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08-08-2014, 05:10 PM | #1 |
Hook Em! Bevo & Mack Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Texas
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| Time for Shots???? "Blue born Mack" Hey everyone!!! First off, hello and hope everyone has been great! My family, skin and fur kids alike are doing awesome! We just got back from Alaska and it was AMAZING! When I got back, I had a notice from our vet that "blue born" Mack is due for Boosters. So in the past couple of years, I have been reading up on how important/unimportant booster shots are. If it were any of my other furkids, I would just robot myself to the vet for the shots.....,but this is Mack. I would love general feedback... would you recommend boosters? or Not? Keep in mind, we take Mack NO WHERE....He has proven to have an extremely low immune system so an occasional car ride around town is the extent of his excursions. When he MUST go to the vet, he is carefully guarded, blankets are brought if he must be put down, etc. Im trying to decide if I should take him in or not. oh and ps. I did just find a new small hernia on his tummy. He has another that we watch that has never increased in size. My vet is aware and unconcerned at this time! Thanks for your help!
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08-08-2014, 05:42 PM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Palmetto, FL
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| Hmmm...my gut say boosters or titers, but I'm unfamiliar with his issues. I'm new to the breed in general, so now I'm off to research if "blue born" and immune disorders are related. I hope someone better equipped to answer your question can help. Good luck |
08-08-2014, 05:48 PM | #3 |
Hook Em! Bevo & Mack Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Texas
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| Good luck with that! There aren't but a tiny handful of blue born yorkies to relate to!!! What are titers?? Just curious....
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08-08-2014, 05:55 PM | #4 |
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08-08-2014, 06:17 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
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| Hi, Kendra. I'm happy to hear about Mack. I honestly wouldn't know what to tell you. Under normal circumstances, Mack's vaccine should last for five years or more, but considering he had parvovirus and his immunity is low, I don't know with any certainty what to do. Katie is five years old, and she was due for her booster in May 2013. I had her titered then and also this May. Titers aren't fully reliable, but considering the duration of immunity of these shots and the fact that she is healthy, I feel more secure with the titers than not testing at all. I've attached a link about titers. Dr. Jean Dodds' Pet Health Resource Blog | Avoid unnecessary vaccines with titer tests (Part III)
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08-08-2014, 06:49 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA
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| Of course, I am not a vet and no expert on Blue Borns, butttt....my Cali is 5 years old and super healthy and now titer her when it is shot time. Other than rabies she has not gotten any further vaccines in the last 3 years. Since you don't take Mack anywhere I would wonder about the need to immunizing him at all, or wonder if he needed the protection more than another dog might. Really tough decisions! Would. Vet school be more likely to have someone who could think this through with you since Blue Borns are so rare? Do keep us posted -- Mack is so remarkable in many ways
__________________ . Cali , and Cali's keeper and staff, Jay No, not a "mini" Yorkie - She loves to motor in her Mini Cooper car Last edited by yorkiemini; 08-08-2014 at 06:50 PM. |
08-08-2014, 07:12 PM | #7 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I'm guessing your referring to DAP i would do it every five years for sure but maybe with his issues do a titer. Your other dogs or even you yourself on your shoes could still bring in stuff to expose him.
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08-08-2014, 07:40 PM | #8 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
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| Hi Kendra. I bet Alaska was a blast. Have you discussed this with your vet? I think Mack is a unique situation and a vet might be able to guide you as to what would be best. Poor baby on the hernia. He sure is a fighter.
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08-08-2014, 09:32 PM | #9 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: NJ
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| I have an immune deficiency, to put it very simply I don't make antibodies well. This also means I don't respond well to vaccines, part of my diagnosis involved a vaccine challenge, they tested my antibodies to pneumonia, gave me the shot, and tested them again a few weeks later. I didn't gain any immunity. I'm supposed to get all "dead" vaccines (ex. flu shot, pneumonia) even though they probably won't help me. I'm not supposed to get live vaccines (ex. MMR, chicken pox, nasal flu spray) because I could get sick from them. I have had the MMR and chicken pox shots as a baby/kid without getting sick. Most dog shots are live vaccines (except rabies). DVMvac.org | Killed vs. Modified-Live Vaccines I don't know what I'd do with Mack beyond titer testing and talking to the vet. If his titers are much lower than expected I may assume he didn't respond to them in the first place (like me) and not vaccinate him. If he's due for rabies you could do your own vaccine challenge on him, if he doesn't respond I probably wouldn't do the other vaccines. If his titers are normal low or he responds to the rabies shot I'd probably take the chance and do the other vaccines. |
08-09-2014, 05:08 AM | #10 |
Hook Em! Bevo & Mack Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Texas
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| Thank you all for your replies. I am going to call my vet this morning to ask about the titer test. I feel foolish I didn't know anything about them! Thanks for the link, Lisa. I think this is the best way to determine if he needs the boosters. On the downside, that still means he will need a trip to the vet which makes me cringe! I hate for him even to breath the air where so many sick animals have been! Taylor brings up a good point about the other yorkies and ourselves bringing in germs at home as well. A lot to consider. I will keep you posted on what the vet has to say! Have a great weekend!
__________________ Kendra Bevo and Mack & grandpups Bryleigh and Jaxon |
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