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Originally Posted by Ellie May  She is a major veterinary homeopathy supporter, which is fine if that is the kind of medicine you believe in...
Her views on heartworm preventative and balanced diets are not good, imo.
Rylee will also only be vaccinated every 5 years. The kids do not go to and never will be allowed to go to dog parks but they definitely are allowed where strange dogs have been. My biggest concern here is lepto honestly..
I think if titering makes an owner feel more secure then they should do it. But just like vaccinating doesn't mean 100% protection for all dogs, neither does a high titer.
BTW, I don't think Dodds even recommends titering annually for most dogs. Triennially or more...
The AAHA, AVMA, and all veterinary schools in the US seem to be fine with vaccinating no more than every 3 years without mentioning titers.
ETA: It is good to titer before and after, but weeks after to see if the vaccine 'took'. It will naturally drop a year after.
Dodds and Schultz also seem to have differing opinions on what a low titer represents. Dodds says revaccinate. It looks like Schultz says that unless it is 0 it is ok. |
When you say your major concern is lepo, do you mean of them getting the disease of them getting the vaccination. It's not a concern in AZ, so my vet doesn't even give the shot and Joey's breeder put it in her contract that he wouldn't get the shot. I realize different parts of the country have different problems.
I wasn't planning to ever vaccinate the boys again unless the titer said it was necessary, now it sounds like I should vaccinate next year and skip titers?