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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.