Peggy, You are AWESOME! Thank you! We do have a high incidence of heartworm disease here in SC apparently so I guess the preventative is a must, I'm sure my vet will advise against foregoing the shots but I must feel comfortable that I am making the right decision. Thanks again for the info! Cindy --- On Tue, 4/3/12, Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Yearly Vaccines To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 12:25 PM Hi Cindy, It was me who posted all that info on vaccines. You can have a titer test done, but the odds are at 15 months old he has plenty of immunity for years to come. The titer test can be more expensive then the shots with some of these vets. So you may want to call around at different vets and get a price. They all use the same test, just that some vets make more of a profit on it. I do not give yearly boosters anymore and I don't give rabies anymore. I will post the info again in the next email. Please save them as they are loaded with info and have links that you can click on for updates as each year passes. IDEXX Fecal Ova and Parasites by Zin, is a worm test. click Worm Test for explanation. You can google any of the abbreviations for test and shots and will always find info that explains what they are. DA2PPv is the yearly 5 way booster for: Canine Distemper, Adenovirus Type2, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus, Modified Live Virus Whether you give a 1yr or a 5yr rabies shot is governed by your state/county laws. The virus and the dosage they give in the shot is exactly the same in both the 1yr and the 5yr and the exactly the same dosage is give to any size puppy and any size dog. Cindy, bear in mind, who is going to know whether you give the rabies shot every year or not? The law doesn't come knocking on your door to ask, so for me personally, I don't worry about an old outdated law that says dogs have to be the shot every year or every five years, My dogs are done for life in my book. Princess had a bad reaction to the last rabies shot that she had. I never gave one to Gigi because it is too risky for her and the odds are that since she is going to be 8 yrs old she probably had at least one some where in her past life. Not only that, but there hasn't been a case of rabies anywhere in over 24 yrs. So I would do the regular fecal worm test and do the Heart-worm test and the HW meds if you have that problem in your state, and I wouldn't worry about the other shots. JMO If your dog had a reaction to the rabies shot then you may want to read this: Please click on the PDF link for important info From: [email protected] Subj: AVMA Passes Rabies Waiver 2012 AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) EXECUTIVE BOARD PASSES ANNUAL RABIES VACCINATION WAIVER http://www.avma.org/about_avma/governance/hod/2012RegularWinterSession/Resolution_2_rabies_vaccination_Final.pdf (please copy & paste link into browser if it doesn't work by clicking on it) "...AVMA recognizes some animals might require a waiver from rabies vaccination because the vaccination poses an unacceptably high risk to the health of the individual animal..." Peggy & The Girls -------Original Message------- From: Cindy Date: 4/3/2012 11:30:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Yearly Vaccines Hi Everyone, My vet's office just sent a reminder that Cooper my 15 month old Chi is due for his vaccinations and parasite check. I can't remember who said something about having them check the levels to make sure that he really needs a booster. I don't take any meds myself, and I certainly don't want to give my dogs anything unnecessary or potentially harmful. The ones that he is due for are DA2PPv 1 year immunity, IDEXX Fecal Ova and Parasites by Zin, IDEXX Young Canine Maintenance Profile, and Rabies Canine 1 year Booster. My little Dali had a reaction to the rabies vaccine when she got it for the first time so I am concerned. What do you think? Thanks! Cindy
