my parents have a cat. she was getting lethargic and not herself. they took her to a veterinarian after seeing green mucus from her nose. the vet wouldn’t treat her without a rabies vaccine and determined she had a bad sinus infection. two days later she had some violent spasming while meowing very loudly. we took her to an emergency clinic and they found she had a very high white cell blood count and they changed her antibiotics. two days later, she cannot walk. her back legs wont work properly with her paws curling under. she is very alert, eats and drinks fine, and uses litter

My cat received a rabies vaccination three weeks ago and is now acting lethargic and weak out of nowhere. Could this be the vaccination? Should we have him seen or wait?

We got a kitten on Saturday and took her to the vets for her shots on Monday. She got her rabies, distemper, and flea and tick at 4 pm. It is now 9 pm and she is drooling what looks to be mucus and a lot of it. I know that stress can be a cause of drooling and shes in a new environment with a dog and got her shots today. but i'm still really worried that it might be a reaction to the treatments from earlier today.

We recently got a kitten. I took both cats to get up to date on their vaccines. It was the first time my 8 year old cat had been to the vet since he was neutered at 6 months. At first I thought he was limping because the kitten was wrestling too hard with him but now I'm concerned it's something else.

Took my 19 yr old cat for a rabies shot three days ago. He has fine before I took him to the vet and now he keeps running out the house to be outdoors (he never liked being outside) and when I got him back from the vet he had a wet spot at the site of the shot, but now he has a bald spot on the same place.

My cat has a reaction to his first 3 year rabies vaccine. (he’s only 3 so the first vaccine was a 1 year) I saw a new vet at my usual practice and she gave my cat the rabies vaccine into his foot. He had immediate swelling and had developed a bump that has not gone away (he got the vaccine a few months ago!) He still seems to have sensitivity to the area and will occasionally limp and excessively lick the area. I am aware that a lot of vets like to give rabies vaccines in different areas each time to lessen the chance of developing sarcoma, but I have never seen if given in the foot area. My boy also has cerebellar hypoplasia. I’m wondering if since he already is a bit deformed and has motor skill issues, If the vaccine could’ve affected his motion in that foot? I’ve brought him back to that vet and a different vet at our practice and they seem to have no idea to what is wrong with his foot. I’m also wondering that since CH is a neurological condition, if I should only get him 1 year rabies vaccines instead of three years? I’d love to hear back from anyone who’s cat has had vaccines given in the foot/leg before, or if they’re CH cat has been negatively effected from vaccines. I’ll be scheduling another follow up with a different vet office to see if there’s anything I can do for my little buddy! Hope everyone’s cats are happy and healthy :) *I posted this before but I’m an idiot and put the wrong email!

My cat has a reaction to his first 3 year rabies vaccine. (he’s only 3 so the first vaccine was a 1 year) I saw a new vet at my usual practice and she gave my cat the rabies vaccine into his foot. He had immediate swelling and had developed a bump that has not gone away (he got the vaccine a few months ago!) He still seems to have sensitivity to the area and will occasionally limp and excessively lick the area. I am aware that a lot of vets like to give rabies vaccines in different areas each time to lessen the chance of developing sarcoma, but I have never seen if given in the foot area. My boy also has cerebellar hypoplasia. I’m wondering if since he already is a bit deformed and has motor skill issues, If the vaccine could’ve affected his motion in that foot? I’ve brought him back to that vet and a different vet at our practice and they seem to have no idea to what is wrong with his foot. I’m also wondering that since CH is a neurological condition, if I should only get him 1 year rabies vaccines instead of three years? I’d love to hear back from anyone who’s cat has had vaccines given in the foot/leg before, or if they’re CH cat has been negatively effected from vaccines. I’ll be scheduling another follow up with a different vet office to see if there’s anything I can do for my little buddy! Hope everyone’s cats are happy and healthy :)

My neutered male cat approximately five years old had a rabies vaccine today and has been throwing up since and sleeping mostly. I talked to him and he is responding but this has never happened before

My kitty Misha seemed fine after her rabies injection. It was given in her lower back an inch or two away from her spine. About 5 years later, while I was on vacation, my sitter called to say I needed to come home right away. Misha's back broke. The vet said that a sarcoma formed in the area of her vaccination and ate through her spine. There was nothing they could do at that point. He shared with me that they were finding more instances of injection site sarcomas. This was in 1996. I have refused the injection for all my cats since then but recently my kitty Murray required dental surgery and the vet said by law I had to vaccinate him and if I didn't and he bit someone in the office, he would be put down immediately, so I relented. They said they now do the injection into the leg so if FISS occurs, they can easily remove the leg and not lose the cat. This is disgusting and very disappointing. The laws need to change. All my cats are indoor cats, I never board them and they don't come in contact with any other animals. How can they continue this barbaric procedure.