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Originally Posted by Kris Christine  Is Your Veterinarian Being Honest with You? ABC News 11/22/13 Is Your Veterinarian Being Honest With You? | Video - ABC News (Please copy & paste link into your browser if it doesn't work by clicking on it.)
"Pushing the Shots" at 4:31. Remember as you watch that the American Animal Hospital Association Canine Vaccine Guidelines referenced in this news article show distemper, parvo & hepatitis vaccines have a proven MINIMUM duration of immunity of 7 years by challenge and up to 15 years serologically.The 2003 American Animal Hospital Association Canine Vaccine Guidelines Leerburg | Special Report state on Page 18 that: “We now know that booster injections are of no value in dogs already immune, and immunity from distemper infection and vaccination lasts for a minimum of 7 years based on challenge studies and up to 15 years (a lifetime) based on antibody titer.” They further state that hepatitis and parvovirus vaccines have been proven to protect for a minimum of 7 years by challenge and up to 9 and 10 years based on antibody count. Canine parvo type 2, distemper, adeno type 1 and parainfluenza: "These results suggest that the duration of serological response induced by modified-live vaccines against CPV-2, CDV, CAV-1 and CPiV...vaccines, is beyond 18 months and may extend up to 9 years. Accordingly, these vaccines may be considered for use in extended revaccination interval protocols as recommended by current canine vaccine guidelines." Duration of serological response to canine parvov... [Aust Vet J. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI |
Thank you so much for providing this evidence based research! My concern as a breeder that gives my own puppy vaccines....I read in various research studies that apparently it is evident that just ONE puppy vaccine, given at 16 weeks of age, provides the protection that these puppies need, as opposed to a series of 3-4 "puppy shots".....still researching this....a little scary to back down on this.....