Funny you should say that about not getting shots every year.
In 2000 two weeks before we got Dudley we lost our 4 year old Schnauzer,who we loved with all our hearts.he was simply the best dog we have ever had.Back then before the law changed,shots were given yearly,and we always gave them at seperate times,except this once.The vet asked about giving him them together and I sdaid ok--bad move.About 2 hours after the shots he swelled all up and itching wildly,Gosh I remeber it like yesterday.We rushed him to the vet,and they shot him full of cortisteroids I think,anyway he seemed ok.
6 months later he was in bad shape,vomiting dark blood etc,and we rushed him to the vet again.This time not good! We had to take him to an over night emergency clinic,then transfered him to an Animal Hospital in toewn that has interenists.He was diagnose with Auto immune disease and our poor baby was fighting for his life.They kept him for 2 weeks trying to save him,and we would go for an hour a day every day to visit with him.
TI couldn't stand by and watch them try to play God,so i told our pup to just go,and the next morning we were called because he was failing.Our Schnauzer went to the rainbow Bridge,and all because of the shots given to him so often and the two given together.
I missed him so much that the vets said i needed another pup,and fast,so thats how Dudley came in to play.When we got Dudley i refused to give the shots so often or together ,and i researched this to find out they didn't need them so often.
After that the laws changed to every three years,and thats fine with me,as long as they are given on different dates.
Sorry this was so long,but I still get upset with what happened to our presious boy:(