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1. JayDee
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   I recently adopted two adult (1.5y) female sister cats who get along and at some point I will need to take them to a vet.
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   The last two cat vet recommendation posts mentioned Admiral Veterinary Clinic (Dr. Shafer) and the Animal Clinic at Roxbury. I will likely make two appointments at one time for both cats because I am pretty certain they won't enjoy the trip, much less separated. I am a first time pet owner and want to keep them in good health. But because I am a newbie I figure I should ask those who know. Thx.

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2. TammiWS
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   Lien Animal Clinic on Alaska bet. 35th and Fauntleroy has cared for my cats for over 15 years. Highly recommend them! I've taken two cats in at once before and they were able to do both checkups/shots at the same time. Give them a call.

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3. hammerhead
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   I am so happy you adopted two.

   I like Lien but they are very expensive..

   South Seattle Vet is very reasonable, your first office visit is free. Are there health issues? If indoor, you really do NOT need to vaccinate them.

   I assume this rescue you adopted from had them fixed?

   FCAT

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4. mehud7
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   I second Hammerheads's recommendations for Lien 932-1133 & South Seattle Vet 242-8338. Congratulations and thank you for adopting two adult cats!

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5. abstract
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   I take my dogs to Lien and find them very reasonable, especially compared to our last vet (West Seattle Veterinary Hospital, who was at least 3X the price!).

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6. LStephens
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   We have taken our various cats over the last 25 years to Dr. Shafer at the Admiral Vet Clinic and have always been happy with both how our cats were treated and how he treated both my husband and I when the visits were sadly one-way trips. We have found him to be comforting, caring and reasonably priced.

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7. JayDee
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   FCAT:

   Yep, they had the whole meal deal at the Humane Society in Factoria, even Micro-chipping. The Society even gave them to me free -- but I still made a donation. I even have a coupon for the first vet visit being free.

   Despite never having owned a cat, much less two, they are well along in terms of my training.

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8. hammerhead
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   JayDee

   Another website I encourage you to read is a my vet's friend lena mccullough, she is a natural/homeopathic vet. Her website is http://www.pathwithpaws.com and do some research on vaccines and cat food.

   I HIGHLY suggest you do your own research Rabies vaccines, it can do more harm than good.

   Congrats again, training for you will go smoothly:)

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9. Kimberley
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   Dr. Shafer was recommended to us by a family friend who is a vet in Australia. We've been taking our pets to him for years and find his prices perfectly reasonable. He's a fantastic vet.

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10. funkietoo
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    Congrats! Thank you for adopting and not shopping!Highly recommend Lien Animal Clinic.

    In regards to rabies, the State has just passed a law that rabies vaccines are mandatory for cats and dogs. I have a personal goal of looking into this legislation to see what facts 'n' data they utilized in passing this law. Anticipating a lot of push back from pet owners, rescues and hopefully Vets. The chances of an indoor cat being exposed to a rabid animal is just about nil.

    I would recommend staying up on the FVRCP vaccine. After two years in a row, you can then go to every three years.

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11. Lena
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    Congratulations JayDee and thank you so much for adopting from a rescue shelter!

    I give another recommendation for Lien. They are a great locally owned clinic and I highly respect the veterinarians that work there. The majority of my clients use them as their veterinarians.

    Here is the info on the new law on rabies vaccination. If anyone is wondering there has only been one case of rabies in a domestic animal in Washington state since 1976 (barn cat in eastern washington who had the bat variant) We will see how it unfolds in the new year but I do not believe there is any money attached to this new law for enforcement.
    http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/2011_news/11-187.htm

    Re: FVRCP vaccination. This vaccine is a good one. The research out there is now showing that if you vaccination with the modified live vaccine it gives life time immunity so every three years is not necessary. Unfortunately we are now seeing that this vaccine is probably why there are so many cats dying of kidney disease (the vaccine creates antibodies in cats against their own kidneys) and so if you don't need to give it as often don't.

    Here is my article hammerhead was referring to earlier on vaccination.
    http://pathwithpaws.com/blog/2009/01/27/to-vaccinate-or-not-to-vaccinate-that-is-the-question-part-1-cats/

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12. JayDee
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    Everything is new to me -- I tend to believe that all vaccines are useful but maybe I should look at the timing. The Society gave me a few pages of paperwork to check out. I adopted adult cats because I know jack about kittens and have little time (i.e.work). Zero cats to two cats is a steep learning curve. It helps that they are both cute (being sisters, but even then they are not identical). Thanks to y'all for the help.

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