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BubblPopElectrc · 06-28-2007, 07:18 PM

So I've been doing a lot of reading/research about how some believe giving yearly shots (and shot past a certain age) do more harm than good.

Anyone know about this subject?

Anyone not give their dogs their yearly shots? Rabies will obviously still have to be given, but not others.

marcerella02 · 06-28-2007, 07:38 PM

i am also interested in this.. Layla just got her one year booster in March and i don't want her to have them again next year but my vet doesn't agree and i was wondering how those who do not vaccinate every year found a vet who has the same views...

Patti · 06-28-2007, 07:40 PM

My vet gives the 3 year rabies and just started giving the distemper every 3 years too.

BubblPopElectrc · 06-28-2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Patti

My vet gives the 3 year rabies and just started giving the distemper every 3 years too.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but is the distemper for one thing or is it for a combination of things?

lilbumbleybees · 06-28-2007, 08:21 PM

it's the same as us. half of the vaccines out there, we don't NEED. I think each individual should do their own extensive research and find a holistic vet to talk to. They're a lot more open and understand a lot more on why some shots really aren't needed. Even the yearly rabies shouldn't be given every year. that once a year shot does NOT wear off in a year. My babies get nothing but the rabies shot and I only give them that when they get around to their yearly teeth cleaning. And I'm a hardass on making sure my vet gives them a dosage right for their size. believe it or not a lot of vets just shoot the same dosage for the rabies into any size dog. same thing with frontline too. one thing of frontline plus (when I dose it out the way it really should be done) covers both of my babies. I wish more people knew things like that! lol Not only does it save money, but why put more than needed on/in our babies bodies?

Tillys_mom · 06-28-2007, 08:30 PM

Wow! I didn't even know that. I always panic if I get behind on shots. I guess furbabies can be like us. It seems everytime one of my family members gets a flu shot they get the flu. I don't even bother. LOL

Yorkiedaze · 06-28-2007, 08:35 PM

After the first initial shots, my Vet. only gives them every three years. Yearly shots are not good at all for the pet.

BubblPopElectrc · 06-28-2007, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilbumbleybees

it's the same as us. half of the vaccines out there, we don't NEED. I think each individual should do their own extensive research and find a holistic vet to talk to. They're a lot more open and understand a lot more on why some shots really aren't needed. Even the yearly rabies shouldn't be given every year. that once a year shot does NOT wear off in a year. My babies get nothing but the rabies shot and I only give them that when they get around to their yearly teeth cleaning. And I'm a hardass on making sure my vet gives them a dosage right for their size. believe it or not a lot of vets just shoot the same dosage for the rabies into any size dog. same thing with frontline too. one thing of frontline plus (when I dose it out the way it really should be done) covers both of my babies. I wish more people knew things like that! lol Not only does it save money, but why put more than needed on/in our babies bodies?

I do the same thing with the Frontline.. saves a lot of money.

Catrina · 06-28-2007, 09:28 PM

Yeah after reading the article.. ive decided not to let princess have the bordatella (intra nasal) one.. might do it every 2 years now..

MyTrixie143 · 06-28-2007, 10:35 PM

I too find this an interesting topic.
The vet I just saw recently was talking about this with me. He said he doesn't believe a dog should get yearly shots. He said it isn't needed. That they all can only reach a certain point of immunity from a shot and that giving shots yearly does not help them at all because it won't build up the immunity, it only goes so far. Alright that sounds a little confusing but they way he explained it made sense. He said it was the same with a human child. They don't get shots every year because their immunity last for a long time. He also said most of it is for the money, which is why vets encourage you to do yearly shots. Which if you think about, vets would lose a lot of money if clients suddenly didn't get the yearly vaccinations for their pets.

So I really don't know what to do. On the one hand I too believe we are over vaccinating our pets. And I really would like to stop vaccinating them every year.

