Annual Vaccinactions - why are some still doing them?

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by dwerten

lol ann i had to laugh at this as brought dh with me on that incident i referred to and was still bullied lolll and dh said what the heck he is the professional lollllll

Originally Posted by dwerten

lol because they do not read it lolllll

Ugh...it makes me so mad ! Giving minimal vaccines is so important and it just makes me *nuts* that vets are still overvaccinating.

[Maximo]

I had to switch vets because our first one insisted on giving everything under the sun, despite the fact that my dogs are groomed at home, never boarded, and not really out in the wild.

Our new vet agrees that my dogs are low risk and need only the minimum on vaccs. Max had his 3-year rabies last month and today we go in for our parvo/distemper. Wish us luck!

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

A lot of vets require annual shots to hospitalize. Very sad...
But even if this is the policy, some vets will make exceptions for certain pups.
Ellie's vet just told me if anybody gives me a problem, have them talk to her. It's enough work to get some of these vets to alter the schedule. No need to fight the office staff too!

BTW, I'm young also. I have a huge amount of respect for Ellie's vet, but that is returned to me. Some vets, yes, you can't question because they "are the professional." But really, maybe there is a better vet out there then?

I agree but what i have found is it is hard to find in some areas and easier said than done.

I have one that is more natural and one that has a phd from ucdavis and i deal with a dentist, dermatologist, internal medicine specialist, and dr jean dodds. The one that is more natural is always booked solid so hard to get into in an emergency and she is not real up to date on alot of new medicines like atopica and why i had to find another one but her vaccine protocol is in line with jean. Then i have the ucdavis phd vet who is very sharp and did bats on dd as never heard of that but he is very much in line with aggressive approach in terms of medications which makes me nervous. Still hoping to find one with the best of both but until then work with specialists and work with who is best for the situation at hand and until then i learn, learn, learn lolllll

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Ugh...it makes me so mad ! Giving minimal vaccines is so important and it just makes me *nuts* that vets are still overvaccinating.

I feel your pain and so glad this is one area I have never been bullied into as i seeked out jean dodds when the whole mvd issue came up and dd kept losing her hair and they refused to run blood work for thyroid so i drove to jean and i was right I am so glad i did that as that could have been another disaster with low thyroid. They felt her thyroid was fine a year prior so why retest but her hair was coming out in clumps when i brushed her and they kept saying it was steroid use and allergies It wasn't it was her thyroid had dropped in half in one year - so glad i found jean before they needed more vaccinations she is a true God send to me and my gang

check out the neck - they kept saying cannot be thyroid it is on the back only lumbar region. I said i guess she did not read the text book then

and second pic is after she was on soloxine glad i did my homework and found jean

[XcessiveAngel]

Okay so Henesey is my first Yorkie! My vet says it is a must to get her like 6 different vac's! I only want to do what best for her so if one of you dont mind explaining this to me Henesey and I would GREATLY APPRICIATE it! Shes my world and I dont want anything to happen to her! My husband has a boxer/ pit mix and he only gets her a rabies shot every 3 years but I thought it was different for small dogs! Henesey seems so fragile and im very OVER PROTECTIVE we spend $60 a month on food cause our vet said its best for her! She just turned one and already ive spend at least $2000 on her between vet food and spoiling her..... Money isnt the issue but I dont want her to get sick or nothing! So please some one HELP me to understand whats best for them!

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by XcessiveAngel

Okay so Henesey is my first Yorkie! My vet says it is a must to get her like 6 different vac's! I only want to do what best for her so if one of you dont mind explaining this to me Henesey and I would GREATLY APPRICIATE it! Shes my world and I dont want anything to happen to her! My husband has a boxer/ pit mix and he only gets her a rabies shot every 3 years but I thought it was different for small dogs! Henesey seems so fragile and im very OVER PROTECTIVE we spend $60 a month on food cause our vet said its best for her! She just turned one and already ive spend at least $2000 on her between vet food and spoiling her..... Money isnt the issue but I dont want her to get sick or nothing! So please some one HELP me to understand whats best for them!

Is she on rx food for a particular reason?
There is a vaccine thread in the YT Library.
That a good place to start.

DHPP is necessary for all dogs who can tolerate it, but definitely not yearly.

[MomofSkye]

I haven't read up on everything yet I need to my Labs are due for Heart Worm,Yearly checkup and now that we have Yorkies, I don't want to do anything to hurt them(as why i'm doing my homework on food to as i'm changing ALL there food.)

My 2 younger ones had there at 6weeks and the 11week old just had her first set so there "due"(by vet) at the end of the month what should they get? My vet is pretty good about listing to me i've been using him since 2001 we haven't talked about this yet as i'm new to this. I thought they "HAD" to have these shots.


