Tuesday, January 25, 2011

sent to us by a friend

I found this article and thought it might prove interesting:
http://www.virushunters.net/showabstract.php?pmid=18215393
You can click "full text" at the bottom. It's about rabies vaccines.

Jenny
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Feline Cancer-Vaccine Associated Sarcoma

As early as 1990 veterinarians started seeing more tumors in cats. There were suspicions that these tumors were vaccine associated sarcoma. In our vigilance to keep our cats free of disease are we actually causing them to have cancer?

A diagnosis of feline cancer can be devastating to a cat owner. Then to find out that it may be a vaccine associated sarcoma (malignant tumor) is even more crushing. There is increasing evidence that our actions to keep a cat healthy may actually lead to feline cancer.

This phenonmenon is now called vaccine associated sarcoma. The phrase "vaccine related" is preferred because there is certain proof that the vaccines cause the tumor. There may be something in the vaccine media that is actually leading to the sarcoma in cats.

The bottom line is that tumors are found more frequently where vaccines are given. Sometimes the material used in a vaccine is actually found in some cat tumors. It's all fairly hard to investigate because of the time that passes between the vaccination and when the tumor is discovered.

A vaccine associate sarcoma is a tumor that develops at the site of injection of a vaccination. It's not known what causes the tumor; if it's the vaccine or a substance mixed with the vaccine to encourage a stronger immune reaction that causes it.

It seems as if cat's respond differently to trauma than do dogs. Cats that have experienced an injury to the eye have a greater chance of developing a sarcoma in the cat's eye. So why does this impact cats more so than dogs?

In the 80's the feline leukemia vaccine became available. About the same time several states made rabies vaccinations mandatory. Veterinarians naturally gave the vacinnes at the same time, usually in the same location on the cat's body.

After cats started showing up in vet offices with tumors and vaccine associated sarcoma was suspected, vets started to move the injection spot to a different location for each vaccine. This would also help identify if a feline cancer was related to a vaccine location.

The Vaccine Associate Feline Sarcoma task force recommend that the rabies vaccine be given in the right rear leg, the leukemia vaccine in the left rear leg, and all other vaccines off the shoulder midline area. There was one other recommendation. Give cats only the vaccinations they really need. If you cat is a completely indoor cat, then there little risk of feline leukemia and she probably doesn't need that vaccine.

There was one more recommendation that is most controversial. That recommendation was to give vaccinations less frequently. Vets are not so much concerned that a vaccine will 'wear off' if it's given less frequently than they are that cat owners won't bring in their cat to the vet for its annual wellness exam.

As you can see, looking into the causes of feline cancer and vaccine associated sarcoma is a complicated topic. There are both health and monetary considerations for reducing the frequency of vaccinations in cats.


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Friday, December 24, 2010

New web sites

YouTube - Boehringer Ingelheim killed my cat - VAS "Vaccine ...


Added to queue VAS - Rabies vaccinations can kill your catby PoBitta1444 views · 2:01 ... Added to queue Stimpy in Columbia - Vaccine Associated Sarcomaby ...

http://www.youtube.com/video/VntbLm4mKAs

Lump On Neck Of Kitten After F5 Vaccination - Cat-World - Cat ...
I wish there was a definite answer to say that the lump is just post vaccination inflamation which would not lead to sarcoma. So frightening reading all the ...

http://www.cat-world.com.au/forums/index.php?/topic/...on...

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Check this out

Pet Vaccine Warning | Accessories For Cats
By Augustus
Dedicated to the memory of Little Girl. VAS Vaccine Associated Sarcoma Support & Information: www.feline-vas-support.org.
Accessories For Cats - http://www.accessoriesforcats.com/

Friday, September 3, 2010

From Google alerts....

Vaccination Concerns and Potential Side Effects for Dogs and Cats ...
By Lorie Huston
Currently, it is believed that sarcomas may occur as a reaction to any
feline vaccine, but rabies vaccines and feline leukemia vaccines are
thought to be more likely to have an association with sarcoma
formation than other feline ...
The Pet Health Care Gazette - http://www.pet-health-care-gazette.com/

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

(7/2010) A Warning: Pets, Vaccines, And Cancer
by Shawn Messonnier, DV


Please look at this sensible column. Copy the link below into your browser.




http://www.basilandspice.com/living-green/72010-a-warning-pets-vaccines-and-cancer.html

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Google Blogs Alert for: vaccination sarcoma

 

FIV Vaccine Recommendations

Apart from questions concerning the tests for FIV and its vaccine,

pets that receive the vaccine are susceptible to vaccine associated

sarcoma (VAS). The FIV vaccine is a killed vaccine that contains

adjuvants. ...

VetInfo.com RSS Feed - http://www.vetinfo.com/index.php

How can I prevent these classifications of cancer?

By admin

Sarcoma: malignant tumors derived from connective tissue, or

mesenchymal cells. Mesothelioma: tumors derived from the mesothelial

cells lining the peritoneum and the pleura. Glioma: tumors derived

from brain cells ... I don't think there's any medicine or vaccination

to prevernt cancer. However, you can minimized the risk of getting

cancer. The evidences have been supported by scientists. 1 way is to

avoid or reduce the contact with chemical or toxic products. ...