Although I do agree we do vaccinate more than the dogs need, Rabies is not to be fooled around with. Here in Guilford County, NC rabies is rampid and if your dog comes in contact with a rabid animal of any kind they will take your dog and put it down. Period! You have no say at all over the matter unless you can provide proof of vaccines. That being said, I do have a cavalier that has reactions to the rabies shot. The vet knows it and gives her an antihistimine shot along with the 3 year rabies shot. You can titer the dog but that is even more expensive than the shots and if they ned it anyway you have more than doubled your vet bill. It of course is your dog and your decision, but your vet should be able to give you a workable solution. I do not recommend forgoing the rabies shot though. I will not take the chance that the county will take any of my dogs from me. We have raccoons and squirrels and cats in yard and any of them can contract rabies at any time.
Good Luck, and talk to your vet. Lisa In a message dated 12/3/2006 3:26:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Allergic reactions to rabies shots are no joke. A dog can easily go > into anaphylactic shock and die from this reaction. I personally know > a tough-as-nails pitbull, 6 years old always healthy 65 pounds of > muscle, dead an hour after his rabies shot. The owner never forgave > himself. > > I won't go into the stupid over-vaccination that goes on in this > country. Do a Google search to read about this issue, even veterenary > schools are coming to admit how unneeded and dangerous this is. > > I never vaccinate my chihuahuas for rabies. When I travel with them > (usually try to avoid doing so), I FAKE the paperwork. Guess I am a > criminal. Just like the criminals that helped the slaves get north is > how I see it. > > By the way, I'm not an anti-vaccine nut. If I had a farm dog that got > into stuff with foxes and coons in an area where those populations had > rabies, I'd vaccinate and then titer that hound. > > But not a chihuahua. Makes no sense. > > Or any urban dog,generally. >
