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Old 07-22-2012, 10:31 AM   #3
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I'm kind of unsure on them right now. I will not be vaccinating Jackson anymore (besides rabies every 3yrs per the law). But I'm not exactly sure titers are going to be entirely worth it. A low titer does not necessarily prove that they need another booster and vice versa. I think for peace of mind, I suppose, I'll get a titer and see where his levels are at. But even if he's at a semi-low level, I don't really think I'll re-vaccinate anyways. He doesn't get boarded, or go to daycare, and his groomer comes to us, etc. So there's really no where that we would need to "prove" immunity anyways. But they may be nice to have if there's ever a situation where we do. lol. I'm full of no good info! haha...

Basically, I'll probably get him titered this year, just to see where his levels are at. But some dogs have low titer numbers and that's their norm. But you would have to vaccinate and then titer to see if that's the case. If that makes sense. I find them confusing!

Also, I knew of a dog whose distemper vax came back not incredibly high over the "protected" range. They rechecked the next year and it was sky high again. She'd obviously been exposed at some point in the year. So I'm kind of thinking since Jackson is exposed to a lot to begin with, his will be high.

Here was a article I came across recently:
Vaccine Titers: Useful Tool or Waste O’ Money?
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