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Originally Posted by 107barney  Nancy there are many vets who indeed care about their bottom line - getting a client in every year for the "booster." There is also the fact that many vets stand in stubborn opposition to what the science says. And the science is that dogs have no benefit from re-vaccination if they are already immune. Not one vet school in the US says annual vaccines are necessary yet many vets continue to do it. I find that a middle of the road approach works for me and my pets -- I follow AAHA recommendations and choose a vet who decides what individually is best for each of my dogs rather than a vet who is either milking my wallet for stupidity or just behind the times. |
That certainly sounds like a wise approach, I do think though, it's unwise to suggest that vets are making decisions based on the pocketbook, and as I said before, if this were true, they would all be recommending titers, not vaccines.