I didn't realize there was a 3 year distemper! And wasn't it stated that the 3 year rabies didn't necessarily wear off after 3 years, that's just how long they've checked to see if it's still in their system?
That's not quite how it works. For some animals, it may last longer than 3 years. However, when things like vaccines are being trialed for new regulations, especially for something like rabies, the vaccine interval will be set at the point where it wears off for some animals. Especially as domestic cats are now the animal most commonly infected with rabies in the US. So the vaccine interval is set at the minimum "known-safe" period. To ensure that animals are protected.
This is right out of an amazing vets mouth
Not enough dogs /cats have died yet.
This was regarding the drug rymadyl. Spelling ?
Did this amazing vet also point out that the same can be said to be true of ALL medications...if enough animals or humans start having serious side effects, the drug will be pulled from the market regardless of the clinical trial information that was obtained before the drug was approved. Rimadyl is carprofen - an NSAID. Which is relatively safe for dogs, but should not, ever, be given to cats. If it's being prescribed for cats, that should be questioned with the individual vet. And if this is an holistic vet, remember that none of what they generally suggest people use has even been subject to clinical trials, so is essentially a bigger risk than prescribed meds because there's no real data on safety.
In IL we have to get rabies unless you have a medical exemption ...and a good holistic vet
Our vet will also do medical exemptions (non-holistic). And there is no legal exemption option in WA...yet they'll exempt if they think it's the best option for the animal. What they will not do is simply exempt because someone requests it, which unfortunately seems to be what a lot of holistic vets do. There needs to be a full risk assessment before any decision is made to ensure that not vaccinating is the best course of action for the individual animal - there should be no blanket decisions applied to an entire community of animals.
Just keep in mind a lion and your cat get the same dose
They don't. They don't even get the same type of vaccine, much less the same dose. Assuming the lion is even vaccinated, which generally being wild animals they aren't.
IF you are worried you can always get a titer test to test for anti bodies.
Not for rabies. The titer test has zero legal standing in any state in the US. Because it doesn't prove immunity, only exposure. And exposure without immunity for rabies is very, very bad news. If any vet is suggesting that titering will cover you if your cat bites someone, run far far away from them because that's 100% untrue. Your cat will be classed as unvaccinated, titer notwithstanding, and state law (which can include forced euthanasia) will apply. If you're happy personally taking that risk, that's fine - but it really isn't a course of action that should be recommended to others without them being aware of that risk.
Another interesting fact.... in some places/clinics pets are given certain vaccines basically to see how damaging they are or to "document".
Those are called clinical trials. Without them, there would be no medication of any type.
I have never seen a dog titer negative even after 1 shot.
Then you've been lucky because 5% of dogs at least develop no antibodies even after vaccination - they're essentially vaccine resistant. In those cases, generally one more attempt is made at vaccinating, but the majority of those dogs are non-responders to the vaccine and will never show antibodies on a titer.
why are animals forced to get yearly vaccinations when we as humans only get what, three rounds when we're children and then no more?
We shouldn't. Tetanus is meant to be every 10 years for life. And some of the vaccines that were previously thought to last a lifetime (such as the TB vaccine) have now been found not to even come close to that. I'm a walking example of this...I had to be titered for entry into the US as a permanent resident. I was vaccinated against TB (as was the norm in the UK at the time) at 13. 30 years later, I had zero immunity left even though I absolutely did respond to the vaccine at the time. So there's no guarantee whatsoever that vaccines are for life for us either. People who work in the veterinary/rescue fields who have the rabies pre-exposure series also have to watch their immunity level (we do have titers that work for humans, although not for pets just yet).
It's an unpopular opinion among most people online unfortunately but I fully support an indoor-outdoor lifestyle if the environment is safe enough. I understand not everyone is as lucky as I am though, living in a relatively safe countryside. I don't believe, generally speaking, that indoor cats are as happy as outdoor cats, no matter how many shelves or cat trees you buy. And I don't believe that cats "don't belong outside" as so many people keep saying.
Agree completely on this point. Our cats that want to go outside, get to go outside. Yes, supervised and kept safe...but I won't force a cat that's miserable staying indoors 100% of the time to stay indoors all day.
What one food lacks might be made up for in another. Friskies is dirt cheap and they have food with liver and giblets in the ingredients list. 
