Vaccines
 

O.K....just need a quick refresher from all the experienced Yorkie mom and dads.

What vaccines should Sophie NOT get??

Thanks,

Lepto! Also beware of rabies vaccines too early.

Thank you for asking about this topic again. Reese is getting her second set of shots tomorrow. Is there anything else that I need to know or should ask the vet about her health? This will be the first time that I have brought her. Thanks Chiara

I'm sorry, could you also tell me why not to get a certain vaccine. I just want to have all the expert opinions I can when I go today to see the vet.

Thanks so much,

I'm certainly no expert, but the Lepto can cause bad reactions in the little guys. Also, I would wait on rabies until at least 6 months old for the same reason. I don't ever intend to let Lexy have a Lepto vaccine. Look up what happened last week to Romeo! The post is titled Really scared......

Lepto vaccine is responsible for about 7-% of the bad reactions to vaccinations. AND, is not necessarily efficient. Corona also is one that can cause some problems. My vet book says that these 2 are only needed where those 2 diseases are diagnosed. OR if you are going to an area where either have bee diagnosed...I am concerned that we are vaccining our babies excessively. Our county says RABIES vaccine by 16 weeks. I keep my babies in my home and they are NEVER exposed to strange dogs in my home except when I have puppies to place. I require all dogs and family members in the household to come here for interview but they have to show me a copy of their dog's shot record before they can put him/her down..
For rabies, I can only say that you have to abide by the laws but you can make that decision for yourself. The other two vaccines will not be given my dogs/puppies. My babies from Germany MIGHT have gotten one of them but I cannot remember...

I don't know what vaccines to avoid, but the ones that seem most important to me are distemper parvo, bordetella, and rabies (at 6 months). Those three are needed for your dog to ever be groomed or kenneled.

Hercules also has lyme, but I think that one is more optional.

Thanks for all the advice. Poor Sophie had her shots today. She is not a happy camper, but is doing well.

Yes thanks! Reese is going today and I am honestly a bit nervous!

I guess i am lucky!!
 

Mojo had to take his rabies shot at 3 months of age....thank god the vet the works with my breeder was a very nice and inteligent person and he "adjusted" the vaccine to make sure mojo had no reaction to it...so far so good, my lil guy never had any problems with shots.

vet time
 

If we can be calm..and I know that is sooo hard with our babies..it helps them remain calm. They take their cues from us. I notice my Yorkies eyes will be glued on me...if I freak out, they pretty much do the same.

It is so true...yorkies have such an incredible connection with their humans, it is unlike any other dog i ever had. They trully are special!!!

Yeah I will try to stay calm today! I think I am making my mother come with me. How sad huh. Reese is really my first pet and I am little over protective. We had family pets all my life but she is really the first one that is truly mine. She honestly is like having a baby. Since I have not had a child yet she is getting all my motherly nerves.

I hate bringing this topic up again to everyone, but I went to the vet on Friday and we spoke about the vaccinations. She said that the Lepto was to prevent Lime disease from any tick bites. If people have opted not to give there baby this vaccination, what is there to be sure she does not get lime disease from a tick. We take her to Cape Cod on the weekends which is notorious for having ticks? I am just worried that if she does not get that vaccination then gets bit by a tick with lime disease she will become really sick?? Any other suggestions? Also, she did say that by law in MA all puppies needed to be vaccinated after 12 weeks of age. I am still not doing it until she is at least 6 months though. She is hardly ever outside anyway she is only 12 weeks today. Thanks for all the help everyone so far on this topic!

Reese's Mommy, he really said the lepto was for the Lyme disease? My vet said the lepto was primarily for pets who may come into contact with water or food contaminated by rodent urine or feces so of course he and I agreed that Tucker didn't need it. However, ticks are another story entirely - even though Tuck is never outside alone and rarely on the ground. What does everybody say out there?

Oh you know what, I could totally be confusing the Lepto with something else??? Now that you describe what the Lepto was for I do remember hearing that too. I will have to ask which was the Lyme disease protector?? Sorry for the confusion. Can you explain more about the Lepto to me? Sorry or the ignorance on the subject???

I never asked what the Lepto in Bailey's shot was, but he got it and didn't have any problems with his shots.... I live in a very 'woody' area and have a huge backyard that the dogs are out in daily, so I wanted him to be protected from anything possible :)

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I just went to the vet today to get Louie's second set of shots and he got a Lepto vaccine. I am freaking out!! Why shouldn't he get that vaccine? What reactions do they cause. He got it at 10AM today and he has been doing VERY well. :eek:

pspin1975~

If Louie is fine now I am sure that he will not have an adverse reaction. Sometime last week there was a post about a puppy that had an awful reaction to the Lepto shot. If you read that post labeled "really scared..." you can see what happened. Does anyone know the outcome of that post? I hope that little guy was OK!

