How long can I wait to give the yearly vaccines? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

RLC12345678 · 07-10-2007, 03:47 PM

Hootie is due for her yearly checkup & vaccines this month (July). Hubby and I are moving in 2 weeks and will be strapped for cash until sometime in August. How long can I wait to give Hootie her yearly shots and yearly checkup?

RLC12345678 · 07-10-2007, 04:52 PM

Bump!!

Ellie May · 07-10-2007, 05:44 PM

Ellie went a couple YEARS without shots and was perfectly fine. The manufacturer will say every 12 months but some last for shorter periods and most last for longer. When we took Ellie to the vet to get shots after we waited a few years the vet said she could still even be covered from a few years prior. Most last for years.

candybaby · 07-10-2007, 05:52 PM

There was a thread about yearly shots, here it is

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...t=yearly+shots

And here is another most recent thread.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...t=yearly+shots

Hope it helps.. I don't get my dogs shots every year and my vet does not reccomend it.

Bizzymammabee · 07-10-2007, 05:56 PM

I think you can hold off...it's not that far away. Lots of folks vaccinate every couple of years and not annually and nothing happens. I think that the vets want to vaccinate too much especially for these small guys.

Gracie2006 · 07-10-2007, 06:06 PM

My vet says you have a 3-month grace period. Call your vet to be sure you are comfortable. You don't want to have to repeat the whole series of shots from square one!

Yorkiedaze · 07-10-2007, 08:36 PM

My Vet. gives them every three years.

Lorraine · 07-10-2007, 08:40 PM

I usually don't booster until a year after the last puppy vaccination and then don't again for 3 years
There is a lot of new info from Veterinary Colleges that there has been health problems from overvaccinations, ie every year. It challenges the immune system with something they already have plenty of immunity for which is the drift of the findings. The result is increased blood disorders, ie leukemia, kidney and liver problems, addison/cushings increases, diabetes.
THis is for both cats and dogs and now it is strongly suspected it is from the annual vaccination.

Wylie's Mom · 07-11-2007, 08:08 AM

They don't need yearly vaccines anymore - most are 3 years now. But, it all depends on his age etc - ie, were his last vaccines his puppy vaccines or ?

RLC12345678 · 07-11-2007, 09:22 AM

Hootie's last vaccines were her puppy vaccines and she finished those up in July 2006. So, should I get this round of shots and then wait 3 years or should I hold off on this round and wait 3 years before getting them again?

Wylie's Mom · 07-11-2007, 09:25 AM

You'd get them this year, then go to the 3 years. I think there is a diff. vaccine for the Rabies - so you may want to make sure they have the 3yr Rabies on hand. The rest should be fine as is.

RLC12345678 · 07-11-2007, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

You'd get them this year, then go to the 3 years. I think there is a diff. vaccine for the Rabies - so you may want to make sure they have the 3yr Rabies on hand. The rest should be fine as is.

Great! Thank you SO MUCH!!!!!!! I really appreciate it!

RLC12345678 · 07-11-2007, 10:33 AM

I do have one more question......should they been seen by a vet for a checkup every year? Even if they don't get their vaccines? Or just skip the vet all together if they are acting like themselves?

JCarlson2004 · 07-11-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RLC12345678

I do have one more question......should they been seen by a vet for a checkup every year? Even if they don't get their vaccines? Or just skip the vet all together if they are acting like themselves?

I think you want definitely wait until August or even a bit longer. Hootie will be fine.

I bring my babies for a yearly check-up (including stool sample test) just to be on the safe side.

Wylie's Mom · 07-11-2007, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RLC12345678

I do have one more question......should they been seen by a vet for a checkup every year? Even if they don't get their vaccines? Or just skip the vet all together if they are acting like themselves?

I generally don't bring them in just for a check-up bc 1) they'll probably go in within that year for something anyway (at which time I can ask them to do whatever else might be needed) and 2) I don't find it all that necessary unless something is wrong.

If all they do is check heart beat/rate, temp, body palpitation, heart worm test, ears etc. - they should do all of those anyway at every appt. (except heart worm).

07-10-2007, 03:47 PM	#1
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	How long can I wait to give the yearly vaccines? Hootie is due for her yearly checkup & vaccines this month (July). Hubby and I are moving in 2 weeks and will be strapped for cash until sometime in August. How long can I wait to give Hootie her yearly shots and yearly checkup?

07-10-2007, 05:44 PM	#3
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Ellie went a couple YEARS without shots and was perfectly fine. The manufacturer will say every 12 months but some last for shorter periods and most last for longer. When we took Ellie to the vet to get shots after we waited a few years the vet said she could still even be covered from a few years prior. Most last for years. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

07-10-2007, 05:52 PM	#4
candybaby Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: N. California Posts: 1,316	There was a thread about yearly shots, here it is http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...t=yearly+shots And here is another most recent thread. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...t=yearly+shots Hope it helps.. I don't get my dogs shots every year and my vet does not reccomend it. __________________ Candee, Bear, Daizy (in spirit, R.I.P) and Pepsi's mommy Last edited by candybaby; 07-10-2007 at 05:53 PM.

07-10-2007, 05:56 PM	#5
Bizzymammabee Luvs Lulu Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 6,931 Blog Entries: 1	I think you can hold off...it's not that far away. Lots of folks vaccinate every couple of years and not annually and nothing happens. I think that the vets want to vaccinate too much especially for these small guys. __________________ Lulu will always be in my heart

07-10-2007, 06:06 PM	#6
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	My vet says you have a 3-month grace period. Call your vet to be sure you are comfortable. You don't want to have to repeat the whole series of shots from square one! __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

07-10-2007, 04:52 PM	#2
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	Bump!!

07-10-2007, 08:36 PM	#7
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	My Vet. gives them every three years.

07-10-2007, 08:40 PM	#8
Lorraine Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 2,060	I usually don't booster until a year after the last puppy vaccination and then don't again for 3 years There is a lot of new info from Veterinary Colleges that there has been health problems from overvaccinations, ie every year. It challenges the immune system with something they already have plenty of immunity for which is the drift of the findings. The result is increased blood disorders, ie leukemia, kidney and liver problems, addison/cushings increases, diabetes. THis is for both cats and dogs and now it is strongly suspected it is from the annual vaccination. __________________ Lorraine www.loribenyorkies.com Canada

07-11-2007, 08:08 AM	#9
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	They don't need yearly vaccines anymore - most are 3 years now. But, it all depends on his age etc - ie, were his last vaccines his puppy vaccines or ? __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

07-11-2007, 09:22 AM	#10
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	Hootie's last vaccines were her puppy vaccines and she finished those up in July 2006. So, should I get this round of shots and then wait 3 years or should I hold off on this round and wait 3 years before getting them again?

07-11-2007, 09:25 AM	#11
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	You'd get them this year, then go to the 3 years. I think there is a diff. vaccine for the Rabies - so you may want to make sure they have the 3yr Rabies on hand. The rest should be fine as is. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

07-11-2007, 10:33 AM	#13
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	I do have one more question......should they been seen by a vet for a checkup every year? Even if they don't get their vaccines? Or just skip the vet all together if they are acting like themselves?