I wanted to give you a positive story about Lepto, because I think we too often share our negative experiences and that leads to a little bit of fear.
After reading posts on here I was terrified to give Sophie the Lepto vaccine. My vet supported my decision, but did recommend the shot because she has seen increasing cases in our area. Plus, if we take Sophie camping she for sure needs it. Our vet said that her and the other vets could count on one hand the number of true Lepto reactions they've seen in any breed.
However, I waited until Sophie was 6 months to give her the Lepto vaccine and she got it seperately from her other shots. That way if there was a reaction we would know what it was from. It costs a little more to do it this way because you have to pay two separate office visits, but I was happy with my decision.
Hope this helps!! |