I must agree with Pico's Parent!
I had a cat (Cher) that was indoor only I had to take her to a new vet for a rash. He insisted on giving her the annual shots, though she had never had them (only pet, indoor only since birth) in her 6 years of life.
The rash she had was from licking a spot on her arm, the vet said it was nothing and sent us home with a topical ointment. She seemed ok for a while and crawled into my bed and went to sleep, quite normal for a cat. When I was going to bed I found her wheezing and listless. I drove her to the emergency vet, by the time we arrived it was to late.
I will never forgive myself for not following my instincts and waiting for her own doctor to see her for the rash. I should have insisted that he not give her the shots, but he told me reactions were minimal and the shots were necessary for him to see her at all.
Some will say that the annual shots can not cause this type of reaction, but I must disagree. After it was all over I did some research on the web and sadly found that many people had the same experience. I called the vet that administered the shots and explained what I found and how I felt. The nurse said she was sorry for my loss, but she doubted that the shots were the problem.... I no longer use this vet and told many of my neighbors what happened.
Judi