But then how does this work for breeders or people who travel with their dogs or get them groomed/board them? Don't most places require them to vaccinated, would they except it? And for breeders, I don't think it would be good to over vaccinate the parents but yet buyers want the dogs kept up to date on vaccinations. And do the puppies need their parents to be vaccinated every year?

Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? I would love to hear what you all think.

Anna Banana · 06-28-2007, 11:43 PM

I've been worried about this lately too...

Especially since, due to a horrible mis-communication, Wobie got his first set of shots twice!

judii · 06-29-2007, 03:47 AM

My yorkie is alkmost 15 & I stopped the yearly shots a few years ago after reading several articles about this. I now have a vet that agrees with me.

ladyj · 06-29-2007, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BubblPopElectrc

So I've been doing a lot of reading/research about how some believe giving yearly shots (and shot past a certain age) do more harm than good.

Anyone know about this subject?

Anyone not give their dogs their yearly shots? Rabies will obviously still have to be given, but not others.

This has been discussed a lot in the Bichon community. I have two Bichons, age 10 and 8. I don't give the 10-year-old anything but rabies any more. The other one is a therapy dog and out in public a lot, so he gets his shots every 3 years. Rabies has to be given every year in Tennessee. I space the shots out over a two or three week period and don't give them all at once. My vet agrees with this. There is a lot of proof that the shots don't need to be repeated after a few years, some say as early as the third year. I think the smaller the dog, the more likely there is to be a reaction to shots. I think the vets are realizing that the vaccinations are being given too often and I hope changes will come about in what is required.

jp4m2 · 06-29-2007, 04:16 AM

I've been very concerned about this issue also.... Dr. Jean Dodds & Dr. Catherine O`Driscoll have been very vocal on this issue for years, Dr. Jean Dodds has a schedule she likes to go by in one of the links provided, you can look at hers...if you google "overvaccination" you'll get up all kinds of info....a lot of people just go by what their vet recommends, after what I've been reading I don't, shots are NOT harmless....there's also two books I plan on reading called, "Stop the shots" & " What the vet's don't tell you"

http://www.knowbetterdogfood.com/dog...accination.php

http://www.weim.net/emberweims/Vaccine.html

http://www.newvaccinationprotocols.c...logy%20101.htm

SladesMommy · 06-29-2007, 04:41 AM

I do not give mine shots every year other than rabies. I just lost my Bichon in March due to cancer and she was twenty years old! We got her when she was 5 and she never had any vaccs other than rabies and bordetella which she needed when she got groomed. Maybe its just a fluke she lived that long with no vaccs, but I think it realy had a part to play in her longevity.

06-28-2007, 07:18 PM	#1
BubblPopElectrc Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 6,929	Anyone NOT do yearly shots? So I've been doing a lot of reading/research about how some believe giving yearly shots (and shot past a certain age) do more harm than good. Anyone know about this subject? Anyone not give their dogs their yearly shots? Rabies will obviously still have to be given, but not others. __________________ Kyle (me), Britney, Brooklyn, and Coral

06-28-2007, 07:38 PM	#2
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	i am also interested in this.. Layla just got her one year booster in March and i don't want her to have them again next year but my vet doesn't agree and i was wondering how those who do not vaccinate every year found a vet who has the same views... __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

06-28-2007, 07:40 PM	#3
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	My vet gives the 3 year rabies and just started giving the distemper every 3 years too. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

06-28-2007, 08:21 PM	#5
lilbumbleybees YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,339	it's the same as us. half of the vaccines out there, we don't NEED. I think each individual should do their own extensive research and find a holistic vet to talk to. They're a lot more open and understand a lot more on why some shots really aren't needed. Even the yearly rabies shouldn't be given every year. that once a year shot does NOT wear off in a year. My babies get nothing but the rabies shot and I only give them that when they get around to their yearly teeth cleaning. And I'm a hardass on making sure my vet gives them a dosage right for their size. believe it or not a lot of vets just shoot the same dosage for the rabies into any size dog. same thing with frontline too. one thing of frontline plus (when I dose it out the way it really should be done) covers both of my babies. I wish more people knew things like that! lol Not only does it save money, but why put more than needed on/in our babies bodies? __________________ Liz Little Lotte , Bouncer, Lilli , Yodi

