Some of you wil remember this thread:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ing-again.html
Here is the update...
We are now a 5 year DHP hospital!!!
The decision was based on the 2011 AAHA Guidelines which state that DHP should be given no more than every 3 years and that it is effective for greater than 5 years (link below, the schedule is sideways). Three years was a compromise, in part to keep some vets quiet who still wanted to do it annually. The jump from annually to every 5-7 years would have been too much for them.
http://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocumen...Guidelines.pdf
Additionally, the decision was based on the following two papers that clearly show that we are still vacciating more than necessary. Of course this is not beneficial to the pups because adverse reactions do occur including long-term dsease. The thought that overvaccinating is benign is not true.
http://www.bettercaninehealth.org.uk...e_immunity.pdf http://www.ivis.org/advances/infect_...hultz/ivis.pdf
So for those who wanted an update...there you go!
And no, we don't titer either! lol