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Originally Posted by Ellie May  To complicate matter further, some of us don't do or have stopped doing titers because they only show humoral immunity (antibodies), not cellular. A dog with a low titer is not necessarily unprotected. Maybe better than nothing, but considered a waste of money by some. In our case, it was a waste (imo). |
yes this is true. I still do them as i like spending money JK no seriously i like to know that they are high and luckily they are all high BUT if they were low i would not vaccinate since all have had one year booster. I vaccinated my demi when she had low titer but only because she had not had one year booster as she is a rescue and they did not finish her puppy shots so i wanted her to be protected. Since they are cheap with jean only $50 I do them just for my own peace of mind to see how high they are as she is pulling blood anyway for annual blood work. You could always do it one time after vaccines after one year booster and see that it is high then not do them to save money. It is all what makes you comfortable.
C is right though a low titer again does not mean the immunity is not there. Some dogs and people no matter what will test low even right after a vaccine. I think it states that in videos as well