Titers are often used on humans who are going back to school and have lost their shot records. A titer that shows active immunity at the proper level is accepted at colleges and universities so I would think that titers drawn on an animal should also be considered accurate.
The question that is being studied is why is it that a human maintains acceptable immune response for many decades after being vaccinated against a variety of diseases and yet animals have to be vaccinated yearly throughout their lifetime. Apparently the veterinary community has not come up with adequate answers as yet.
My little girl had all her required shots during her first year and since then we have done titers. So far she has maintained adequate level of immunity and she is now 3 years old. By law we had to have her rabies done. We did not titer the rabies but I do think that for my own information I would like to do it next time. |