Vaccinate Every Year??

[IRescue452]

Autumn and Pepper get rabies shots every three years, its the law. They both get distemper, kennel cough and a few others every few years. I personally bring my dogs everywhere so I vaccinate when needed. Sonny get a feline leuk and thats it, he's never outside and never sneaks out. My dogs have never shown allergies or and symptoms after vaccinations so I'm not worried about them at all. If they did have even the slightest lump where the shot was I'd do only necessary vaccinations, but I think people freak too much. These shots and the shots people get have caused a low percentage of deaths and other health problems for years and nobody on this thread knew about it. Their dogs were fine. There isn't going to be a change in your dog after you find out about it.

[DogLover9501]

All of mine had all puppy vaccinations, but do not get yearly ones.

I had Jaspers appointment made this year, but after doing alot of reading on the subject, I decided to cancel it. It's hard to know what to do, but if the vaccinations do stay in their systems for longer than a year(like I've read) than it doesn't sound safe at all to give another one.

[gemini9961]

Sadie and Maggie are vaccinated yearly and I plan on doing it with Grant. Rabies are pretty much required around here and I get the distemper and bordetella too. They are around a lot of other dogs so I don't want them to get sick. My vet has never said anything to the contrary with yearly vaccinations.

[AllAmericanPUP]

I stopped vaccinatingyearly last year after ozzy,barkey and eli got their first adult shots
i think it's a waste of money and i believe it does hurt the dog in the long run.

yes it's the law to have rabies but i'm not going to jeapordize my dogs health because the law says i should.
if they ever got caught by AC and found to have no updated rabies then yes I would get a fine but i'd rather pay a fine then to jeapordize their health

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I have no say at all how often Tia and the Dobes get vaccinated as they aren't really my dogs, they belong to my parents but since I live here they are just the family dogs I guess. My parents always get the dogs vaccinated every 2 years or so, could be 3 now though I'm not sure. Tango won't be vaccinated as often, Tollers are a breed that should have limited vaccines as they are prone to severe allergic reactions that (if serious enough) can lead to death. Another reason she doesn't get vaccinated as often is because I don't think it's all that necessary for the amount of places she goes and the new animals she comes in contact with, that's just my opinion though. Hopefully that all made sense....

[poofy]

Sammyj had his booster 4 in 1 and had a very bad reaction to it, my friend that works for a emergency pet hospital, said he could have died, im very glad he got thru it,,I wont be having any more booster for him, but will get the rabies it will be good for 3 years, even though im dreading it..I hope it dont make him sick..yollie had her 6 n 1 and did fine and will have the next set end of the mo.I will get all her puppy shots for sure..I just dont want them making them sick..

[wolfie]

We used to vaccinate yearly, but I've been reading up on it, and I don't think we'll be doing it anymore. Most of what I read tells me it's only important to vaccinate as puppies - for parvo and distemper. I don't want them developing allergies (well, Cocoa already has them!), tumors, and who knows what else. And people are only vaccinated as kids.

I think we're going to just do the rabies every 3 years, because that's required by law.

And when I get a cat, I've read that the rabies shot can cause tumors, so I don't think I'd do rabies for a cat (well, indoor cat). I still have more reading up to do on cats though.

[lv4dogs]

Because my dogs go almost everywhere with me I get them vaccinated a little more than I'd like to. But still not every year.

They get the rabies shot when due because it is a state law.

I like to get their vaccines (DHLPPC) every year for the first few (2-5) years, then every 2-3 years after that. Nanook hasn't had any vaccines (except rabies) for about 6 years & he won't ever have any again.

I'm worried about Kaige though. Maybe some folks who show can shed some light about it... or I will research some info on it when I can. But i am afraid that he may have to have his vaccines every year becuase I plan on entering him into shows. I believe all (or most) require that the dogs are UPT on their vaccines.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

My dogs get their Rabies shots evey 3 years as suggested by my vet. I don't get them their bordetella at all, except this year I did get Nacey a bordetella vaccination because she's in a training class, but normally I don't get them that. Their DHLPP I get about every 2 years. I don't vaccinate Buster at all any more as he is 10 years old and never goes anywhere anyway.

[pnance]

My dogs get vaccinated every 3 yrs for rabies (required by law) and yearly for the others. My vet recommends all puppy shots, then annual for about the first 2-3 years, at which point switch to about every other year unless the dog is around other dogs or goes where lots of other dogs go (a dog park for instance), if that's the case she recommends annually. Because they go a lot of places with me and are around other dogs a lot I figured I'd better keep them annual. My cats are another story...I only get them the FVRCP combo and that only because 1 of mine has feline herpes, which I'd rather prevent the others from getting. They don't go outside at all so I don't have to worry about that.

[Suki Wingy]

this is the first time I have ever heard of someone who cares about their dogs not vaccinating yearly!

[wolfsoul]

No, I disagree with vaccinating every year. Scientists have already shown that some vaccines, such as rabies, are good for up to 10 years. Visa had her parvo vaccine as a puppy. It weakened her immune system and she developed parvo. I will go with what my vet recommends -- a parvo/distemper shot at 12 weeks, and nothing else ever again.

[Lady's Human]

Regardless of feelings on the subject, if your municipality requires rabies annually you should do it, because if the animal is picked up by animal control without a rabies tag at a minimum it's a fine and mandatory vaccination before you can get the animal back.

[ESS-lover]

Most definately!

Cowboy is a field dog - and crashes through everything with ticks, fleas, etc -- not to mention the squirrels he loves to chase with rabies.

[Lady's Human]

QS, the vet colleges can do whatever they like with their vaccination reccomendation, but if the law requires the vaccinations, there's not much one can do.