Rabies
At Capital Cat Clinic, we only use the non-adjuvanted leukemia and rabies vaccines. These are considered to have the least possible chance of causing inflammation with a subsequent lump or cancer at the site of injection. Some adjuvanted vaccines have been associated with Vaccine Associated Sarcoma (VAS). It is for this reason that we do not recommend adjuvanted vaccines. We use Purevax rabies and feline leukemia vaccines, which are non-adjuvanted.
If you find your cat with a bat or a dead bat in your yard, put on gloves, place bat in container or bag, and call your veterinarian ASAP. Do not freeze the bat.
Please note that the guideline management of rabies exposure in animals (see image) is much more strict for animals that have never been vaccinated against rabies if the bat cannot be tested to confirm it is negative.
For more information about rabies and what to do if you find a bat, please see following links:
www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw181108
spca.bc.ca/faqs/%e2%80%8bwhat-rabies-how-transmitted/
If you find your cat with a bat or a dead bat in your yard, put on gloves, place bat in container or bag, and call your veterinarian ASAP. Do not freeze the bat.
Please note that the guideline management of rabies exposure in animals (see image) is much more strict for animals that have never been vaccinated against rabies if the bat cannot be tested to confirm it is negative.
For more information about rabies and what to do if you find a bat, please see following links:
www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw181108
spca.bc.ca/faqs/%e2%80%8bwhat-rabies-how-transmitted/