Vaccination questions

• Vaccination questions sierra2002 Posted : 8/21/2006 10:31:19 AM I was going to post this in the health, but I think this area gets more traffic.. Sierra's vaccination schedule has been that every year around september we go for her yearly vaccinations. Included in this, has been Rabies (every 2nd year), Distemper, Hepatitis CAV2, Parinfluenza, Parvo, Coronavirus, and last year we also got Bordetella. I just got the notice from my vet that she's due soon. I also just found out that a different local vet offers a 3-year dog vaccine... meaning that if I take her this October, she'll get what she needs and doesn't need to return for the next 3 years. The vet receptionist said that they haven't had any reactions yet, and that the new Rabies vaccine (3 year) is better than the one they were using previously. Any comments on this? Would it be better for her? Also, is the Hepatitis-CAV2 really necessary? Thanks for the help. LIKE 14 REPLIES 208 VIEWS LAST POST DYAN Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Terri Posted : 8/21/2006 11:59:27 AM I've been using the 3 year rabies vaccine on my cat for a while with good results. This year Loki got a 3 year rabies shot and he had no reaction at all. I think it's great because you don't have to vaccinate as often. The only other vaccines my vet recommended were the bordatella (because we take them to daycare and dog park) and the DHL& combo. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• fuzzy_dogs_mom Posted : 8/21/2006 12:42:10 PM That's exactly the same combo Max just got - Bortadella and the DHL&  - and he got the Bortadella for the same reason.  He goes to the dog park. He got the 3 yr. rabies last year so we don't have to do that again until '08. Joyce 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• marlania Posted : 8/21/2006 2:00:51 PM Brown went in for his yearly routine in May, and he had rabies, combo, and bordatella vaccinations. He goes to the kennel/groomer/play place occassionally, and Bord. is required there. My vet doesn't offer the three-year rabies vaccine yet, but I do know that Brown and Grey don't have to get combo vaccines until 2009. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sierra2002 Posted : 8/21/2006 4:51:01 PM Thanks for the replies!! I think I'll go ahead and try this new vet.. My current vet isn't horrible, but isn't super-spectacular either. And I like the idea of no vaccinations for the next 3 years! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dyan Posted : 8/21/2006 8:39:33 PM I understand that the rabies vaccines are the same whether your vet gives them once a years or every three years.   I think mostly it depends on your state laws. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sierra2002 Posted : 8/21/2006 8:52:27 PM I thought the same, dyan, but my current vet's rabies shots are boosted every 2 years (and thus are due this year) 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dyan Posted : 8/21/2006 8:54:28 PM HHHhhmmmmmmmm, I would really be curious to know if it is because the vet chooses to do it this way, or because the vaccine is only good for that time. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sandra lightfoot Posted : 8/21/2006 10:02:23 PM many vets recommend parvo shot every SIX MONTHS for the life of the dog.   my (new) vet says he has never had a parvo case in clients who get the six mo. booster.  a $9 shot - it's worth it!!!  i will get whatever shot he'll give now, because as i posted in a previous post, i am paying on a $3500 vet bill b/c of parvo! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• agilebcs Posted : 8/22/2006 7:21:18 AM Please do some research on vaccines.  The immunity from them last well beyond 1 year and sometimes for the lifetime of your dog.  You are assaulting your dog's auto-immune system every time you vaccinate them.  Most, if not all, vet schools and the AVMA now recommend vaccinations every 3 years.   Here's some reading for you:    [linkhttp://www.doglogic.com/vaccination.htm]http://www.doglogic.com/vaccination.htm[/link]   [linkhttp://www.itsfortheanimals.com/DODDS-CHG-VACC-PROTOCOLS.HTM]http://www.itsfortheanimals.com/DODDS-CHG-VACC-PROTOCOLS.HTM[/link]   [linkhttp://www.itsfortheanimals.com/VACCINE1.HTM]http://www.itsfortheanimals.com/VACCINE1.HTM[/link]   Please educate yourself on WHAT your dog needs and WHY he needs them.  There's no difference between a "1 year" vaccination and a "3 year" vaccination - it's the same stuff!   IMO, a vet who is vaccinating every 6 months against Parvo is not a vet I'd every want to see again and frankly, I'd be reporting him to the police for animal abuse!           0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• glenmar Posted : 8/22/2006 7:35:22 AM I agree, and I certainly haven't run across ANY vets who make such a foolish recommendation.  I'd be running away from that vet FAST.   Not all vaccines are created equal.  Those with modified live virus (MLV) are more effective and long lasting than the killed virus, so there IS a difference.    I'm not a vet, but it would seem like if your dog survived parvo, she/he would HAVE the antibodies needed to prevent a recurrance.  Either this vet is really WAY behind the times and doesn't know his hat from a hole in the ground, or he's taking you for a major ride. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• agilebcs Posted : 8/22/2006 7:43:56 AM ORIGINAL: glenmar Not all vaccines are created equal.  Those with modified live virus (MLV) are more effective and long lasting than the killed virus, so there IS a difference.    Yes, forgot that part.      0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dyan Posted : 8/22/2006 7:47:28 AM Every 6 months parvo booster???  That is the first time I have ever heard of that, but I am sure there is a lot I haven't heard of.  I wouldn't do it...not for anything in the world.  In fact Bubblegum had been vaccinated WAY too much by her breeder...like every 6 months because she was a show dog,,,every season  they took a dog to a show ALL the Danes would get vaccinated.  I think Bubblegum has seen the last of her vaccinations (before I got her at 3 yrs. old) except for Rabies...which I guess I HAVE to get since it is required by law.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sandra lightfoot Posted : 8/22/2006 11:06:46 PM well, after reading some of these, i got on the phone...i live in a city of 1.5million, and i called 25 vets - 22 of them recommend parvo boosters every six mos.  like some of you, i'd never heard that before my dog got sick - ?????  now i don't know what to think !  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• dyan Posted : 8/23/2006 6:06:32 AM Wow!!  Wonder if it is where you live, I looked in your profile and couldn't see where that is.  I wonder if there was/is an outbreak of Parvo?  AND is your dog out with other dogs all the time?  Camping, dogparks, boarding etc? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login