My answer: Vaccinate.
The fact that the Act of 11 March 2004 on the protection of animal health and the control of infectious diseases in animals in Article 56 does not impose this obligation on cats' guardians does not mean that cats should not be vaccinated.
The rules came into being at a time when cats were treated marginally, neglected. The lived "somwhere" and nobody cared about them. Over time, the status of cats increased, they were in homes, in the backyards, looked after, fed, but the rules did not change.
When is it necessary to vaccinate cats?
when you need a passport for your cat
at the exhibition (chip and vaccination needed).
And when needed?
every single day.
A cat can be bitten by a sick animal, it can pack a bat, which bumped into a balcony on the 8th floor.
"What about domestic cat? Why vaccinate when he does not go out"
Yes, it does not go out but there are people coming to your house. Let's give a veterinarian with a home visit, children of friends who want to play with the cat (only the cat does not want to), any strangers, even household members. Scared cat will bite. And then what?
Then... doctor and doctor is required to report any bites.
Then official OBSERVATION of your cat, and vaccinating all people bitten by cat regardless of their age.
If our cat bites us, because he wanted to, and we will not go to the clinic, because we know that he bit us because we wanted to look into his mouth, no problem, no one knows and does not report anywhere. But if the wound will fester and stink, then we will go to the doctor ...
Why are people so afraid of cat vaccination against rabies?
Because a sagicular sarcoma or tumor can occur at the injection site. And this is true, but such a tumor can arise after each injection: antibiotic, steroid, vitamins, ordinary water for injection, physiological fluid or glucose, analgesic and even after chip!
The starting point is an inflammatory reaction at the injection site, which usually passes by itself.
If it does not pass, it begins to grow during the month after the injection, has a diameter of more than 2 centimeters and lasts longer than 3 months, we are almost sure that it is an infective sarcoma. You need to cut a tumor with a wide margin of tissue, make a cytology to confirm. The prognosis is unfavorable. Depending on the extent and depth of infiltration of the surrounding tissues, the possibilities of using chemotherapy, its purposefulness and the likelihood of recurrence are assessed
If there is a metastasis to the lungs, treatment makes no sense.
It is recommended to administer the vaccine in the tail, the paw or under the skin on the stomach. The first two can be amputated if necessary, the tumor on the stomach will be visible and easier to remove due to loose subcutaneous weave.
Sarcomas are very rare, once in a few hundred cats susceptible to inflammation of tissues after injections.
Sure, even this number is too high when it comes to OUR cat.
What is the law in your country?
Do you have a legal obligation to vaccinate your cat against rabies?
