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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  You can't do titers for rabies - rabies is given by law - either every year in some states, or every 3 yrs like here in AZ.
For distemper/parvo, I do not in any way feel titers are worth the $ - remember, they don't really tell you anything since they only can indicate humoral immunity ONLY -- they tell you absolutely nothing about cellular immunity.
Also remember this: you can have a negative titer, but actually *have* cellular immunity and be able to fight the disease; you can also have a positive titer, but have NO cellular immunity whatsoever.
Sooooo...see why they're not worth it now  ...?!!! |
I agree. Titers don't tell the complete story, and I'm surprised that your vet would recommend them for rabies since they can't legally replace the regularly scheduled rabies shot. The only reason I would ever consider titers would be if my dog had consistently bad reactions after vaccinations that are worse than the disease your are vaccinating against, and then I would also check state laws and make sure that they can be used to legally replace the vaccination (if it is a required vaccination). If your dog only gets a little drowsy or out of sorts following a vaccination (which is normal), I would highly recommend getting the vaccination.