Buddy's new vet/his thoughts on innocualtions
 

Buddy met with his new vet this am, muzzled.:(
He was shaking so bad I felt so sorry for him. He was
very stressed and not the time to be meeting a new vet.
Once muzzled he layed down and appeared calmer, so was I.
He thanked me for the forwarning of his possible snapping at
him, which of course he did. He stated that some owners only
laugh as their dog goes after him and never warm him. He's been
bitten several times and that could have been avoided if he had known.
He was wonderful in explaining how he felt regarding innoculating
and what each one was for and how long each is known to stay
in the blood stream. Of course each dog is different however
from research he is following the guides of the AAHA which is
why I choose him as Buds new vet. Looking over Bud's last years
exam and seeing all the shots he got, everything in the book too,
he said:eek: which is why he got sick suspecting the Lepto is the
one that really made him sick. I asked him if the Lepto was necessary
and he stated in his opinion it is the only one he would recommend,
since this does not stay in the dog's system after a year.
He has seen several cases over the last couple of years and since
this can be transmitted to humans it is not something to play around
with. He stopped giving it for years, didn't think it was necessary
but new studies have come out, he gave me these studies to read,
and now he is giving this shot again. This shot is the one that can
make a dog have flu like sympthoms for a couple of days then it passes.
He has no knowledge of any dog, yorkie or otherwise dying from this
shot but has seen dogs die of lepto.It is the owner's descretion wheather
or not to give the shot to their pet. He said it is available and dosen't want a dog to come in with lepto when he could have prevented it.
Understandable to me. I have to read the material then I probably will
get it for Buddy. Since this desease comes from infected urine of wild
animals and we live basically in the woods I see no need to take chances.
So the results were: (Core shots) distemper/parvo every 3 yrs,
rabies every 3 yrs, no bordatella unless being boarded, did you know
that the bordatella shot also has parvo in it? Lyme's I wanted.
He also had a biopsy on a small lump which turned out to be a spestic(s)
cyst. It's ok. Heartworm test and lymes test, I have to call back for
the results. Had to get to work.
He weighed in at 16.3lbs. Yippppeeeeeeeeee we lost 2ozs:p
I was very inpressed with him. He came highly recommended and I am thankful I changed. I found out that even PetCo dosen't give all the
shots in one visit.
Oh he asked me to open his mouth because Bud gave him a growl
and when he looked at his teeth he was very impressed! Wow he
said, what are you doing.:p He also said he never saw such a muscular
Yorkie. He said he was handsome too. I know lepto get's everyone
upset but perhaps these new studies will explain it. I have to read
about it and see.
$288.10 later Buddy is fine. Another year gone by and I have learned
so much from all of you this year. I thank you for your expertise regarding
innoculations.

Good information know!

Jackson had DHLPP for his 2nd round of shots and had a bad reaction to the Lepto shot so I'd be terrified to give it again even though we live in a wooded area with 90 acres of farmland behind us. I'm just too scared to have him go through that again. And Jackson's a big boy as well at 14lbs.

Carol...I know other people who live out in the woods or in farm areas...and their dogs all get lepto because of where they live. I think it has to be considered on a case by case need.

I'm glad you've found a vet you like...

Im glad you found a great vet and Buddy's visit went well. Chachi and Jewels both get the lepto shot because the vet said there were cases of it reported in this area. They have never had any kind of reaction to it

I totally agree with that Deb, also Lymes which is why I asked for him
to get that shot. I should have also said he recommended this one
also but left it up to me to decide.
I was so releived to know Buddy did not have to
get all the shots again this year. Had I returned to my other vet
he would have gotten all of them without even asking me.
I hope he get's current with his thinking because he really is a
good vet.