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[SavannahLuv]

I highly recommend getting vaccines done separately. Shango actually had a reaction to one that was a combined vaccine shot so the next time he needed shots the vet gave separate shots days apart and there were no problems.


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[SavannahLuv]

For the neuter, I also had my vet use domitor. No gas was needed since it was over with so fast. My breeder said savannahs are more susceptible to anesthesia and recommended isoflurane gas. I'd personally stay away from ketamine.


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[Brigitte Cowell]

Thanks Patti. Well when we got him he had very smelly solid stools and they started getting more loose by the 2nd and 3rd time of him going to the bathroom. But yes, we were gradually trying to transition him to the new food.

Quick question about neutering. So I was told that we can neuter the little guy at 5 months. How does neutering impact SVs exactly? What will change? Will they also grow differently because of it? Also, when I asked for his TICA registry slip the breeder told me they will provide it once I show proof that he was neutered. I'm not really familiar with this since he's the first TICA registered cat I've had. Is this normal?

What is more normal now with breeders is to early neuter kittens so that they go to their new home already neutered hence with their papers. Before early spay/neuter was so accepted (it took some studies to prove how safe this was for kittens) then yes, papers were often withheld before proof of neuter/spay. Hopefully your contract specifies the terms.

Neutering will mainly stop your kitten from becoming a hormonal animal, in male cats their hormones means that not only do they tend to have horribly stinky urine but they like to spray it around to advertise their presence to the "ladies".. and their behavior is focused on finding a mate. Neutering will calm that and allow them to simply wish to be a pet. The later you neuter the less growth you will see. Production of hormones closes the growth plates, most people assume their cat would grow bigger the longer they leave them intact and it is the reverse.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Thank again Patti. I know, I'm full of questions.


Is the kitten's behavior a good indicator of how he will be as an adult? How does a SVs behavior change from kitten to adulthood generally? The little guy is a total cuddlier. Will not sleep alone, loves scratches and has no problem being carried or falling asleep on you. He fell asleep in my zip up yesterday. Not sure if I got a SV or a kangaroo..

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I think that he will always be affectionate. The only way it might change is that if you get another pet (I think Crixus is an only pet right now?) then he might cuddle with them sometimes instead of you. Right now you are his only companion versus him having a choice. But even if you do get another kitty in future, that doesn't mean he will desert you. I have six cats here and that doesn't affect which ones always wish to cuddle up with me. There are those that are simply cuddlier cats

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

I highly recommend getting vaccines done separately. Shango actually had a reaction to one that was a combined vaccine shot so the next time he needed shots the vet gave separate shots days apart and there were no problems.


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I much prefer doing one vaccine at a time with kittens, it's hard on their little bodies...

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

For the neuter, I also had my vet use domitor. No gas was needed since it was over with so fast. My breeder said savannahs are more susceptible to anesthesia and recommended isoflurane gas. I'd personally stay away from ketamine.


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Domitor is great for neuters as it is such a short procedure, and there is a reversal agent so they come out of it fast and easily. That's what my vet uses for neuters and any short procedures.
Ketamine is a much older style injectable anesthetic, with NO reversal agent so in the case of overdose all you can do is CPR and wait for the body to process it out of the body. And it is a hallucinogen so there are plenty of stories of cats having very bad trips coming out of anesthesia :-(

 

[Igor]

Thanks all!!

He got his rabies shot done . Went with the Purevax since many people on this forum had good results with it. He was a bit sleepy the following day, but no reaction.

They told me to wait 2 weeks until the next vaccine so his body can produce the proper amount of antibodies (is what they said I believe). Is this really needed? He will not be in contact with other animals. I'm getting him neutered at another place. Is one week for the rabies enough? I was planning him to get him his last vaccine and surgery done sometime this week. Should I do the vaccine and surgery done on separate days? Vet said it's ok to get them both done on the same day, but he is a SV so I wanted to run this by you guys first.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

No, I believe studies have shown that vaccinating within that two week period is not at all useful to produce proper immunity, which is the goal of vaccination. Better to stretch it out to 3 or 4 weeks or more than to do the second Rabies in a week's time.

I would schedule the neuter and do the vaccination later. Personally I prefer to do that anyway, just because it is all challenges to their bodies so doing them all at once just makes it harder on them.

 

[Rafiki]

Thanks all!!

He got his rabies shot done . Went with the Purevax since many people on this forum had good results with it. He was a bit sleepy the following day, but no reaction.

They told me to wait 2 weeks until the next vaccine so his body can produce the proper amount of antibodies (is what they said I believe). Is this really needed? He will not be in contact with other animals. I'm getting him neutered at another place. Is one week for the rabies enough? I was planning him to get him his last vaccine and surgery done sometime this week. Should I do the vaccine and surgery done on separate days? Vet said it's ok to get them both done on the same day, but he is a SV so I wanted to run this by you guys first.

Regarding the "next vaccine", are you referring to the last FVRCP vaccine or a 2nd rabies vaccine?

 

[Igor]

No, I believe studies have shown that vaccinating within that two week period is not at all useful to produce proper immunity, which is the goal of vaccination. Better to stretch it out to 3 or 4 weeks or more than to do the second Rabies in a week's time.

I would schedule the neuter and do the vaccination later. Personally I prefer to do that anyway, just because it is all challenges to their bodies so doing them all at once just makes it harder on them.

I will go with the above. Thanks