Myra said: <The mildest one they can possibly give. Those Rabies vaccines scare the hell out of me and I put them off as long as I possibly can.>
I had always given mine their rabies faithfully every year as required by law in Tennessee. My feeling was that if by some remote chance, one of them bit someone, they could take my dogs away from me and quarantine them if they were not up to date on their vaccines. Someone told me not long ago (maybe on this list?) that they could take my dogs and quarantine them whether they were up-to-date on their rabies or not. Possibly I could quarantine them at home, but they *could* take them. With this information, I asked my vet about it, who said this was true. I told her in that case, I was going to do rabies every three years even if the law said every year. She did not argue with me. Barb, I think you were talking about a 6 mo. old puppy? I would definately vaccinate the puppy against rabies. I have also read that you should revaccinate a puppy at one year, and then every three years for rabies. I had no hesitation for vaccinating my puppy. I think they do need to be vaccinated against rabies, even if it is highly unlikely they could be bitten. There's always a chance a bat could bite them, or something could get in your yard. I follow Dr. Jean Dodds' vaccination protocol for my dogs. Carol Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." Edith Wharton ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
