The only thing you could do is call around to other vets and ask about their titer prices. I have got four dogs and my vet gets plenty of business from me otherwise, lol, so he gives me a break. But I will say my husband's Jack Russell is 16 and has not had any vaccines for ten years..just annual exams..blood work and titers..and all his immune levels are fine. Just sayin...No health problems in 16 years..coincidence maybe but then maybe not,
________________________________ From: Emi-Mail <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 9:11 AM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines I would love to titer my 2 Chihuahuas instead of the rabies shot but when I asked my vet how much a titer would cost it was around $70. Is there a way to get titers done more reasonable? The only one my dogs get is rabies as they have already had their puppy shots and boosters. Rabies are required every three years but I question that. Here is a link about pet vaccines that is very interesting. I found a list a long time ago from Dr. Ronald Schultz that gave how long the different vaccines last as far as they knew when the information was published. They felt the vaccines could last longer than what they already had tested. The YouTube is almost a hour long but very informative. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Xd5ghnlJ4 Emi From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pam Dean Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US - Wa Yearly Vaccines I agree. If people would not treat Vets as Gods, and understand that there is a lot of politics and money making going on there, their pocket book and their pets would be better off. Why blindly give a live vaccine without knowing if your pets need it?? and when a titer will give u the information you need?? I wonder how many of your vets out there even suggest to you that you might be able to avoid putting this crapola into your pet's body by checking a titer first?? I bet not many..cause a titer is a heck of a lot cheaper than these boosters.
