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Originally Posted by Jan & the M&M's  I'm taking Maggie (3.5 lbs.) to the groomer tomorrow. The groomer is in the Vet's office. They say she is due for shots, rabies, distemper, kennel cough, and heartworm check.
I lost my other Yorkie last week due to heart failure and I'm a bit shell shocked right now. I don't want Maggie to have all those shots. I know it's irrational, but I'm afraid she will have an adverse reaction.
Can they force me to give her shots? She had a kennel cough shot six months ago. I know rabies are a state law, and I do want the heartworm check, but is it really necessary to get distemper and kennel cough.
She is never in contact with other dogs, never goes outside. I just feel that the vet can be a total ripoff with this stuff.
Advise, please, this isn't the right time for me to be making decisions. Oh, it's so hard to lose a beloved Yorkie... I'm just so glad that I have Maggie. I bought her when Munchie's health started to fail, best thing I ever did.
Thanks for any advice you can give me.
Jan |
No Vet. can "make" you get shots for your dog if you don't want. Some have never attended the siminar's that tell them about the studies and the effect over inoculating has on animals.
My Vet doesn't recommend shots but every three years. There was a 10 year study done on over inoculating and found that most dogs were protected for up to 8 years. When my girls reach three years after their last shot, I am going to have the titer test done instead just to see if they need anything.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/front/1377004 http://dogs-cats-and-more.com/Vets_R...cinations.html