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SweetViolet · 03-09-2009, 11:05 PM

So, she is 10 weeks old and went in yesterday for her second round of shots. Thanks to YT, I asked them to hold off on the Lepto and rabies until she is a little older. Lepto is water-borne, according to the vet, and although the tap water in Cape Town is world class, unfortunately some of the other water sources are not so good...this IS Africa, after all (4000 dead of cholera in Zimbabwe, a neighbouring country). So she will get the Lepto vaccine, but for now she is still on bottled water and I carry a bottle of it wherever we go.

The big shocker, however, was when the vet put her on the scale. 1.44 kg...3lbs 3 oz. My word! She is only 10 weeks old! She's gained 600 grams (more than a pound) in 4 weeks! Reserve a spot in the Teapot Club for this one!

An interesting aside: I was speaking with the vet tech regarding dosages and she brought in the dosage guide from the manufacturer and noted that the recommended dosage of the rabies vaccine was the same for Puddin' as it is for a horse!! She had no idea why. I am wondering if there is simply a critical mass of vaccine material necessary to stimulate antibody production in any being or if there is some other reason that a 3 lb yorkie gets the same amount of vaccine as an 1100 lb horse?

More pics of Puddin'.

03-09-2009, 11:05 PM	#1
SweetViolet Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Immaterial Posts: 351	Porkie Yorkie! Reserve a place in the Teapot Club for Puddin'! So, she is 10 weeks old and went in yesterday for her second round of shots. Thanks to YT, I asked them to hold off on the Lepto and rabies until she is a little older. Lepto is water-borne, according to the vet, and although the tap water in Cape Town is world class, unfortunately some of the other water sources are not so good...this IS Africa, after all (4000 dead of cholera in Zimbabwe, a neighbouring country). So she will get the Lepto vaccine, but for now she is still on bottled water and I carry a bottle of it wherever we go. The big shocker, however, was when the vet put her on the scale. 1.44 kg...3lbs 3 oz. My word! She is only 10 weeks old! She's gained 600 grams (more than a pound) in 4 weeks! Reserve a spot in the Teapot Club for this one! An interesting aside: I was speaking with the vet tech regarding dosages and she brought in the dosage guide from the manufacturer and noted that the recommended dosage of the rabies vaccine was the same for Puddin' as it is for a horse!! She had no idea why. I am wondering if there is simply a critical mass of vaccine material necessary to stimulate antibody production in any being or if there is some other reason that a 3 lb yorkie gets the same amount of vaccine as an 1100 lb horse? More pics of Puddin'. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Sweet Violet Puddin's Mama Last edited by SweetViolet; 03-09-2009 at 11:08 PM.