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Old 07-27-2013, 07:23 PM   #63
Lovetodream88
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Originally Posted by Maximo View Post
Lepto is something I wrestled with in deciding whether or not to give my boys because we live in a heavily wooded area, next to a farm, with many critters and cattle. Our vet and I decided against it.

I thought that I had read that there are hundreds of strains of Lepto, certainly many as Cathy indicated. The 4 that the vaccine covers are not the only ones that are cause for concern.

The other thing I recall reading is that the vaccine has to be given every 6 - 8 months to be truly effective.

Lepto is scary stuff, and if I lived on the farm and had cattle die from it like another member here did, I would probably be inclined to vaccinate my dogs with what is available.
If it had to be given every 6-8 months wouldn't that go against every thing every one is saying about over vaccinating and that you can not over vaccinate with the Lepto shot? Just sorta wondering.
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