Thanks for the advice

[XcessiveAngel]

not really. The vet said the food is best for her. Said its because of her teeth and that it will help keep them healthy! She just turned one last month and she really doesnt have anything wrong with her teeth. I brush them once a week as told by my vet and she has pearly whites I just never had a reason to daught her so i did as told but now im questioning it all and I really just want her to be healthy and happy. She didnt really take to the food at first but now she eats it fine, so i dont know what to do now!

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Is she on rx food for a particular reason?
There is a vaccine thread in the YT Library.
That a good place to start.

DHPP is necessary for all dogs who can tolerate it, but definitely not yearly.

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by XcessiveAngel

not really. The vet said the food is best for her. Said its because of her teeth and that it will help keep them healthy! She just turned one last month and she really doesnt have anything wrong with her teeth. I brush them once a week as told by my vet and she has pearly whites I just never had a reason to daught her so i did as told but now im questioning it all and I really just want her to be healthy and happy. She didnt really take to the food at first but now she eats it fine, so i dont know what to do now!

Is this Science Diet T/D by chance?
By the way, teeth should be brushed 3-4 times a week minimum, but preferably 1-2 times daily.

[XcessiveAngel]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Is this Science Diet T/D by chance?
By the way, teeth should be brushed 3-4 times a week minimum, but preferably 1-2 times daily.

no it royal something I'll look at it when i get off work and let you know! I had no Idea I should brush her teeth that much. I will start doing it after she eats! or should i do it before? Im so confused. I did research for a year before I got her and my vet seems to be giving me the wrong information! I will be doing more research myself and less listening to my vet. What about her hair? The vet said it was okay to use shampoo with out conditioner but i always use conditioner because her hair gets tangle easy if i dont! What type do you all use?

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by XcessiveAngel

no it royal something I'll look at it when i get off work and let you know! I had no Idea I should brush her teeth that much. I will start doing it after she eats! or should i do it before? Im so confused. I did research for a year before I got her and my vet seems to be giving me the wrong information! I will be doing more research myself and less listening to my vet. What about her hair? The vet said it was okay to use shampoo with out conditioner but i always use conditioner because her hair gets tangle easy if i dont! What type do you all use?

Not saying not to feed it. It is just not normal protocol to do so with healthy teeth. She's probably trying to prevent a problem, but with an rx food? I don't know about that... No idea why she said brush once a week. It takes plaque 72 hours to start calcifying (I think it is???), so you never want to go longer than that. Michigan State University likes twice daily brushing. Ellie's vet is happy with once a day.

Shampoo needs to be designed for dogs. They require a different pH. You will get lots of suggestions in the grooming section.

[XcessiveAngel]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Not saying not to feed it. It is just not normal protocol to do so with healthy teeth. She's probably trying to prevent a problem, but with an rx food? I don't know about that... No idea why she said brush once a week. It takes plaque 72 hours to start calcifying (I think it is???), so you never want to go longer than that. Michigan State University likes twice daily brushing. Ellie's vet is happy with once a day.

Shampoo needs to be designed for dogs. They require a different pH. You will get lots of suggestions in the grooming section.

Okay thats good to know! My husband just called and I asked him to look at the food its royal canine for yorkies. he says it cost alot because of the amount of food we buy. Henesey and her mate live in the same home My friend owns him so I buy the big bag twice a month. I will defenitly be brushing her teeth twice a day from now on and im going to make a thread in grooming to find out more on that two thank you so much for your help. My husband and I are thinking we need a new vet!!!

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by XcessiveAngel

Okay thats good to know! My husband just called and I asked him to look at the food its royal canine for yorkies. he says it cost alot because of the amount of food we buy. Henesey and her mate live in the same home My friend owns him so I buy the big bag twice a month. I will defenitly be brushing her teeth twice a day from now on and im going to make a thread in grooming to find out more on that two thank you so much for your help. My husband and I are thinking we need a new vet!!!

That is a common food for Yorkies. It isn't one specifically made for teeth. Your vet probably just wants you to feed kibble instead of canned. No reason to switch if it is working, but there are a lot of other foods out there that are just as good or better and they do not cost that much. RC is pretty expensive.

[XcessiveAngel]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

That is a common food for Yorkies. It isn't one specifically made for teeth. Your vet probably just wants you to feed kibble instead of canned. No reason to switch if it is working, but there are a lot of other foods out there that are just as good or better and they do not cost that much. RC is pretty expensive.

The moneys not the problem I just want her healthy but I will research on the food thank you so much I have learned alot today!

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by XcessiveAngel

The moneys not the problem I just want her healthy but I will research on the food thank you so much I have learned alot today!

Well, if you want an opinion then, there are better foods out there.