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Originally Posted by SirTeddykins  Thank you. I hope the OP finds the site useful. As with everything, I do not believe that a one size fits all approach is the best approach to anything. I think everyone is correct in stating the known pros AND cons of this vaccine and I think it is the right thing to consider both and then imperative to follow those considerations up with individualized vet advice.
For example, my vets advice was on the basis that I live in England. He confirmed that the chance of contracting Lepto was 1:10,000,000 (due to the vaccinations efficacy in minimizing contraction) and the chance of reaction to the vaccine was 1:10,000,000,000. Based on these odds, he felt it was a good idea to get the vaccination because the disease (if contracted) is very serious. It is up to the individuals thoughts, environment, risk ratio calculation etc to decide on what they think is the best course of action but I firmly believe that vets have the most up to date info re: vaccinations. For example, my vet stated that adverse reactions used to be very common until a few years back when the live antibodies were reduced or altered and reflected in a vaccination brand change. However, this was info from last year and I would not personally be up to date on any gains made in this area as of today QUOTE]
I admittedly know nothing about this topic (which is why I read these threads). I assume the 1 in 10 million chance of contracting Lepto is for the dogs who have been vaccinated. But only a 1 in 10 billion chance of having a reaction. Those odds are astronomical. Why is there even a concern about it? |
Yeah, that was why I questioned having it done at all to which the vet responded re: efficacy of almost eliminating the disease as a result of vaccination adherence. If we all choose to not vaccinate, the risk comes back and increases again. This is not dissimilar to polio, measles, etc. for humans. That is why he is an advocate of the vaccinations and this one in particular.
Again, I will stress this type of info and how it applies to you and your dog as in individual is important to consider in line with veterinary opinions.
All I can say is my dog can run in the woods, ponds, streams, puddles from the rain and I don't have to worry about it unlike some where there is a higher chance of infection for their dogs in comparison (regardless of how low we think it may be). Also, as the above link points out, there are various ways which this disease can be contracted so it's important to make a decision with all of the info available.