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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  That's like saying not to get the flu shot because there are numerous strands. Why not protect at least for the strands you can? My cousins 80 pound mix was put in a kennel for a weekend and did not have bordatella and wham he got kennel cough and two days later was having to spend two nights at the vet hospital and they were not sure he was going to make it. |
Meh. Jackson has received 3 bordatella vaccines in his life. He's gotten kennel cough twice anyway. Not boarded or groomed at a professional place either. It's an annoyance, as the coughing kept me all night, but as long as you treat it quickly, it's not a big deal. Having to spend two nights in a hospital for kennel cough is pretty rare if treated properly or caught quickly enough.
But anyway, I feel puppy vaccines are NOT something to skimp out on. I will always do the 8 week, 12 week, 16 week schedule. Rabies by 4-6 months depending on area. Again booster at one year old. Then honestly, likely just rabies every 3 years per the law. Hopefully it changes to 5 sometime soon.
Jackson is 6 and hasn't been vaccinated (besides the bordatella - likely never again, and rabies every 3 years) since. I'm not terribly worried. Maybe one more time I'll do a Distemper/parvo but I don't really think it's going to make a huge difference honestly. I believe him to be protected due to research.