My vet did say that she suggests that when Reese gets the Lepto she gets it with no other vaccinations, b/c they can get sick. But it sounds like your little guy is fine! Thank goodness

I would also like to know if Lepto is for Lyme since in CT Lyme disease is everywhere, afterall it started right here in Lyme CT. Bella goes for her 12 wk vacs next week

I will ask the lext time we go for shots, however that will not be until May 5th. Sorry :(

what should i do pixie already got her first lepto shot and tomorrow he is doing it again i guess since she is goin for her second time . Should i tell him not to do it ?

I'm assuming since she was fine after the first set, she'll be fine after the 2nd... Does anyone know of any cases that the dog reacts badly to the 2nd or 3rd set :confused:

Every time the baby is exposed to the lepto vaccine it increases the possibility of a reaction. That is true with any and all vaccines whether they are human or critter. Same with antibiotics. I will NEVER allow my babies to have lepto-it is not proven to sufficiently raise the antibodies against the disease. I am not convinced the benefit outweighs the chances of problems.
As for corona, I feel the same way but the studies are not as definitive. Sometimes we have to just trust that the owners of certain breeds are a bit more educated as to the possibility of problems with their breeds. As with human meds, there is never an always!!
As for bordetella, it is similar to the flu vaccine for humans. There are MANY germs that cause kennel cough and the vaccines only protect against a few. I believe(but I am not certain) that there was aforum for vets in ref. vaccines in the past few months. There might be more guidelines but for now, I start my vaccines at 8 weeks, give every 4 weeks for a total of three. After 6 months, I do the rabies vaccine. I do not worm unless I(no, not ME, my baby) has a positive stool.
My opinion is that we are doing to ur animals what we have done with humans and antibiotics. We have overused certain meds and now, have created monster germs. These are just my opinions and my vet agrees with them. I would not ever tell someone NOT to have their Yorkie vaccinated against a particular thing. I would never forgive myself(nor would the owner) if the baby were to contract the disease andget very sick or not survive. We, as owners, need to educate ourselves so that we can be a rwal part of the medical team when our babies need care.

I was just reading about Lyme disease in dogs on a couple diffrent websites and it said there is a vacine for prevention. I think what my vet said was the "Interceptor" which is heart worm tablet also is used for flea preention. Maybe it is also for tick prevention. I will have to keep reading and let you all know what I find.

whispersmom2~
Thanks for your thoughts! The more information about this the better. I am just trying to get all the facts b/c my vet was a bit pushy about vacinations. Whenever I would question her she would always have some story behind needing the vacine.

Luckily, I am an OLD RN and learned early on that we need to participate actively in our, our family or pets' health care. I mean, we each have a 1 on 1 situation and we can search and research for that one interest. Our vets have many different breeds, animals, species and so on and rarely can they be up to date on ALL issues. That is why we have to educate ourselves. I remember when READERS DIGEST first started printing medical articles. The medical world had fits cause people were mis-diagnosing THEMSELVES. We screeched, begged, pleaded and did everythig we could to tel;l people we, namely medical people, are the ones to rely on. Of course, that was just insecurity on our parts and now we see the need for each person to assume responsibility for part of their OWN health care.
It makes me wonder what a vet's problems are with you knowing about the care of your baby.. Guess maybe some of them have assumed the role of "God" that the humans had to give up..

Maybe she thought I was undermining her area of expertise??? I mean she was nice about everything, but always had a rebuttal for any inquiry I made about the vaccines. I only went to her b/c that is where my breeder goes and Reese had already been there. Maybe I should just look for a new vet.

My vet didn't even tell me about possible reactions to the LEPTO vaccine. I don't understand this, he only told me when I asked him what negative reactions I should look for. He's also pushing for the lyme disease vaccine. I live in Long Island, NY-does anyone have a great vet that is familiar with toy breeds. I love my vet, but I don't think he knows toys...please help. I am very concerned now! Although Louie got the Lepto vaccine today and he has been doing great. I don't think I'll let him do the second round though. I am SO friggin' confused now. I live in an area where there are many racoons with rabies. The town sent out a notice not too long ago that they had caught racoons and they all had rabies.