By Sam Mazzotta
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: The letter from a reader wondering if it’s worth it to vaccinate his indoor cats (“Do Indoor Cats Need All Those Shots?”) hit a nerve with me. Years ago, I had ve totally indoor kitties. And like his cats, mine loved to perch on the windowsill.
I’d never bothered to keep up with all of their shots, because they never went outside and so wouldn’t be exposed to other cats -- so why deal with the expense?
You can guess what happened: The window screen popped out somehow, and my cat “Woody” fell out into our side yard. Once we discovered the “escape,” we got him back into the house, but sadly, it was not fast enough. As time went by I noticed all of my cats were showing signs of illness, so I made an appointment with the veterinarian. Sadly, Woody never made it; he passed away the day before the appointment. All of my surviving cats were diagnosed with feline leukemia.
Because of my insistence on being cheap, I shortened all of my cats’ lives. If they had been vaccinated regularly, they likely would never have gotten sick even if they accidentally escaped the house. That’s a fact I can never, ever change. Please don’t
think like I did. Protect your family and get all of their vaccinations. -- Dee in Palmyra, New York
DEAR DEE: Thank you for sharing such a painful
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Don’t Risk Pets’ Lives: Vaccinate
experience. I hope your story will help others realize just how much they have to lose by not vaccinating their indoor cats against feline leukemia, feline immunode ciency virus, rabies and other diseases.
Send your questions, comments and tips to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc. SS
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