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02-10-2006, 10:17 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005
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| Immunizations Please let me know if you do every year immunization to your dogs? |
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02-10-2006, 05:22 PM | #2 |
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| I don't even worry about such things. My vet is in charge and sends me reminders every time shots are due. We always get whatever he recommends. Carol Jean |
02-10-2006, 05:30 PM | #3 |
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| I do. I have gotten them annually for EVERY dog I've ever owned without any problem. Only thing one of them ever went without was heartworm prevention (a LONG time ago) and ended up almost dying from heartworms...after only a 2 week time frame...this was when it was I big brown pill a day. Trixie got her last set late because she was pregnant when she was due for them. Vet said wait until afterwards. Don't know what my vet would say if I said I didn't want to get them because I'm not interested in skipping. Just MY OPINION...I am sure you will hear ALOT about both scenarios. |
02-10-2006, 05:33 PM | #4 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Yep mine get shots once a year the vet sends me a postcard when they are due.
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02-10-2006, 06:07 PM | #5 |
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| I gave my doggie her puppy shots, and she got her annual shots when we did agility. Now that she just hangs around the house, she only gets her rabies and parvo shot (big outbreak in the NW). She is five now and I will probably continue this until she is older like 8 or 9 or if something compromises her immune system.
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02-10-2006, 07:01 PM | #6 |
Got Mojo? Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami
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| Not anymore....we will be in the three year plan for now...
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02-10-2006, 07:51 PM | #7 | |
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02-11-2006, 05:35 AM | #8 |
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| We are on the 3 yr protocol too except Lymes is every year still. There are still several vets here in my area that practice the every year shots. |
02-11-2006, 06:27 AM | #9 |
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| Yes my both my dogs have their regulars jabs, my vet sends a reminder. When i was a kid our dog Max never had any jabs and he lived to 15 and he'd been run over by a car twice. But i i'd rather be safe than sorry so mine are done
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02-11-2006, 08:31 AM | #10 |
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| The new protocol recommended by the veterinary schools is every three years to avoid over vaccination. And then you should only get those that are absolutely necessary like those required by law or ones where there has been a recent disease problem in the area. Think about it....people don't get vaccines every year....why would dogs need it? Especially yorkies who are indoor dogs. The truth is that most dogs are fully immunized for life after their puppy series. You can have the vet conduct a titer test to determine your dog's immunity before deciding what vaccines to continue to give. There is a lot of info on this on the internet and imo most vets who are still doing every year are just trying to keep their "production" up and get you in to see what else the dog may need that they can charge you for. It is not only not necessary to get them evey year, it can actually do the dog harm from what I have read and been told by my vet. |
02-11-2006, 08:36 AM | #11 | |
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02-11-2006, 09:14 AM | #12 |
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| I do not vaccinate yearly since the procedure almost killed our little pom/cross. She was vaccinated the first 2 years of her life then when she was 3 she had a reaction. We were told that she should have the vaccines separated. They tried that a year later and same reaction. Luckily this time she remained at the vets after the vaccines. The vet told me never to have her vaccinated again. That was 7 years ago and she has been fine ever since. I think we should have our puppies vaccinated but we have to be very careful when they are adults. |
02-11-2006, 09:37 AM | #13 | |
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You made another good point too and that is that you should never let the vet give your baby "combo" shots. While it is easier and cheaper and more convenient for them, it is not in the best nterests of your baby...it is hard on them and if their is a reaction you have no way of knowing which vaccine it was that caused the reaction. Always allow only one shot at a time and space them two to three weeks apart according to my vet. | |
02-12-2006, 01:46 PM | #14 |
Lovin' 2 Girls Donating Member | Hi, everyone Some of you may have seen my post, on this thread , and will understand why I am so anxious about giving Abbie her next puppy booster. This will be the second (breeder gave first). I see both sides of this: the glowing reports of puppies that do "just fine", and those reports we hope and pray will never apply to our own pets. I talked to my vet. Of course, she insists that Abbie needs her shots, and reminds me of "the small percentage of animals who are affected". *sigh* Well, that's just dandy - until it's YOUR pet (or child) that's the exception to the 'rule'. Vet says there's no way to give these shots individually...???....which I see by reading here, that there certainly MUST be, else other vets wouldn't be doing it...?? I'm just so frustrated. And, afraid. Abbie has been a part of our lives for only three weeks, but she's just wormed her way into our hearts and has settled into her own *spot* in the fam. I worry if I don't allow the booster that she'll contract something terrible; and, I worry if I do allow the vaccine, she'll react. I will be making some calls tomorrow to check out other vets. I hate to change, as we've been going to the same one for almost eleven years.
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02-12-2006, 02:13 PM | #15 |
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| I found a holistic vet in our area that does not believe in routine vaccinations of any animals just for the sake of vaccinating them! There have been studies that over vaccinating your pets can cause more harm than good.... I had a cat that I took in for shots faithfully every year. He eventually died of renal failure... which can be brought on by over vaccinating!! It may be just a coincidence, but what if it isn't? This vet will do a blood test (can't remember what the test is called exactly) and if the antibodies for that condition exist in her system, she doesn't get the shot! If she shows no or very little immunity to whatever it is, then we'll go ahead and vaccinate. I'm not using this vet yet (all my animals are "up to date" until next year), but I plan on switching within the next few months.... Her method makes sense to me. Why vaccinate for something that she already has the defense for? Plus, Pixie had a bit of a reaction to her last set and it kind of scared me. I'd much rather be sure she really does need it before I do that again. |
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