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SoCalyorkiLvr · 02-15-2006, 10:42 AM

There are about 125 strains of kennel cough and no vaccine covers all of them...in fact they take care of very few (about 25). Kennel cough is a contagious disease and is common but rarely life threatening. It is likeded to a "doggy cold". If I had to weigh the risks of kennel cough vs the risk of vaccinosis from over vaccinsting my dog, I would risk the kennel cough.

My dogs do not get Bordatella. Please research what the vaccine actually protects against and discuss the necessity if this with your vet and maybe a homeopathic vet for a second opinion. I think you will be glad you did.

A titer test can also be done before giving another vaccine to see what your dog's immunity level is.

Here is one doctor's vaccine protocola dn his views on Bordatella:http://www.alkiswissies.com/vaccines.htm He says the vaccine only protects against 25 of the 125 strains of the disease and it basically a "doggy cold" and not that serious. He recommends against the vaccine unless you live in an area that has a particularly deadly strain and then he recommends the vaccines. Please read his article...It was copyrighted so I could not "cut and paste" here.

http://www.alkiswissies.com/vaccines.htm

Here is one story about over vaccination. It is about a cat, but is still relevant and shows the attitude of some vets.
http://www.blakkatz.com/zorro.html

Hope this helps.

02-15-2006, 10:42 AM	#8
SoCalyorkiLvr BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,246	There are about 125 strains of kennel cough and no vaccine covers all of them...in fact they take care of very few (about 25). Kennel cough is a contagious disease and is common but rarely life threatening. It is likeded to a "doggy cold". If I had to weigh the risks of kennel cough vs the risk of vaccinosis from over vaccinsting my dog, I would risk the kennel cough. My dogs do not get Bordatella. Please research what the vaccine actually protects against and discuss the necessity if this with your vet and maybe a homeopathic vet for a second opinion. I think you will be glad you did. A titer test can also be done before giving another vaccine to see what your dog's immunity level is. Here is one doctor's vaccine protocola dn his views on Bordatella:http://www.alkiswissies.com/vaccines.htm He says the vaccine only protects against 25 of the 125 strains of the disease and it basically a "doggy cold" and not that serious. He recommends against the vaccine unless you live in an area that has a particularly deadly strain and then he recommends the vaccines. Please read his article...It was copyrighted so I could not "cut and paste" here. http://www.alkiswissies.com/vaccines.htm Here is one story about over vaccination. It is about a cat, but is still relevant and shows the attitude of some vets. http://www.blakkatz.com/zorro.html Hope this helps.