A few weeks back, I met a woman at a celebration of life luncheon who had had two cats,

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one of which lived to be 22 years old and the other (they think) to 26. She said they lived that long because she never took them to the vet and they were never vaccinated. I didn't know anti-vax was a thing in the pet world too.

I take my cats to the vet every year and they are caught up on all vaccines. I think I am being a responsible pet parent. The vet wants to see Holly every six months because she's a senior but I still only take her for the yearly checkup. She wants to see Martini every three months because she's in stage two kidney failure and Martini's first three-month follow-up is next week. The vet visits are expensive, but I figure, what price do I put on my cats' health?

Quite frankly, I take better care of their health than I do my own. And I am fully vaccinated.