[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by Kris Christine

Crystal,

Sorry for not realizing that Ellie May is your little one! It is my understanding that a non-responder is an animal which produces no antibodies after vaccination -- i.e., they do not respond to vaccination.

Dr. Schultz told me that for his own dogs, if there is any antibody count after vaccination for distemper, hepatitis, and parvo, and he would never vaccinate his dogs again for those diseases. This is his quote from What Everyone Needs to Know about Canine Vaccines, Dr. Ronald Schultz What Everyone Needs to Know About Canine Vaccines "My own dogs, those of my children and grandchildren are vaccinated with MLV CDV, CPV-2, CPI, andCAV-2 vaccines once as puppies after the age of 12 weeks. An antibody titer is performedtwo or more weeks later and if found positive our dogs are never again vaccinated. I have used this vaccination program with modifications (CAV-2 replaced CAV-1 vaccines in 1970's and CPV-2 vaccines were first used in 1980) since 1974! I have never had one of our dogs develop CDV,CAV-1 or CPV-2 even though they have had exposure to many dogs, wildlife and to virulent CPV-2 virus. You may say that I have been lucky, but it is not luck that protects my dogs, it is immunologic memory."

Dr. Schultz has 7 dogs.

Kris

Okay, thank you. This makes sense then. A vaccine is given and 1 titer is done 2 or 3 weeks later...not years down the road. Ellie's titer did go higher this year after CDV vaccination last year, so I'm sure she is protected then.