02-16-2015, 01:57 PM
The Feline Leukemia spread in Canada/USA in the mid 1970s. Great Britain's long quarantine might have been enough protection although it was slow to develop.
There is a vaccine now, but it devastated the cat breeders who had multiple cats and who did their own vaccinations for distemper(using the needles multiple times because it was considered safe).
I like the pet passport idea. A well cared for animal should not need a long stay in a quarantine facility. We have vaccines for so many things now so things should be safe.
We have a measles outbreak in Toronto, part of a larger outbreak. Parents are refusing to vaccinate and that puts babies too young to be vaccinated at risk.
I hope pet owners don't get the same idea. It would be sad to go back to the days when so many animals died.
There is a vaccine now, but it devastated the cat breeders who had multiple cats and who did their own vaccinations for distemper(using the needles multiple times because it was considered safe).
I like the pet passport idea. A well cared for animal should not need a long stay in a quarantine facility. We have vaccines for so many things now so things should be safe.
We have a measles outbreak in Toronto, part of a larger outbreak. Parents are refusing to vaccinate and that puts babies too young to be vaccinated at risk.
I hope pet owners don't get the same idea. It would be sad to go back to the days when so many animals died.
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Catherine
