Every time the baby is exposed to the lepto vaccine it increases the possibility of a reaction. That is true with any and all vaccines whether they are human or critter. Same with antibiotics. I will NEVER allow my babies to have lepto-it is not proven to sufficiently raise the antibodies against the disease. I am not convinced the benefit outweighs the chances of problems.
As for corona, I feel the same way but the studies are not as definitive. Sometimes we have to just trust that the owners of certain breeds are a bit more educated as to the possibility of problems with their breeds. As with human meds, there is never an always!!
As for bordetella, it is similar to the flu vaccine for humans. There are MANY germs that cause kennel cough and the vaccines only protect against a few. I believe(but I am not certain) that there was aforum for vets in ref. vaccines in the past few months. There might be more guidelines but for now, I start my vaccines at 8 weeks, give every 4 weeks for a total of three. After 6 months, I do the rabies vaccine. I do not worm unless I(no, not ME, my baby) has a positive stool.
My opinion is that we are doing to ur animals what we have done with humans and antibiotics. We have overused certain meds and now, have created monster germs. These are just my opinions and my vet agrees with them. I would not ever tell someone NOT to have their Yorkie vaccinated against a particular thing. I would never forgive myself(nor would the owner) if the baby were to contract the disease andget very sick or not survive. We, as owners, need to educate ourselves so that we can be a rwal part of the medical team when our babies need care. |