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01-08-2008, 11:56 AM | #1 |
"Owned" by Miss Tricksie Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Riverview, FL
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| lepto vaccinations ? Is it necessary for a yorkie that never runs around outside? I have been so concerned because Tricksie is due for her shots tomorrow and I have had several people tell me that their yorkies have had problems and some Vets don't even give it. Did a little research and the disease is caused mainly from rodents, she is never exposed to them.
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01-08-2008, 12:01 PM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Then its not needed. Its only needed in lepto problem areas anyway
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01-08-2008, 12:11 PM | #3 |
"Owned" by Miss Tricksie Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Riverview, FL
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| lepto vaccinations Spoke to my Vet yesterday about my concerns and she said they have never had a problem with this vaccine. Think I will tell them not to give it to her. Thanks
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01-08-2008, 12:14 PM | #4 |
Donating YT Addict | Leptosporosis can be shed in other dog's urine so if your pup isn't around dogs you don't know or walks around in public you should be ok. Mine will be going to Daycare so I will need to get this vaccine for him, but it still worries me. My breeder's dogs have had it and haven't had any reaction to it so that makes me feel alittle better..... |
01-08-2008, 12:29 PM | #5 |
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01-08-2008, 12:47 PM | #6 |
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| I never give mine Lepto, there really aren't any cases of Lepto around here anyways. I just think it isn't work the risk. The vaccine itself only covers a strand of the lepto virus. That means there are still several strands of lepto out there that your dog can get and the vaccine won't do any good in preventing it.
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01-08-2008, 01:23 PM | #7 |
"Owned" by Miss Tricksie Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Riverview, FL
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| Thanks so much, I will not let her get it.
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01-08-2008, 04:54 PM | #8 |
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| what is lepto? my Tucker is 11 weeks old and i dont know if he has had it or not , do they need them? he is due for his final shots in two weeks, that is when he gets the rabbies shot. any info????? |
01-08-2008, 06:40 PM | #9 |
My furkids Donating Member | Doesn't Lepto prevent whip worms? My vet doesn't give Lepto to small dogs...Some have had very bad reactions to it. I wouldn't have allowed them to get it anyway. Matter of fact I am having titers done on the girls before they get any miore vacs. I don't feel getting vacs every year is necessary. Just like humans,...they eventually build up an immunity and don't need the vacs as often...except for rabies.
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