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Originally Posted by tricia208  I know this is a trying time for you and hope the best for your puppy. Vaccinations for all animals are serious but for the animals under 10 pounds it is extremely serious. Yorkies and other breeds are having abscesses, anxiety, seizures, digestion problems and a host of issues interfering with the health and happiness of the dog. Before vaccinating any animal I would suggest reading Dr. Ron Schultz's article and titter testing your pets first. What Everyone Needs to Know About Canine Vaccines by Ronald D. Schultz, PhD http://truth4pets.org/2012/06/what-everyone-needs-to-know/
Also, Titter Testing our pets before administering the vaccination is always a good idea. It is worth the expense and time. This information may be helpful. REASONS FOR VACCINE TITER TESTING *
· To determine that animal is protected (suggested by a positive test result)
· To identify a susceptible animal (suggested by a negative test result)
· To determine whether an individual animal has responded to a vaccine
· To determine whether an individual vaccine is effectively immunizing animals
* from: Schultz, Ford, Olsen, Scott. Vet Med, 97: 1-13, 2002 (insert)
AVAILABLE VACCINE TITERS FOR DOGS
· Distemper Virus
· Parvovirus
· Adenovirus 2 (hepatitis)
· Bordetella
· Panleukopenia
· Corona Virus [not recommended]
· Rabies Virus (RFFIT: non export)
I hope this information helps with future vaccinations and wish I would have read it before my precious Yorkie had her rabies vaccination. All the best to you. |
This is good info, but only applies after the first years puppy vaccines. All puppies need to get their first year vaccines and the first year boosters to initially establish immunity, then titers can be done to check the level of immunity.
So glad Martini did well today.