what to do about dog's vaccinations

Bromley86

Regarding dogs, my vet says yes. Is he right? I don't know, but I'm able to pay the money and he is the professional, so that's the end of it.

Paradigm

Bromley86 wrote: »

Regarding dogs, my vet says yes. Is he right? I don't know, but I'm able to pay the money and he is the professional, so that's the end of it.

Yep he's the professional but does that make him right? Don't forget that annual boosters have been the done thing for many years, kinda set in stone, & change is very difficult for some to accept.

If I were to be cynical I'd add that it's also a nice little earner for the practice

This is taken from Mercks website (manufacturers of Nobivac) here http://www.msd-animal-health.co.uk/Products_Public/Nobivac_DHPPi/090_Product_Datasheet.aspx#

Booster vaccination

It is recommended that dogs be revaccinated with canine distemper virus, canine adenovirus and canine parvovirus every 3 years and against canine parainfluenzavirus every year.

It was not possible to produce clinical signs of kennel cough by parainfluenza challenge in adult dogs and duration of immunity could not therefore be demonstrated, but an anamnestic response was seen in dogs given a booster one year after primary vaccination.

Revaccination against parainfluenza is recommended prior to exposure to high risk environments (such as kennelling, showing or mixing with dogs of unknown vaccination history).

I'd add Leptospirosis to the "annual" list if you live in an area at high risk.

Maybe you should ask your vet which brand of Vaccine he's using?

Bromley86

Canigen Lepto2 annually. Canigen DHP every 3 years. Canigen KC (at my request) every year. All as per the Virbac datasheets.

There were a load of other ones at the puppy stage.