Peggy & The Girls,
You are very welcome. Every time I call to make an appointment for my girls they always tell me their distemper is due so I have to tell them I don’t do that one so often. When I take them for their heartworm test I am bringing a copy of Dr. Schultz’s suggestions. Except for the mandatory rabies that is all I plan on giving them from here on out. Emi From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peggy & The Girls Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Rabies in US -Yearly Vaccines & Titers ---Emi Emi, Wow this video is so informative! Thank you for the link. I learned even more, and it explained my question about the titer levels and how effective they are. Dr. Schultz explained that the numbers mean nothing. The test only shows whether the dog is immune to each of the virus's or not. He himself does not re-vaccinate any of his dogs and has proved for the past 30 years and that's a lot of dogs tested, that when it comes to Rabies and Distemper, and Parvo, and Adenovirus (hepatitis) which are the Core Virus's they are immune for life. The problem is that the law doesn't want to know whether your dog has an immunity to it, even if you can prove it with a titer test, so he has no choice but to say give the rabies shot every three yrs. He is pushing for 7yrs! Love the ending where they hint you can break the law, but say they cannot advocate to break the law.....to funny! I don't know of any other way to get the test done at a lower rate. Dr. Schultz did say that there are two types of titer test and most are done by the Veterinary Schools, but he believes in the 'commercial' testing and said that is considered the Gold Standard. So I am going to do some more research on this, and ask my Vet which one she would send the blood out to be tested. Sending it a school where they are still learning doesn't sit with me to well, I would rather have the professional test done to make sure that there are no errors in the report. Oh and he jarred my brain and then I remembered that it is not the actual virus that makes dogs sick immediately after it gets the shot, but it is the antigens that are added to the serum. The antigens are a substance that stimulates production of antibodies. He explained that for years they were using Mercury as an antigen in people and animal vaccines. They stopped using Mercury in people vaccines because it is a metal poison and that is what gives the side effects, but they are still using it in dog vaccines. He said that they are still researching to find another alternative to Mercury but that it takes a long time to do that. However, the repeated use of the actual virus's in the serum does weaken the immunity level. Peggy & The Girls _._,___
