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Originally Posted by ChocoMilk  My dogs are not outdoors too much, and I have a 5 year old yorkie that I have not gave booster rabie vaccinations for and he is fine. Isn't it only when you come into contact with squirels, rats, etc that you get the disease? Correct me if I'm wrong. I just heard of so many side effects with rabies that I would rather not give it unless he's an outdoor dog.
concretegurl: I wonder what the difference between one year booster and three year booster is. Is it more potent than the one year? 
Mardelin: Don't know for sure, but I read somewhere that only that amount will trigger the immune system, despite the weight of the dog. Same thing with the vaccines administered to a 80 lb person and a 200 lb person. This was someone's comment, so I'm wondering myself if it is true. |
I'm in the suberbs here...but still at any given time we have raccoons (actually three years ago a mama had two babies under the house) foxes and field mice in the back yard-a month ago I saw the fattest raccoon ever crawling over our back fence-and the three yards that border mine all have dogs in them so the dogs aren't detouring the visiting wild life especially at night when most dogs are in the house...so I opt to be on the safe side with rabies-especially considering the rabies outbreak here over the last three years. I'd really like to hear from anyone who knows about the difference in a one year and three year rabies booster though I'm rather concerned about the veterinary advice I've been getting.