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Originally Posted by Furkidsfurme  I realize that most people feel as you do, but when you have a beloved pet suffer from immune related disease, you have no reason to think otherwise. I go above and beyond to keep my dogs immune systems at their peak. They eat premium and home cooked foods supplemented with raw apple cider vinegar, coconut oil/salmon oil (alternating) and tumeric. I am more than willing to have titers drawn to check immunity, even though it's more expensive . Anyway, just wondering if anyone here follows my way of thinking? |
Yes, I would follow this schedule if I was getting a puppy at this time. The studies now back it up and it's just logical to give less shots if you can.
Don't bother with titers, they are just a waste of money. Remember, titers only measure humoral immunity, not cell-mediated immunity. So that means: you can have a positive titer, but not have cell-mediated immunity or you could have a negative titer but HAVE cell-mediated immunity. So the value of knowing whether a titer is + or - is basically worthless when used in this manner...it means nothing really.