06-28-2007, 08:30 PM	#6
Tillys_mom Spoilin' Tilly & Jack Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,227	Wow! I didn't even know that. I always panic if I get behind on shots. I guess furbabies can be like us. It seems everytime one of my family members gets a flu shot they get the flu. I don't even bother. LOL __________________ Momma Tilly Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

06-28-2007, 08:35 PM	#7
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	After the first initial shots, my Vet. only gives them every three years. Yearly shots are not good at all for the pet.

06-28-2007, 09:28 PM	#9
Catrina I love my lil wolf! ;) Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 2,434	Yeah after reading the article.. ive decided not to let princess have the bordatella (intra nasal) one.. might do it every 2 years now..

06-28-2007, 10:35 PM	#10
MyTrixie143 Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,409	I too find this an interesting topic. The vet I just saw recently was talking about this with me. He said he doesn't believe a dog should get yearly shots. He said it isn't needed. That they all can only reach a certain point of immunity from a shot and that giving shots yearly does not help them at all because it won't build up the immunity, it only goes so far. Alright that sounds a little confusing but they way he explained it made sense. He said it was the same with a human child. They don't get shots every year because their immunity last for a long time. He also said most of it is for the money, which is why vets encourage you to do yearly shots. Which if you think about, vets would lose a lot of money if clients suddenly didn't get the yearly vaccinations for their pets. So I really don't know what to do. On the one hand I too believe we are over vaccinating our pets. And I really would like to stop vaccinating them every year. But then how does this work for breeders or people who travel with their dogs or get them groomed/board them? Don't most places require them to vaccinated, would they except it? And for breeders, I don't think it would be good to over vaccinate the parents but yet buyers want the dogs kept up to date on vaccinations. And do the puppies need their parents to be vaccinated every year? Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? I would love to hear what you all think. __________________ A dog is a furry person! http://www.dogster.com/?300866 Tracey and the gang DestinyHarmonyScamperGracieLillieKiwi Hershey Peppi

06-28-2007, 11:43 PM	#11
Anna Banana YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,025	I've been worried about this lately too... Especially since, due to a horrible mis-communication, Wobie got his first set of shots twice! __________________ Anna and Wobie

06-29-2007, 03:47 AM	#12
judii Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 15	judii My yorkie is alkmost 15 & I stopped the yearly shots a few years ago after reading several articles about this. I now have a vet that agrees with me.

06-29-2007, 04:16 AM	#14
jp4m2 Love my Boys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: w/ my boys Posts: 5,056	I've been very concerned about this issue also.... Dr. Jean Dodds & Dr. Catherine O`Driscoll have been very vocal on this issue for years, Dr. Jean Dodds has a schedule she likes to go by in one of the links provided, you can look at hers...if you google "overvaccination" you'll get up all kinds of info....a lot of people just go by what their vet recommends, after what I've been reading I don't, shots are NOT harmless....there's also two books I plan on reading called, "Stop the shots" & " What the vet's don't tell you" http://www.knowbetterdogfood.com/dog...accination.php http://www.weim.net/emberweims/Vaccine.html http://www.newvaccinationprotocols.c...logy%20101.htm __________________ B.J.mom to : Jake J.J. Jack & Joey, momma misses you..... The joy found in the companionship of a pet is a blessing not given to everyone. The two most powerful words when we’re in struggle: me too..

06-29-2007, 04:41 AM	#15
SladesMommy Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ATX Posts: 4,513	I do not give mine shots every year other than rabies. I just lost my Bichon in March due to cancer and she was twenty years old! We got her when she was 5 and she never had any vaccs other than rabies and bordetella which she needed when she got groomed. Maybe its just a fluke she lived that long with no vaccs, but I think it realy had a part to play in her longevity. __________________ GIGANTIC DOG CLOTHES SALE!!! <--- CLlCK!