chocolate-chip chooky Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) I just had my cat at the vet, and I was told that there's a worldwide cat vaccine shortage. We might need to wait months. Just curious if this truly is worldwide and is affecting others. https://www.ava.com.au/news/feline-vaccine-shortage/ Edited January 4 by chocolate-chip chooky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Are all feline vaccines affected? I notice it doesn't mention any specific ones. It would make me super nervous to not get rabies boosters taken care of! I haven't heard anything about it here (but my cat is just due for his annual vet visit in a couple weeks). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 1 minute ago, kirstenhill said: Are all feline vaccines affected? I notice it doesn't mention any specific ones. It would make me super nervous to not get rabies boosters taken care of! I haven't heard anything about it here (but my cat is just due for his annual vet visit in a couple weeks). Good question. I couldn't get any vaccines done for my cats. But we don't have rabies here in Australia, so that's a non-issue for us, luckily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I haven't heard anything about it. When I do a Google search of "cat vaccine shortage usa" all the hits I get are in Australia. The US FDA site doesn't list any shortage of vaccines under "current animal drug shortage" but IDK if vaccines are included in that list. I'd think they would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 4 minutes ago, Pawz4me said: I haven't heard anything about it. When I do a Google search of "cat vaccine shortage usa" all the hits I get are in Australia. The US FDA site doesn't list any shortage of vaccines under "current animal drug shortage" but IDK if vaccines are included in that list. I'd think they would be? Interesting. So maybe it's just us. The vet said 'worldwide', so I was curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Interesting. We had my new (very adorable and lovable) kitten in both in November and December for shots, routine testing and a spay. Had all the routine shots, wasn't mentioned. She was last in less than a week ago for the final shots and spay. That stinks! Especially for indoor/outdoor animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 (edited) 6 minutes ago, catz said: Interesting. We had my new (very adorable and lovable) kitten in both in November and December for shots, routine testing and a spay. Had all the routine shots, wasn't mentioned. She was last in less than a week ago for the final shots and spay. That stinks! Especially for indoor/outdoor animals. I was told that the limited vaccines available here were only being given to high-risk cats eg kittens, any cats going into boarding, and any coming from shelters. I think this thread needs a kitten photo! Edited January 4 by chocolate-chip chooky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: I think this thread needs a kitten photo! Well gosh golly, if you say so! 😂 😻 (please don't quote, will probably delete later!) Side note - perfect gift for your pet adoring college students when they come visit to take back to school! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Not here. But we are having some issues with getting a couple of medications at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I have no idea! I did try to order a dishwasher and the wait for all dishwashers in our preferred brand was six weeks DH thought we could wait that long. No. No we cannot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I haven't heard anything about it but our cat isn't due for her vaccines until May so it hasn't been on my radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHP Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I have a foster cat transported in from another state (long, weird story) and haven't heard anything about this. They have to have vaccines along with a certificate of health to cross state lines. It is illegal not to get rabies vaccines, I wonder how that will work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 10 hours ago, SHP said: I have a foster cat transported in from another state (long, weird story) and haven't heard anything about this. They have to have vaccines along with a certificate of health to cross state lines. It is illegal not to get rabies vaccines, I wonder how that will work out. Good question. How will they handle licensing if cats can't get their shots? I can't imagine them giving a lengthy grace period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ananda Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 My cats had their shots mid-December. No shortage was mentioned. (US) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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