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Originally Posted by Teresiana  I have a question for those who choose to limit their dog's vaccinations. How do you have a conversation with your vet about which vaccines you want/don't want administered without offending your vet? It seems like that would be a difficult conversation to have. I looked over Dr. Dodd's Vaccination Protocol & according to it, it seems like the typical pet gets A LOT more than they actually need. My breeder also gave me a book about this. So I'm just wondering how open your vets were to the idea. |
Katie needed both her rabies and her booster this past May. I was thrilled when my vet said that he didn't want Katie to have both vaccines the same day and that he wanted to wait a month between them. Once I asked about titering, he said that was his preference, since he did not want her to have a vaccine unless it was necessary. We gave her a rabies vaccine because that would have involved sending the blood to California, and regardless, I'm still not sure how New York handles a rabies titer. The vet techs said that some boarding places, groomers, etc. don't recognize a titer test, but that wasn't a concern to me.
I have been with the same vet for fifteen years, and I have great faith in him. I would have listened closely to his concerns if he was against titering, but I still think it's important to be well informed.