Well after spending an hour at the Doctor yesterday...My vet and I decided not to Titer yet. He has done extensive research on vaccines and showed me his research and his conclusions. (He researches with Michigan State)
Distemper- Everything he has researched on the Distemper Vaccine he administers shows it is good for a minimum of 3 years, and lasting up to 7. So we decided no on that.
Parvo- Mainly affects Puppies and few adult dogs. He explained it like chicken pox affecting kids and very few adults. We went over reported adult dog cases in Michigan/Ohio area and again decided No on this one also.
Bordetella~ Vaccinates for Kennel Cough. The Bordetella vaccine is a preventative immunization much like we receive prior to our flu season. A treatable condition. I decided to treat Kennel Cough if my dogs contract it rather than vaccinate assuming they will be protected. So no on that one too.
Rabies~Yes she got this shot last year and is good for 3 years. We have lots of Bats in our yard, along with raccoons etc., So I do vaccinate for Rabies...we'll decide on that one if we re-vaccinate in 2 years or not.
Lepto~ This one was the main topic we discussed. Many refuse Lepto as the old vaccine was made by Fort Dodge a company my Vet dislikes very much and he frowned upon administering. Fort Dodge's vac was said to protect against 2 strains of Lepto which there are 4 strains according to MSU. Pfizer now has a vaccine for Lepto which covers all 4 strains. 5 patients with Lepto in his office in the last few years.
he lost 1 of the 5. 3 of the 5 had the Lepto Vac from Fort Dodge, and the other 2 had no vaccines at all. So we decided to go ahead and Give the Lepto Vac(Pfizers). The research on the Pfizer vac says good for 1 year only. So a year from now I will Titer for this one. Luckily I had refused Lepto in the past for mine so no need to titer or question whether she was still protected.
I had told a few I would let them know the cost of Titers too. Here they are 90-125 dollars PER vaccine.
So this was my vet experiance yesterday and I thought I would share...
