2008 RABIES Vaccine-JAVMA Report on Adverse Reactions in Dogs

[spookychick13]

That sounds like a really good plan.

You're right, I would probably give it if I lived in a swampier area, but we do have a LOT of 'skeeters in the summer.


I guess we'll see...I have the advantage that I could test my dog monthly if I really wanted to. :)

[RawFedDogs]

That sounds like a really good plan.

You're right, I would probably give it if I lived in a swampier area, but we do have a LOT of 'skeeters in the summer.


I guess we'll see...I have the advantage that I could test my dog monthly if I really wanted to. :)

If I decide not to use HW prevenatives at all, I will test every 6 months.

[DaneMama]

Our schedule that we "push" here is annual DHPPL, 6 month Bordatella (either injectable or intranasal) for frequent boarding dogs, 3 year Rabies, annual HW test and annual routine physical. We don't really give Lyme or Giardia vaccines since lyme disease is not a huge threat here, and GV is not all that effective (it only lessens the symptoms of the disease...just like Bordatella). The boss is thinking of pushing the DHPPL vaccine to 3 year instead of annual.

We don't have a flea issue here either, so that isn't a item we try and "sell" on people.

We have treated 4 cases of HW disease this year, 3 the previous year. I personally don't want to risk the infection so I do the annual test and then the preventative during the warm season- April through November.

I have made the decision to not vaccinate any longer now that they are all adults. My boss doesn't really say anything about it and don't remind her LOL. Will your boss not let you skate by without doing any more vaccines? What about doing titers instead?