Rabies Does the rabies vaccine last for one year or three years? I have seen different things about this. Does anyone know or know a site that I can research it on that provides accurate information? Vets in my area recommend it yearly. |
My vet does a 1 year for the first rabies shot...after that you can get a 1 year or 3 year shot. We are on a 3 year schedule here with all of the vaccinations mine get. |
I would never give it yearly, unless it was required by law. I'd guess you'd have to check with your county to find out the specific law near you. I know here it is every 3 years.... they do rabies as a pup (preferably, after 16 weeks) and then do a rabies booster when the dog is 1 year. But then after that it's every 3yrs. But it's the same vaccine. I don't even like doing rabies every 3yrs but unfortunately, it's the law. I don't think it's worth the risk of NOT getting it for legal reasons. |
State and local laws govern how often to give rabies vaccines. You might want to check your local laws to see if they are required yearly. If not, then I would speak with your vet and ask why he recommends yearly vaccines. Here is a link that has information: Vaccinating Your Dog |
They do recommend yearly here. I guess I want to argue the case that she is never left out without me there. I just don't think Rosie will be exposed? Am I crazy!? :confused: I am reading some about the risks involved. I am outside of city limits so I am wondering how to get out of doing it. Lol. |
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Ladyjane am I reading this correctly? The other vaccines should only be given once every three years? They recommend those yearly too? |
I would call your local county health unit. That is where I finally got the answer to whether or not my county accepted the 3 year. The state of TN has said the law is at least every 3 years, but municipalities can change to require the vaccine every year. My vet was told that it was every year, because animal control thought it was every year. But this was NOT written in my city law. Their ordinance on the rabies vaccine only said it had to be up to date. Knowing the state law was 3 years, and the local ordinance did not specify, I felt that one year was probably not correct. I called the county health department and they confirmed that it was, in fact, 3 years. Kind of disturbing that everyone else I spoke to, including animal control and our local shelter workers did not know that the state law had changed several years ago and that the county was following the state law of 3 years I hate that most of the dogs around here are probably getting subjected to an unnecessary vaccine if the common belief is that it should be every year. I did talk to one of the directors at the local shelter/animal control and he said he was going to look into it. |
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Recommendations for DHPP is every three years. It is on that site! :) https://secure.aahanet.org/eweb/dyna...cineGuidelines |
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I've researched it and it seems to me that the scientific studies support the idea that most vaccines are lifelong and only need to be given to puppies. Just like most human vaccines. I'm convinced the reason we have yearly vaccinations in dogs is because it makes the vaccine companies more money! |
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Boosters have been given given yearly, until more recently because it has been medically proven that yearly boosters do not increase the immunity in dogs and cats, and may cause more harm than good. Still, the area in which ones lives determines the frequency of the Rabies booster requirements, and that is determined by the number of Rabies cases reported for any given area, usually in the prior year. This is why each county may have different requirements than the state. Medically, the actual Rabies vaccine is the same. If one acquires an older dog with either a questionable or unknown vaccine history, it is recommended the dog get two Rabies vaccines within the first year of ownership to establish the dog's immunity, then go on to either 1 or 3 year boosters, determined by the law. Medically, the Rabies vaccine may provide immunity in pets 5-15 years or longer, but because Rabies is a zoonotic disease (threat to humans), the laws dictate the frequency of revaccination, not the medical community. In some states, a waiver may be obtained to decline the vaccine for health reasons of the pet, or a titer may be required to prove immunity of the individual pet. You may want to call around to different vets in your specific area to see if all of them are doing yearly or every 3 year Rabies boosters... or the state dog licensing bureau would know bc licenses would not be issued to pets not UTD on their Rabies vaccs. |
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There is no difference between an annual or 3 year vaccine....just the way the certificate is filled out. |
i remember few years ago the vaccines in ontario only lasted 1 year then they switched to 3 years one. coco got one in korea yesterday and the vet said she needs to get one next year. but hopefully ill be back in canada byt hen and she'll get the 3 years ond. watching her get one broke my heart. |
so one vaccine will give 3 years of protection? i think here we have to do it every year, but i'm not sure as the vet did offer 1 or 3yr. i declined because i thought it would have to be a more potent vaccine, and didn't want to subject her to anything more than necessary. |
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Thanks all!! I am going to do some research and see what I can find out about our laws. The city says every year, however, I don't live in city limits. So, I will look to see what the state says. If I understand you correctly, the vaccine for one year is the exact same as the three year. So, I am beginning to see it as a money making event. :mad: Again, thanks for all the information!!! |
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