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Originally Posted by yorkiemini  Most interesting! Will do more and would be interested in further study
My understanding of titers kind of goes like this :
High numbers are good, but low numbers don't necessary mean no immunity.
Also, numbers vary with different labs.
Would like to hear from others. |
Hi. There is a lot of information about the use and usefulness of titers in the most recent American Animal Hospital Association vaccination guidelines here:
https://www.aaha.org/public_document...guidelines.pdf
I haven't had much time to look it over, but this is a highly reputable source of information used by US veterinarians. I only wish that their tables weren't printed sideways.
Titers are expensive, and aren't for every dog, but they are useful for dogs that have known adverse reactions to vaccines that you don't want to vaccinate unless absolutely necessary. And there are some dogs that don't develop the appropriate immune response to vaccines, and titers can help identify those dogs.