Vaccinations Once A Year Or Every Three Years?

[Guest RainShine]

I'm trying to decide, due to differing opinions, whether to vaccinate once a year or every three years? Please advise. Thank you!

Edited March 13, 2009 by RainShine

[Guest Scouts_mom]

My understanding is that new protocols on vaccinations is every 3 years or maybe every year for 2 years than every there years. That is what my vet has switched to and that makes sense as they do build up in the body.

[Guest CygnetC]

The less vaccines you give the better, IMHO. Most of the traditional vets that I know of have switched to the 3 year protocol.

[Guest Alexandra_W]

If it is of interest, even here in Sweden it has switched to three years interval. At the beginning it was yearly, then some years ago it was change to every other year, and now its is every three year.

 

Excepted is rabies that is still yearly, and also Bordetella bronchiseptica/para influenza virus is still yearly. Most swedish dogs are not vaccinated against rabies though, Sweden is rabies free, and it is only if the dog should travel outside Sweden (some nordic countrys excluded) that it has to vaccinated against rabies. And of course every dog that is brought in to sweden.

 

Para influenza is a debated thing, as vaccinated dog often gets symptoms, and unvaccinated dogs seldom get any problems if they get infected, the manage to get well by them self over time. So some ppl vaccinate, some don't. I do not, as my dogs don't meet that much other dogs, and is at a low risk at catching para influenza.

 

 

[Guest RVStarFire]

The less vaccines you give the better, IMHO. Most of the traditional vets that I know of have switched to the 3 year protocol.

 

 

Once we adopted we haulted all vaccines , no flea meds ( and we live in Flea city FLORIDA LOL and never had issues) and seek the care from a holistic vet. Star is still with us on limited time but almost 15 yrs old. Has never had any health issues untill recent.

She is also fed a raw and cooked diet

 

Michele

[Guest SoulsMom]

My vet does the three year rabies and one year on the others. That said, Soul now only gets the rabies shot and we no longer do the others. Next year well run his titers to see where his immunity stands.

 

Soul has discoid lupus which is an autoimmune disorder, hence why he no longer gets vaccinated.

[Guest Greytluv]

I've never vaccinated my dogs. Just rabies every three years and I'd like to stop that as well.

[Guest ChasesMum]

we do every 3 years as per our vet

[nettles]

Three year rabies only because mandatory

 

 

 

[Tallgreydogmom]

Three year rabies only up to 10. Nothing after that.

[Guest Dillymom]

Lola recently had her annual check up and our vet said the protocol is 3 yrs now. I'd prefer to vaccinate less if possible.

[GeorgeofNE]

The less vaccines you give the better, IMHO. Most of the traditional vets that I know of have switched to the 3 year protocol.

 

 

Once we adopted we haulted all vaccines , no flea meds ( and we live in Flea city FLORIDA LOL and never had issues) and seek the care from a holistic vet. Star is still with us on limited time but almost 15 yrs old. Has never had any health issues untill recent.

She is also fed a raw and cooked diet

 

Michele

 

You're required by law to vaccinate against rabies, and to not do so seems like a giant risk to me.

[brandimom]

I do not vaccinate once a year. I do the rabies every three years. I have my holistic vet do a titer which tells us how much vaccine is still in the system. The titer is done once a year. Kind of pricey but well worth it. If I had to board my dogs, the boarding kennel accepts the titer certification.

[Guest OMGiluvgreys]

We've had 3 yr rabies for a long time now. But not every place will let you get them.

Edited March 14, 2009 by OMGiluvgreys

[PatricksMom]

3 years on most of them, including rabies, 1 year on bordatella (not strictly necessary, but a good idea if your dog is boarded or socializing with other dogs.)

[Forevermybabies]

I stopped when the dogs hit 10. The vet said that the balance of risk tips to the negative as they get older. In other words, the diseases that you vaccinate against are less likely to harm the dog than the vaccine itself.

[Guest suzye]

What my vet said is you can do every 3 years once there is documentation of the dog having the vaccine yearly for 3 years. Well, in Popo's case, I don't like that rule. He was adopted out and surely vaccinated in 2005, but I have no records. In 2008 he was vaccinated again and I adopted him. I have to get him 2 more yearly vaccines even though chances are he has had them 3 years in a row from his previous family. By the time he is 9 we can let them go longer -- or I hope when he is 8.

[MaryJane]

There was a thread a while ago talking about cancer and the 3-year vaccine. Link is:

 

http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php?showto...=rabies+vaccine

 

When that thread appeared, I did a bit of research on the differences between the 1 year and the three year rabies vaccine (they are different). I was concerned whether there was a chance that a vet would give a 3 year vaccine as a yearly one when they should be given the dog the yearly one. I pulled out the records on my grey and looked at all the stickers to check what was given and when it was given and everything looked OK to my novice eye. But, I don't have any medical/vaccine records prior to my dog entering the adoption program.

 

 

[Guest SueG201]

3 yr rabies and 1 yr are exactly the same dosage

[racindog]

Even the American Animal Hospital Assn' says every 3 years now.

[Guest benson]

Every 3 years except for lepto which is annual.

[6greyhounds]

I do 3 year rabies

 

With the 3 year vaccinations would people get their pet checked on an annual basis. This was brought up at a discussion group. I am not talking about greyhound people but others in general

[duncan41]

Had this conversation with a board certified Internist 4 weeks ago and his recommendation was to:

1. Titer is you can afford it and only vaccinate when indicated

2. Vaccinate for distemper and hepatitis no more than every 3 years

3. Only vaccinate for Leptospirosis if there have been confirmed cases in your area

4. Follow the law in your area as far as rabies is concerned

 

He also stated that he has 3 house cats that have never been vaccinated. As an interesting side note, while still in Vet school, he diagnosed his first case of Lepto in a pocket Yorkie who had NEVER touched the ground outside of a house, "so unless an infected mouse peed in the dog's water bowl", the source of the Lepto was a mystery. (His words, not mine.)