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Posted by PHMadameAlto on August 24, 2002 at 16:55:15:
In Reply to: Question about Vaccinations posted by kwsbsoj on August 23, 2002 at 17:20:19:
:I have 4 beautiful indoors cats. They only go outside when my husband and I take them out in our yard on a harness/leash. Each year we have them vaccinated for the following: feline panleukopenia, FVR and FCV. Two years ago on the advice from our vet, we opted to discontinue the leukemia vaccination. Each cat only received the leukemia vaccine once. Rabies has not reached the province (island) where I reside so this is not an usual vaccination. I have been hearing a great deal about VAS. What is the risk of VAS for cats vaccinated against panleukopenia, FVR and FCV? As well should the vet inject in the hind region only?
:I would appreciate any information.
:Thanks....Kristen My vet gave my cat his rabies in his right hind leg, skipped the leukemia and gave the other (it is a string of letters I can't recall) in the front leg. According to her it is now taught in veterinary college to do this and to avoid any injections in the neck or scruff.
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Just about everything I've read points to rabies and feline leukemia as being the culprits in most of the cases of VAS. It is the adjuvents (spelling?) in these vaccines that seem to cause the illness. There are adjuvent-free vaccines made for rabies and feline leukemia, but many vets still do not use them. 
Not a vet!