Dog Vaccinations
Discussion
Hi All,
After peoples thoughts on booster vaccinations as there is a lot of conflicting advice on the net.
My oldest dog is now 2.5 and according to the vets is ready for his "annual boosters" DHPPi and L4. Now he had his puppy jabs and a booster when he was 1. I have read that this is often enough and having them every year is actually over vaccinating as the immunity lasts much longer than a year.
After peoples thoughts on booster vaccinations as there is a lot of conflicting advice on the net.
My oldest dog is now 2.5 and according to the vets is ready for his "annual boosters" DHPPi and L4. Now he had his puppy jabs and a booster when he was 1. I have read that this is often enough and having them every year is actually over vaccinating as the immunity lasts much longer than a year.
All my dogs have always had annual vaccinations.
The only exception is Sam, who has IMHA (an immune disorder) which can be exacerbated by vaccinations, so he does not have boosters on veterinary advice. He did have his puppy vaccs, and a couple of years' worth of boosters before he developed IMHA.
As well as providing protection for dogs on an individual basis, there is the issue of herd immunity, which is impacted by people not vaccinating.
The only exception is Sam, who has IMHA (an immune disorder) which can be exacerbated by vaccinations, so he does not have boosters on veterinary advice. He did have his puppy vaccs, and a couple of years' worth of boosters before he developed IMHA.
As well as providing protection for dogs on an individual basis, there is the issue of herd immunity, which is impacted by people not vaccinating.
If you're really interested, read this https://www.wsava.org/guidelines/vaccination-guide...
Basically DHP every 3 years after puppy course, and L4 annually. (Lepto is considered core for the UK).
You can have blood tests annually after the 3 years to check if the DHP is needed, but it is much more expensive than the vaccine... Pi component of the DHPPi is a little old hat, intranasal KC vac is preferred.
There is a lot of BS on the interweb, try and grade sources for reliability.
Basically DHP every 3 years after puppy course, and L4 annually. (Lepto is considered core for the UK).
You can have blood tests annually after the 3 years to check if the DHP is needed, but it is much more expensive than the vaccine... Pi component of the DHPPi is a little old hat, intranasal KC vac is preferred.
There is a lot of BS on the interweb, try and grade sources for reliability.
One of our last dogs had a seizure the day after a booster. Okay, worrying, but she recovered quickly and showed no signs of anything amiss. She was then fine up to the following year when it was booster time. Once again, she had a seizure in the middle of the night.
Only this time they continued and became so frequent over the next week that we had to have her put to sleep. The vet played clueless as to the cause, of course...
Our current dog had shots when a puppy...due to the other half’s insistence.
Then nothing since. She’s now 8 and in perfect health.
Vaccines? Not for me, ta...
Only this time they continued and became so frequent over the next week that we had to have her put to sleep. The vet played clueless as to the cause, of course...
Our current dog had shots when a puppy...due to the other half’s insistence.
Then nothing since. She’s now 8 and in perfect health.
Vaccines? Not for me, ta...
Jasandjules said:
Nope. Killed my cat. No more for my pets.
what a surprise, As ever, vaccination is the only hope that humanity has in the face of antibiotics failing, So, I maintain the challenge (which is sadly impossible due to animal welfare) if you believe that vaccination is pointless then leave your children without MMR and your pets without immunity. Why is measles getting towards an new epidemic, Distemper is a similar virus with horrible consequences, Vaccination is genuinely the future for fighting infection, and I don't pretend that we as vets or the human medics either, have all the answers. I would not expose my doggy pals to parvo distemper or hepatitis, nor my cats to cat flu or felv without protection against the viruses. Our policy is dogs to get full boosters every 4 years, the vaccines are now that good, lepto not so.
It may be that vaccines can trigger some weird stuff but they prevent so much more, and I would invite anyone to experience parvo, distemper, cat flu or FeLV and then decide if they want protection. I would not want to be on the wrong side of a vaccine reaction but look at the big picture.
Imagine if we had a C.diff vaccine which could be given before your hip transplant?
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