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Originally Posted by Mike_and_Me  My Mike was in pain after his last vaccine that included lepto. He didn't shake though, was sleepy and didn't want to be touched until the evening that day. The bump at injection site went away after 5-6 days. We have to get the last puppy vaccine with lepto this week and I'm dreading it( vet is sure we don't need bordotella and lyme shots but need lepto. For the future I don't really understand whats the point of once-a-year lepto vaccine if research shows the immune response lasts only 3-4 months? It's scary to make a decision that might hurt your baby(( both vaccine reaction and leaving him unprotected. |
I would not be getting lepto unless there is true prevalence in your area. Bordetella is also not a core vaccine and not needed except for certain dogs. See my post above for links.