[quote user="TorontoJenn"]Exactly which vaccines does my chihuahua need? Exactly when does she need them? What is the spacing in between that I need to wait? How often does she need these vaccines? [/quote] No one can give the "exact" answers - not even the vets. Three different vets...

[quote user="brandy76"]Does that mean she's at risk for getting lepto if she walks/sniffs the same area those animals have walked on? [/quote] If you decide to get a Lepto vaccine, do not get it before 12 weeks and wait at least 30 minutes before leaving!! It is very dangerous for younger...

[quote user="mudpuppy"] it's actually safer to give one combo shot than to give multiple shots [/quote] If you look at the schedule I suggested, there are no extra shots. The Adenovirus+Parainfluenza is simply delayed until the second Bordetella, rather than given multiple times. The AAHA...

[quote user="brandy76"]The vet recommended I give her the lepto vaccine, but I heard so much negative stuff about it, especially in small dogs, that I told him I don't want it. He looked at me so shocked & upset & went into the whole explanation about the disease. Once I said no...

[quote user="kpwlee"]Just putting this out there - My sister's lab got lepto in her backyard - in a densely populated town on LI, NY So just because you are in an densely populated area doesn't mean you are safe - her vet felt she got it from squirrels [/quote] Did her vet actually...

[quote user="brandy76"]My apt. complex is not near any farmland as it's a very populated surbabn city 15minutes from New York City. I don't go hiking, but as I said in my prev post I do see possums at night & the vet did say she can get it from a puddle. The vet mentioned one outbreak...

[quote user="mudpuppy"]lepto is pretty nasty- and your dog can catch it simply by wading through an infected puddle on the sidewalk, and then transmit the disease to you. The odds of your dog having a reaction to the vaccine is much lower than the odds of your dog catching this nasty disease...

[quote user="Maxs Mom"]What are they symptoms of Lepto?[/quote] Different strains can produce different symptoms - see the article below: Leptospirosis http:// www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1556&articleid=454 The problems with getting a Lepto vaccine are the high rate...