I had a very lengthy conversation with my vet yesterday about this subject when I took my litter in for their first shots. She feels that in our area, (very full of ranches and agriculture) the the risk to aquiring lepto outweighs the risk of the shot. She has studied the studies about the dangers and assured me that you can scare yourself about anything when reading about it on the internet. She is not the type to do unnecessary things and I believe she would not give it if she didn't feel it was necessary. She said in her 24 years of practice she has seen one reaction to the vaccine, and that puppy survived. She does not give the vaccine that starts with a C (I can't remember the name) because she said that is totally unneccessary and most vets give it just for the money. So we gave the shots, and so far, so good. |