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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Mark on December 16, 2009, 09:40:02 AM

Title: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Mark on December 16, 2009, 09:40:02 AM
I hate to do it to them. Clapton is finally not jumping when I go near him but I will have to bring him downstairs for his boosters this afternoon when the vet comes. They are all having boosters + poor Willow has to have B12 & Laurabolin as well - my poor little pin cushion  :(
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: puggy1975 Zoe on December 16, 2009, 09:54:50 AM
aww hope they all ok. The dreaded man with the needles. Such a shame but for the best.

Weirdly my two seem to like getting their boosters for some strange reason
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Mark on December 16, 2009, 12:22:28 PM
All done!

Alice is now hiding behind the sofa in the living room. Willow, even though she had extra jabs is over it and sitting on me. Kylie has gone to resume her nap in her dog bed against a radiator in the bedroom and Clapton is in hiding.

Clapton treated the vet & myself to an impersonation of the Manneken Pis while I held him midair  :tired:  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Gillian Harvey on December 16, 2009, 12:24:44 PM
Clapton treated the vet & myself to an impersonation of the Manneken Pis while I held him midair  :tired:  :evillaugh:


Oh dear  :evillaugh: Glad its all over with now though  :hug:
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Mark on December 16, 2009, 12:26:08 PM
The lucky thing is, when the vet arrived, I was just filling the bucket up to wash the dining room and hall floors so glad I didn't get time  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: clarenmax on December 16, 2009, 13:06:52 PM
Sorry Mark, but  :evillaugh:

Glad you're largely forgiven by the furries though  :hug:
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Janeyk on December 16, 2009, 13:48:52 PM
Good idea to get it all done in one go, glad it went well  ;D
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: puggy1975 Zoe on December 16, 2009, 13:56:41 PM
Glad it all done Mark and you have been forgiven
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Mark on December 16, 2009, 14:38:28 PM
I'm not forgiven by Clapton. I went upstairs a while ago and instead of being curled up on the bed, he is on the floor under the radiator and he cowered when I went near. This will take weeks if not months to get over. I think I might stop his boosters as he goes out so seldom and if by any chance he saw another cat, he would be back in like lightning.
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Dawn F on December 16, 2009, 14:52:51 PM
my oscar gets ill after boosters Mark so I've stopped, they can't decide if he is allergic or a big girls blouse either way it is too much for him so he just doesn't have them any more
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Bazsmum on December 16, 2009, 14:54:49 PM
Clapton does seem to take longer to let you off dos'nt he....bless Im sure you can coax him with something!  :sneaky: :Luv2:

Glad all is over Mark....Give em all a little head rub for me wont you dear!  ;) :hug:
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Janeyk on December 16, 2009, 16:02:08 PM
 Byron hasn't had hers this year, ours have always been off it afterwards - I wonder whether that's the case with Clapton  :(
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Mark on December 16, 2009, 17:01:48 PM
Well I went upstairs to have a lie down with Clapton. I didn't hear Willow come in the room - I only heard the weird yowling they make before throwing up. She has thrown up a full stomach full of food and water all over the carpet  :Crazy: - Luckily we have a proper shampooer - but I will have to wait until Clapton comes down for his tea. I can't subject him to that noise after what he has already been through today. Willow is sitting near me now and her poor stomach is gurgling like mad. I think I will stop boosters except for our bruiser Kylie.
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Mark on December 16, 2009, 20:18:55 PM
Clapton does seem to take longer to let you off dos'nt he....bless Im sure you can coax him with something!  :sneaky: :Luv2:

He had some chicken - he got ALL the skin as well!  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Kay and Penny on December 16, 2009, 20:41:17 PM
Trigger and Tiffany let the vet give them boosters while they carry on lying on the bed, and never show any after effects

physical reactions might well be as much to the stress of having them as the vaccs themselves
Title: Re: Little do they know, the man is coming with his needles today
Post by: Janeyk on December 16, 2009, 23:08:32 PM

physical reactions might well be as much to the stress of having them as the vaccs themselves

maybe some but not with my cats, all my cats have been off after their boosters and the vet said they can cause lethargy for a day or so, it's quite common.  I've also heard - from other sources that it can depend on the make of vaccination, not sure how true that is though.