Hi all! I've been going to the same Animal Hospital (Mesa Veterinary Hospital) since Monkey was only a few months old (she's 4 years old now) and have had 2 different vet's involved in her care. One of them recently left and the other is starting his own mobile practice and isn't available much at the hospital and will be leaving by the end of the month, if not sooner. The emergency veterinarian seems OK, but not an exotics DVM. The new DVM to come into the practice for exotics seems so distance and doesn't really come across like he cares about my fuzzy angels. He's so cold!!! Especially when I try and discuss with him alternates to Monkey getting the Rabies and Distemper shots -- she had an allergic reaction and it's unknown which caused it. My heart breaks every time she needs a vaccine because she gets so many shots at the same time to prevent the allergic reaction again and she screams and cries and looses bowel and bladder contents and then when we get home she wants nothing to do with me for making her go through this, not to mention that the stress causes a flair up of her ECE which leads to yukkie poops (you know the green mucoid smelly kind). I contemplate not getting the shots anymore, but fear what would happen then ....... Please email me at [log in to unmask] as I am not always able to read the FML due it being emailed in different formats, one of which I cannot download or open the attached file. [Moderator's note: It is always mailed in the exactly same format, but depending on its length CompuServe (and AOL) often will have it appear as an attachment. BIG] Thanks for the help Jo & The Furry Carpet Cruzers: Monkey (Shots Mommie!?! Is it that time again!?! I'm hiding under/in anything I can so you can't find me, I'm not going, I refuse!) Taz (Glad it's you and not me) Lil'Bear (Yeah! Catch me if you can ....... <blurred white fur zips by>) [Posted in FML issue 3351]