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In total agreement with this. I am also lucky to live in an area with such little reported cases of heartworm I no longer treat for that as it's pure insecticide and I don't want that in my dogs bodies |
I did rabies at 6 months |
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To be honest, my dads dogs (6 1/2 and 5 1/2) have never been given HW meds. Mostly out of just ignorance on my dad and stepmoms part. I don't think they realize the necessity. Thus far, there's never been a problem. Not that it's something I would suggest. Here is an incident map: http://www.heartwormsociety.org/down...e-Map-2010.pdf |
Here in Portland there are so many dogs getting sick and dying of parvo all the time. It is really sad. I work at a livestock and pet supply place and I cant imagine what I must track home on my shoes! The breeders I got my girl from were very against bordatella and said that her parents had had a reaction to it. I was nervous but also knew that it was very important to me to socialize my dog and that my goal was to have her at show and in dog friendly public places - all which require the bordatella vaccine. We spaced out her vaccines and the vets were very supportive of my choice to do that. She was also given a benadryll injection prior to each vaccination. She had no reactions and is very healthy. |
I am a groomer were we have daycare, boarding and so on an I have worked with rescue groups. My little guy has been going to doggie daycare for years at lets 4 times a week if not more it is mandatory to have updated vaccines and bordetella. Bordetella is for kennel cough witch can run rapid in dog parks, daycare and boarding lets sum it down to were many different dogs may be, if the dogs do not have there bordetella kennel cough can make them really sick and spread to other dogs |
I do 1/2 shots on puppies at 8, 12, & 16 weeks. I also do 1 half dose of Bordatella nasal. Rabies 1/2 shots need to be done at 4 months here in CA and then 1 year later. Then every 3 years. Heart worm every month. I recommend a booster, again 1/2 shot of the 6 way at 1 year. Then we are done. |
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Heartworm and Rabies are pretty much a must, IMO. 'Rabies because it's the law and if your dog happens to bite someone without it, your dog can end up paying the ultimate price with it's life. It's just not worth the risk..same with heartworm. If your dog ends up with heart worm, it will go through a lengthy, pricey, treatment that is really hard on the pup It reminds me of chemo!! so sad to see babies going through that. |
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