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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  There is also a huge deference in over vaccinating and not vaccinating enough. DAP (distemper and Parvovirus) every year after one year puppy boosters is to much and should be every 3 to 5 years. Rabies after one year puppy booster is every 3 years but they are doing research to push it to 5 years. |
Isn't the research on titer testing pushed AAHA to update their guidelines from yearly to now every 3 years for core vaccines? I'm not an advocate for under vaccination for both animals and humans, but I think its great that those who don't want to vaccinate every year (based on reading about serology tests and research done in the last 10 years) now have this choice to not to. And those who believe in vaccinating every year can continue to do so.
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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88 Natural stuff and going natural can sometimes be more dangerous then helpful. I’m a huge fan of if there is a vaccine that can at least minimize the effects of something I will do it. I get my flu shot every year and I even got the pneumonia shot and my mom vaccinated me as a child and I even got the HPV shot. |
I don't think that doing titer testing and giving booster for core vaccines every 3rd year instead of every year means going natural?
I never got flu shots as child or adult because let's say a flu shot you get in 2019 is based on a flu strain of 2016 and it seems pointless because several new flu strains appear every year, so the shot can not protect you of what's coming. But then again, we should have a choice whether to do it or not to do. I get that it's different with dogs and especially with rabies vaccination, but it's thanks to research and titer testing they are considering approving the 3 year rabies vaccine here. If I know my dog's protected against it after only one shot, but we have to do it by law I'd rather prefer doing it every 3rd year instead of every year.