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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Has your vet suggested doing a titer's test for immunity? This can tell him if your dog has sufficient immunity. It's more costly than the vaccines, so that's why many vets don't suggest it, but I'd rather pay a little more and not give Joey any unnecessary protection. |
Bordatella I can understand more, especially if your dogs are around other dogs a lot, dog parks, pet stores, etc. KC is a pain. But the tricky thing with bordatella is that it does not cover all strains of kennel cough, so a dog could still get it even with having the vaccine. So I don't know, I haven't decided if I'll do bordatella again.
But your dog is not ANY more protected getting vaccines every year than if they got them every 3 years for example. Because it's the SAME exact vaccine. There is no difference between "1 year" or "3 year" or whatever. So getting your dogs vaccinated every year is not protecting them in any way and all you are doing is adding unnecessary chemicals into their body year after year.
The thing is, a lot of vets don't want to give up that money they get from yearly vaccines. Let's face it - most dog owners wouldn't want to fork up the dough to get titers and a majority of people ONLY take their dogs to the vet when they need vaccines. It's a HUGE money maker for them. Of course a lot are going to continue recommending yearly. Now, an owner like me, I'll be at the vet at least once a year anyways for annual check-ups, bloodwork, etc so they'll still get their money from me. But an average owner... does not do this.
The latest scientific research proves that after the first course of injections as a puppy most dogs are immune against these diseases for at
least seven years, if not for life. I don't see why anyone would think vaccinating every year is necessary in any shape or form.
Oh and Jackson is very active, always outside, in the woods, in the farmfields, playing with other dogs, at dog parks, in pet stores weekly, at the beach, etc, etc, and I still will not be vaccinating every year.