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Originally Posted by JGibson
Rabies vaccines are the law in Florida just like speeding is the law in Florida. The vet has no authority to hold your cat hostage as you could've wanted to go to a different bet for the vaccine.
The lady who runs Sumter Co. animal shelter told me you don't really have to give the rabies vaccine but if your cat gets out and gets rabies they will euthanize it.
Cats do have an immune system and it has been documented that sometimes these vaccines compromise their immune systems.
Although I am thinking about the chewable flea and tick only because I play a lot of golf and walk through a lot of grass and would hate to bring a flea or tick home with me.
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First of all, I live in Lake County, so what someone says is the law in Sumter County has no bearing on my situation at all. Second, what some lady who runs an animal shelter, who is neither a lawyer, an employee of the Department of Health, nor a veterinarian, has no bearing on my situation at all. Third, we all pick and choose which laws we'll obey and which laws we'll risk breaking.
I wasn't willing to have a debate with a veterinarian on the merits of vaccinating my cat. They said without proof of recent vaccination, they'd be required to vaccinate her. I could've brought her to a different vet instead. But why would I want to waste hours and hours of phone calls and waiting for people to answer voice mails, when I could just obey the law and get it done?
You can't just make an appointment with a vet who tells you in advance that your cat MUST be vaccinated, and then tell the vet you refuse to let her give your cat the shot after showing up at their office. The vet will just tell you - "we won't treat your cat then, see ya" and show you the door. And your cat will still need to get all its teeth pulled, and will still be in pain.