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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  Why would you not want to keep your dog up to date on the rabies vaccine? Why would you want to chance them getting something that will kill them? |
Rabies vaccine is creating contreversy in the vet field.
I don't recommend that anyone not have their pets forgo this vaccine. I recommend to my families that they forgo the vaccine until approximately 7 months of age and again a year later. I don't think that anyone should ignore that fact that rabies can be contracted from squirrels, rats, mice, etc.
Yes, some communities recommend that the vaccine be given every year. That is dependent on the number of rabies cases that are being encountered in some communities. In California it is being "recommended" to be given annually because they've discovered numberous bats with the disease. However, vets are challenging the over vaccination of rabies.
There is also an orginization that one might look into the "The Rabies Challange" group. It comprised of vets that have been studying the pros and cons of the vaccine. Make an educated decision on how much is too much. Each dog is different. My question is; Why is the same quantity administered to a 5 pound toy dog as 100 pound dog.