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Old 12-28-2008, 01:06 PM   #8
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Gus got the lepto vaccine, & Borrelia at the same time. He had no reaction to the shots.

The lepto vaccine is good for 1 year. Would the second shot, one year after the first, be considered a booster?

He was tested for lepto a couple of months after the vaccine, & the antibodies were present for several stains of lepto.
Yes, it's the subsequent shots that are dangerous. Keep titering him. Hopefully he won't need another one.

I personally would never give the lepto vaccine. It's not worth the risk.
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