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. |