Lulu went for her final shots yesterday. My husband ended up having to take her because I had to take my daughter to the doctor. I sent him with written instructions & like a good dh, he followed them.
Anyway, I knew to decline the lepto shot & had that written down for dh. When he told the vet no lepto, he said he had to listen to the spill about how dangerous it is, how common it is here, yada yada. The vet said the only breed they do NOT give lepto shots to is daschunds.
While I know lepto is a no-no, I could only tell my dh that the reason is that some yorkies have a bad reaction. The breeder & her vet both recommended NO lepto, so I know we did the right thing by declining. I'm just looking for some more concrete answers as to why its not advised for yorkies.
Second question...vet recommended Sentinel. Initially, she had recommended Interceptor & Comfortis. I declined Comfortis after reading some not good things...not to mention Lulu only weighs 2.2 lbs & I read over & over "not for dogs under 5 lbs". We gave Lulu her Interceptor on Aug 1st so she's covered for now for the heartworms but I'm only using Minksheen for fleas. Anyway, I've been keeping up with AllDogBoots' thread about Max & I'm a bit leary of the Sentinel. I realize that any med can cause a reaction, but I want to make sure I do all my homework before deciding what to use to decrease the chances that my baby suffers a major reaction.
I wanted to add that I was very comfortable & confident in the vet at our initial vet check weeks ago. She seemed very knowlegeable about yorkies in particular talking about all the things that they check for with this breed. I was just very surprised that they advocated for the lepto. Otherwise, I've been happy with this vet.