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Originally Posted by ladyj  Is that $50 for one titer that gives information about all vaccinations, or $50 for a titer for each? I have a 10-year-old Bichon that I don't want to vaccinate every year any more, but $50 each for a titer for distemper, hepatitis, kennel cough, and lepto would be expensive. |
It's $50 for a distemper and parvo titer.
I don't think hepatitis is titered because it's so rare (I think that's why, not sure though)
Bordetella (kennel cough) is a bacteria and the protection from the vaccine is short lived. If you need that one for grooming/boarding/training/etc, you'll still need to give it annually.
I don't titer for lepto since I won't give the vaccine for it. It causes the most adverse reactions, it's not very effective (only protects against a handful of the many strains of it and there's no cross protection between strains) and it's short lived, so it needs to be given yearly (which I wouldn't want to do because of reasons #1 & 2). So even if my kids didn't have a "protective" titer for lepto, I wouldn't vaccinate them anyway. IMO, the risks outweigh the benefits for this one.